Islamophobia Watch alerts us to a story in the Camden New Journal on a dispute over pay deductions for Muslims taking prayer breaks. The paper reports that Camden Council has backed-down on plans to deduct five minutes pay from Muslim employees every time they take a break for prayer, after Camden...
Islamophobia Watch has covered a report from the Newham Recorder on the conclusion of a dispute over the possible closure of an Islamic school in East London. The paper reports that the enforcement notice issued by Newham Council against Alif Academy over safety concerns has been quashed, and that...
The Daily Telegraph yesterday carried an article on a Ministry of Justice report on Whitemoor Prison, written by researchers at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology. The article was headlined ‘Prisoners under pressure to convert to Muslim ‘gang’’. The report on which the article...
There has been widespread coverage in the Guardian, the Independent, the Daily Mail and on BBC News, on the Government’s U-turn on proposals to extend the mandate of secret trials, known as ‘closed material procedures’. The proposals are detailed in a Justice and Security bill,...
The Lancashire Evening Post has reported on a racist attack which took place last week on a Muslim-run community centre in Preston. From the LEP: “Vandals struck at a Preston community centre and daubed the walls with racist graffiti. “The Hamaara Centre, at the rear of Castleton Road,...
Sky News reports on the jailing of a woman who subjected tube passengers to a hate-filled rant on a Central Line tube last January. The woman, who racially abused fellow passengers has been jailed for 21 weeks for racially aggravated assault. From Sky News: “A woman whose racist abuse of...
The Daily Mail’s blog section, Right Minds, carried an article over the weekend on the UK-US extradition treaty written by David Bermingham, one of the NatWest 3. Bermingham argues that the Government’s failure to reform the treaty jeopardises British democracy and the rights of British...
BBC News today carries a report claiming that the Government may take steps to curb ‘religious slaughter’ in the UK. Current provisions allow for the practice of religious slaughter consistent with the religious requirements and dietary habits of Muslims and Jews. The issue of ‘stunning’...
The National Union of Students (NUS) has published a report looking at hate crimes and hate incidents in the higher education sector. The report, ‘No Place for Hate: Race and Ethnicity’ is the fourth in a series of reports funded by the Home Office, exploring hate crimes and hate incidents in...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to a report that the Scottish Defence League has been successful in its appeal against Edinburgh council’s ban on its planned march in the capital. From STV: “The Scottish Defence League has won an appeal to hold a rally in the capital. “The group previously...
