By Iona Craig
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City Islamic Society has released a statement in response to comments by senior lecturer Rosie Waterhouse and colleague Paul Anderson.

The ISoc claims their “ideological contradictions expose their conscious ignorance, and some may say, out right hatred for the Islamic way of life and all Muslims.”

The students’ union elections have brought out the dark side of its candidates as one falsely accused another of disliking Muslims.

Figures released today in the Times Higher Education magazine show that the resignation package of former City vice-chancellor Malcolm Gillies was the most expensive payout made by any academic institution in the UK in the last financial year.

As revealed by the Inquirer in January, £393,000 of this was part of a “was compensation for loss of office” when he resigned his post last summer.

City’s new vice-chancellor has been accused of creating a “climate of fear and intimidation” in his current post at Bournemouth University.

City’s dean of students, Dr Malcolm Cross has admitted to innapropriate behaviour, including offering oral sex to a colleague and gesturing towards his crotch at a business dinner.

City’s deputy pro-chancellor (vice chair) is under investigation by Ofcom for allegedly taking bribes from the Scottish government.

By Torbjorn Naes Bertelsen
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A senior lecturer has caused controversy amongst students after calling for the niqab to be banned in universities.

Waterhouse argued that the niqab is a symbol of oppression.

By Sofia Diogo Mateus

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The three men arrested last November after attacks on City University Muslim students will not face court proceedings. According to a police spokesperson, charges have been dropped “due to insufficient evidence and a lack of witnesses coming forward.”

By Danny Crowley
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City’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) society is demanding an apology from the acting vice-chancellor after he allowed a controversial preacher to speak at the university.

Human rights activist Peter Tatchell (below) was also angered that the preacher Abu Usumah was allowed to come to City and called for the resignation of Prof Julius Weinberg.

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