The Herald Scotland and BBC News both report on the prison sentence handed to a man who threatened Muslims at Glasgow Central Mosque with violence last September. The BBC states that the culprit, Fraser Rae, entered the mosque and “shouted racial abuse and implied he had a bomb and a gun.” He...
The Guardian’s front page story today covers the £14 million payout by the Ministry of Defence to Iraqis alleging illegal detention and torture by UK forces. The paper claims that almost one thousand cases exist with the MoD payout covering 205 successful claims so far. This year alone, 162...
BBC News, The Independent, Guardian, and Daily Telegraph have all reported on new interim guidelines published by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, addressing the prosecution of communications sent via social media. The move comes after a significant rise in the number of cases...
The BBC Asian Network covers the contribution by Muslims in Greater Manchester to the Home Office consultation on Schedule 7 powers. The powers, contained in the Terrorism Act (2000) allow police officers to question and detain passengers passing through UK ports and airports. From the BBC:...
The Huffington Post carries an article by Mohammed Ansar on the recent fiasco over the removal of Islamic advertising on billboards at some of the UKs biggest train stations. A campaign by ‘the Quran Project’ to place posters at five major railway stations in London – Waterloo, Victoria,...
The Leicester Mercury reports on the trial of a man on charges of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress after he ripped pages from a copy of the Qur’an and threw it on the ground, telling a group of Muslims that “Your religion is a load of b******s.” The...
Newcastle’s Evening Chronicle reports that the English Defence League is planning to hold a demonstration in the city next year in protest of the council’s recent approval of plans to convert Benwell Towers- used in the popular BBC TV series, Byker Grove, into an Islamic school. The EDL last...
BBC News, the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and The Independent have all reported on the conclusions of the Commission of the Bill of Rights which was set up by the coalition government to consider whether the Human Rights Act should be superseded by a British Bill of Rights. The Guardian describes the...
The Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have all reported on the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) press release criticising the lack of religious equality in the new gay marriage legislation proposed by the Government. The legislation, which will allow same sex couples to legally...
BBC News, the Guardian, the Independent and the Daily Mail all report on the findings of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal investigating the British doctor who attended to the Iraqi detainee, Baha Mousa. Mousa died in 2003 with 93 injuries to his body whilst in British custody. The Medical...
