The Bristol Post reports on the arrest of two men in connection with a suspected hate crime incident at Al-Baseera mosque in the St Jude’s area in central Bristol. A window at the mosque was smashed at about 9.15pm on Wednesday, 18 January. A member of the mosque who witnessed the incident...
The London Evening Standard reports on the sentencing of a man who plastered “Islamophobic stickers” around a park in West London. Patrick Collier, 40, was arrested in connection with the appearance of “offensive” stickers on noticeboards in Lillie Park and in nearby Lillie Road...
STV News reports on the court appearance of a man who was arrested in connection with a petrol bomb attack on Edinburgh Central mosque last September. Thomas Conington, 28, initially claimed he was innocent but pleaded guilty to wilful fire-raising, behaving in a threatening manner and a charge...
The Evening Times reports on the sentencing of a man who abused and assaulted a female shop assistant, calling her a “P*** b***h,” after claiming he had been shortchanged. Alan Luke, 39, appeared before Glasgow Sheriff Court on three separate charges one of them related to a racially...
Polling agency YouGov has released polling results from a tri-nation survey comprising Germany, the US and the UK, on popular support for banning the burqa. Following the Moroccan government’s announcement last week of a ban on the sale, production and import of the burqa, and bans on the...
BBC News and The Guardian report on the Supreme Court ruling today which clears the way for Libyan national, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, to sue former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, Sir Mark Allen, former head of counter-intelligence at MI6, the Attorney General, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and...
The Mirror and the Daily Express report on the release of CCTV images showing two hooded men “booting in” the door of the Al Falah Islamic Centre in Braintree, Essex, before setting a bag of rubbish alight and throwing it onto the corrugated roof of the building causing the flames...
This supplementary submission is presented by mend (Muslim Engagement and Development) in response to evidence given to the committee by Mr Fiyaz Mughal on Tuesday 13 December. During the session, Mr Mughal abused parliamentary privilege to make a number of libellous allegations against mend. We...
The Nottingham Post and Daily Mail report on the sentencing of a man who stockpiled weapons at his home to “defend ‘us’ against the Muslims”. Roger Smith, 46, believed himself to be “a crusader against Muslims” and claimed to be preparing to “defend...
Local newspaper, Bedfordshire on Sunday, reports on the sentencing of a man who verbally abused a Muslim security guard at a Luton based restaurant leaving the victim “fearful of further attacks”. Anthony O’Farrell, 45, appeared before Luton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday,...
