BBC Asian Network today carries a report into racism and Islamophobic bullying at schools. An investigation by the BBC found that nearly 88,000 incidents of racist bullying were recorded in British schools between 2007 and 2011. The statistics were obtained from local authorities under a Freedom of...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to a local news report on an arrest made in connection with an act of vandalism on a mosque in Wakefield. From the Wakefield Express:“Racist yobs scrawled graffiti on the side of a mosque.
The human rights campaign group, Liberty has announced that it is to intervene in a case before the European Court of Human Rights on the prohibition of face-veiling in France. From the Liberty press release: “Today Liberty announced it is intervening in the European Court of Human Rights case...
The Daily Telegraph today reports that the former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, and the former MI6 head of counter-terrorism, Sir Mark Allen, could face legal action within a month on charges of complicity in the rendition and torture of Libyan dissidents Sami al-Saadi and Abdel Hakim Belhadj....
New research carried out by Irene Zempi at the University of Leicester, suggests that the banning of the face veil in France has led to increased hostility towards veiled Muslim women. The findings supplement previous research by Zempi into the victimisation of veiled Muslim women and hate crimes...
The Guardian today reports that the Foreign Office has lost its appeal against the decision by the Information Commissioner to disclose extracts of a telephone conversation that took place between then Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President George Bush, just days before the invasion of...
The Yorkshire Post today reports that bids to form faith schools within the government’s free school initiative has led to local opposition with some humanist campaigners arguing that the establishment of such schools “could add to religious and racial segregation in the region’s cities”....
The Press Association and BBC News have both reported on the arrest of far-right protesters in Rochdale following the conviction of nine men last week for involvement in the sexual exploitation of girls. From the PA: “Three people were arrested as far right-groups were accused by police of using...
BBC News reports that the government is planning draft legislation which will introduce a statutory register of lobbyists ‘before 2015’. Prime Minister, David Cameron, spoke last year of lobbying being ‘the next big scandal’. Ministers in his own Cabinet, Dr Liam Fox, the former...
The Scotsman newspaper reports that the Scottish Defence League is to appeal the decision by Edinburgh Council to ban its demonstration planned for Saturday 26th May. From the Scotsman: “Far-right extremists are planning a new demonstration in the Capital and have vowed to pursue city leaders...
