Local paper, the Swindon Advertiser, publishes a letter from a reader on the “tsunami of Islamophobic nonsense in our media” which “is making Britain increasingly insecure where attacks on Muslims are carried out in a way reminiscent of the McCarthy era in the USA.” Peter Smith, who...
The Independent covers the release of statistics on the number of racial or religiously aggravated hate crimes reported to British Transport Police following an FOI submitted by the Press Association. According to the data, BTP recorded 1,468 hate crimes in 2014, up from 1,364 in 2013 and 1,351 in...
The Daily Mail reports on a primary school headteacher who has been banned from teaching indefinitely following an investigation into a series of incidents concerning the use of racist and derogatory language against Muslims, blacks and pupils with special needs. Margaret Gretton faced a...
BBC News, ITV News, the Guardian, Daily Mirror and Birmingham Mail all cover an Islamophobic hate crime in Solihull after four severed pigs heads were left at the door of a community centre rumoured to be in use as an unauthorised mosque. The papers report that West Midlands Police were alerted to...
The Dorset Echo reports on the progress of a criminal investigation into a suspected hate crime after a window was smashed at the Weymouth Islamic Centre last month. The incident happened between 12.30 and 1.15 on the afternoon of Sunday 22 March. Dorset Police released a CCTV image of a man wanted...
The Ilford Recorder covers the election hustings organised by mend, Redbridge Islamic Centre and FORMO (Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations) in the parliamentary constituency on Ilford North of Saturday 11 April. The event, chaired by Islam Channel presenter Sajid Varda, was attended by...
BBC News, The Scotsman and the Daily Record all report on Islamophobic graffiti and a Nazi swastika found daubed on the walls of a multi-million pound Gurdwara in Glasgow. The Central Gurdwara Singh Sabha, which is due to open later this summer, was vandalised late last month with the words “F**k...
Sky News today have released results from a poll by Survation which asked 1,000 Muslims and 1,000 non-Muslims to share their opinions on issues such as “radicalisation, security concerns, political uncertainty, a rise in hate crimes and growing prejudice.” The polls reveal some interesting...
The far-right movement Pegida – the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West – held their first protest in London on Saturday 4 April. The Independent on Sunday covered the protest, describing a clash between protesters and police only metres from where the Prime Minister...
Last week the Independent covered yet another scandal involving UKIP after one of the party’s candidates, Alan Harris, allegedly posted anti-Muslim comments on his personal Facebook page. Harris subsequently insisted he had been the victim of a “Facebook hack”. The allegations against Alan...
