I completed the London Marathon on Sunday in 3 hours 50 minutes. Last year I finished it in 4 hours 15 minutes. I managed to shave off 25 minutes by running consistently throughout the week and committing four months to training for the race. If I can do it. So can you.

Fatima articulates what I’ve been thinking since watching Defiance. Why did the production team not push back on this idea that Bengalis are the “meekest” within Britain’s South Asian community?

It’s been over a week since #Defiance hit our screens. It provides a very cursory glance at what happened & did not go into the granular detail about any of the incidents covered. I was struck by the first episode & most of the points I am about to make are in reference to that.

Pretty solid recitation

NEW: Hundreds of Columbia students have staged a Vietnam-style encampment inside the main campus of the university in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in defiance of what they say is repression of pro-Palestinian protests at the Ivy League school.

middleeasteye.net/news/columbia-…

Two days out from running the London Marathon. Words can’t describe the blood, sweat and tears that went into this race for the last 16 weeks.

But the cause I’m running for - a sensory room refurb to help autistic kids at my mums school. Please donate! gofundme.com/f/sensory-room…

another series of the apprentice that hasn’t been as good as this one over #theapprentice

How many more gyms does he need to invest in? #apprentice

Isra Hirsi said as a daughter of refugees - Ilhan Omar's family came to the US as Somali refugees in 1995 - she understood what war could to do people.

'I feel like I have a responsibility to use my voice and my platforms to fight for this cause.'

middleeasteye.net/news/ilhan-oma…

Many congratulations to hans on the launch of her new skincare brand HUE. Very excited to see what comes next from Hani and the team.

.World Press Photo of the Year by Reuters' Mohammed Salem:

The plot thickens. London Central Mosque released a statement saying it disagreed with yesterday's judgement and was NOT involved in the court case.

Just remember in the biggest game of Arteta’s arsenal career Eric Dier was man of the match

Bots are now telling me I can combine all my prayers at the end of the day if my school forbids me from praying.

Legal q: if the imam of Regents Park Mosque who spoke to Katharine Birbalsingh denied he spoke to her - does her claim or evidence become inadmissible in court?

When did Muslims wanting to take out fifteen minutes of their lunch break to pray become a form of “divisive identity politics”?

The most any school or institution can do is offer a space that's open to all for prayer or quiet contemplation.

Remember that when “Western independent journalists” enter Gaza, After the war ends, it’s with a Palestinian fixer, a Palestinian translator, and speak to Palestinian people and officials, to report a story, while Palestinian journalists, Live the story and report it to the world

Comments by like these by Amanpour make me wonder if I’d be considered an “independent western journalist” if sent to places like Gaza.

Invited to address a conference in Berlin about my work in Gaza hospitals during the present conflict.
The German government has forcibly prevented me from entering the country
Silencing a witness to genocide before the ICJ adds to Germany's complicity in the ongoing massacre.

Just now the German airport security is holding doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta and refusing to allow him to enter the country. He is supposed to speak at the Palestine Congress today in Berlin!

This country is an absolute menace.