ITV News reports that police have released an impression of a man they would like to interview following an Islamophobic assault in Peterborough last week. A woman was pushed over and had her hijab pulled from her head while out walking on James Avenue with her daughter. The incident occurred at...
Local paper Devon Live reports that three men were arrested for racially aggravated offences outside a mosque in Exeter on Saturday. The alleged incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Saturday 10 June 2017, after a peace walk and vigil in Bedford Square, which had been arranged by Exeter Islamic...
Despite contradictory evidence, Britain First has posted an angry video claiming it had been “ABUSED” outside the East London Mosque for the “heinous crime of standing on a British pavement and filming”. The video recorded by Britain First leader, Paul Golding, includes a five minute...
The Birmingham Mail reports that two men have been arrested following an alleged hate crime at a Walsall mosque on Tuesday night. The incident is alleged to have occurred at the Jamia Masjid Ghausia Mosque, also known as Walsall Central Mosque, in Birchills Street on Tuesday 13 June. The two men,...
According to witnesses, Muslims eating before the start of their Ramadan fast saved residents when a huge fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west London shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning. It is unclear whether smoke alarms inside the building were not heard or failed to...
There was something depressingly familiar about Mak Chishty’s article in the Times this weekend. What is depressing is that, once again, we have a person who has been in a position to positively influence the implementation and outcome of counterterrorism strategies, but is instead playing...
The Birmingham Mail reports on a police investigation underway after a Muslim mother was punched in the face and had water thrown over her during an alleged racist attack in the city. The victim, 31, was reportedly in her car waiting at a set of traffic lights in Heathfield Road, Lozells, with her...
The results from Thursday’s General Election suggest that while the Conservatives may still hold the levers of power, the Muslim community was influential in the Labour Party gaining seats from the existing Tory Government. The Conservatives lost their outright majority won in 2015, going from...
The results from Thursday’s General Election suggest that while the Conservatives may still hold the levers of power, the Muslim community was influential in the Labour Party gaining seats from the existing Tory Government. The Conservatives lost their outright majority won in 2015, going from...
ITV News and local paper Evesham Observer report that two people have been arrested following the online posting of an offensive video earlier this week. The 30 second video, which was posted on Facebook on Tuesday 6 June, appeared to show a man burning a copy of the Qur’an. West Mercia Police...
