1. Assaults or attacks on persons of Muslim Background Woman jailed over racist assault in Glasgow play park, BBC News, 31st December 2012 EDL supporters plead guilty to racist offences following protest, Islamophobia Watch, 10th December 2012 Thug, 34, admits punching 16-year-old girl unconscious...
The Times (£) has reported on a session held in Parliament by the Home Affairs Select Committee on Localised Child Grooming, in which a reporter at The Times, Andrew Norfolk, accused the police, CPS and social services of being afraid of ‘treading into this cultural minefield’ and...
There is widespread media coverage today – see BBC News, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express and The Independent – on Newham Council’s decision to reject the planning application for the Riverine Centre, what some in the media have dubbed the ‘mega-mosque’....
Geoffrey Bindman QC, barrister and chair of the British Institute of Human Rights, writes a comment piece for OpenDemocracy in which he sets out the numerous reasons why Britain’s extradition laws are in need of reform. He addresses, amongst other things, the US’s advantage under the extant law...
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has issued a press release on its complaint concerning a Radio 4 broadcast and the BBC Trust’s ruling on the case. PSC complained that a news bulletin broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012 on protests held during the Israeli Habima Theatre group’s...
A public consultation on the government’s controversial Schedule 7 stop and search powers which are used at British ports, airports and other borders, closes tomorrow. As you may be aware, Schedule 7 powers have had a disproportionate impact on the Muslim community and this opportunity to raise...
Reports recently published by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) illustrate that hate crimes are a significant issue affecting many groups in EU and OSCE member states. The ODIHR report, available here, consists of...
The Sunderland Echo reports on the arrest of two men over the weekend following a protest by the English Defence League against plans to turn a pub into a Muslim education centre in the village of Shotton Colliery in County Durham. The newspaper states that around 200 protesters turned out for the...
A manifesto for the Police and Crime Commissioner election 2012. Our manifesto covers the most urgent priorities in policing from a British Muslim perspective. We call on all PCC candidates to pledge their support for our key campaign issues: Recording Islamophobia; Reforming Stop and Search;...
The Birmingham Mail and BBC News have both reported on the conviction of a 16-year old boy on manslaughter charges after he fatally attacked 21-year old Saleem Hassan with a baseball bat outside a mosque in Small Heath. The teenager will be sentenced in January. The Birmingham Mail cites the Senior...
