The Independent yesterday reported on a new guide launched over the weekend by the Christian Muslim Forum (CMF), dealing with interfaith marriages between members of the two faith groups. The article states that the document, ‘When two faiths meet’ (available here), “emphasises the need for...
The media monitoring site Spinwatch draws attention to a rather interesting recent example of BBC ineptitude which seems not to have been picked by the mainstream press. Hilary Aked on Spinwatch writes of the BBC’s frequently inviting Jonathan Sacerdoti onto the channel during Israel’s most...
Ahead of the publication of the Leveson Inquiry’s final report this Thursday, the papers over the weekend have been consumed with coverage on press regulation with a number of comment pieces and editorials fulminating at the prospect of statutory regulation. The Mail on Saturday reported on the...
The Sun reports on reaction to the comments by Crossbench peer, Baroness Shreela Flather, who weighed in on the controversy surrounding the Conservative Party’s newly appointed campaign chief, Lynton Crosby, saying “I don’t condone swearing, but Lynton is right to say it is pointless for the...
The Guardian reports on the Deputy PM, Nick Clegg’s attempt to convince his Conservative coalition partners to vote ‘yes’ to Palestinian statehood at the UN later this week. The Palestinian Authority is expected to renew its bid for statehood presenting its motion to the UN on November 29th....
A debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday followed the Foreign Secretary’s statement to the House on Gaza, the Middle East peace process and Syria. In his statement, Hague repeats the claim that “Hamas bears principal responsibility for the start of the current crisis” adding that...
Peter Oborne has written an article for The Spectator magazine on a book by Guardian journalist, Ian Cobain. Cobain’s book, ‘Cruel Britannia: A Secret History of Torture’ brings to the reader evidence to refute the ‘official’ line that Britain does not ‘participate in, solicit,...
The Nottingham Post has reported that police are investigating a hate crime against a Muslim family in Bingham, where a cross wrapped in ham was left outside their new home. The father of the family, who first saw the cross told the paper that “There was a knock on the door and I went to...
The Scotsman newspaper draws attention to the latest official figures on race hate crimes in Scotland co-published by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) and the Scottish Government. The figures show that racist incidents – defined as ‘any incident which is...
A local paper, the Peterlee Star, reports that the English Defence League and other far right groups will hold a protest in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, next month to demonstrate against recently approved plans to turn a derelict pub into a Muslim education centre. According to the paper, the...
