The Foreign Office have replied to our letter to the Foreign Secretary on the issue of Iran, the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and the British Government’s stance in the negotiations on Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons programme. The FCO’s reply can be read here.
The New Statesman cover story this week is the highly charged issue of halal meat. With the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and Independent all recently publishing on the issue, Mehdi Hasan in this week’s NS “questions how many opponents of halal know what producing it involves, and wonders whether...
Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail today mimics a blog post by Rod Liddle in the Spectator in 2009, railing, in similar vein, about the ‘benefits of a multicultural Britain’. Littlejohn writes, “While we are all being urged to ‘celebrate diversity’, we shouldn’t try to kid ourselves...
Solihull News reports on the case of a man who allegedly grabbed a Muslim woman by her head and ripped a veil from her face in a local shopping centre. From Solihull News: “A Shirley man has been summoned to appear at Solihull Magistrates Court after he allegedly ripped a veil from a Muslim...
There has been widespread coverage on the sentencing of nine Asian men from Rochdale who have been found guilty of exploiting and grooming young girls for sex. From the Daily Telegraph: “Judge Gerald Clifton said the nine men from Rochdale, who preyed on up to 50 young white girls, had been...
Islamophobia Watch has covered a report on BBC News regarding the self-suspension of a Conservative councillor after she tweeted comments in support of the EDL. From the BBC: “A Bournemouth councillor has apologised “unreservedly” after saying online that only the English Defence...
The Mail on Sunday reported last week on the consideration by Newcastle United FC manager, Alan Pardew, of introducing a prayer room at the club’s grounds for its Muslim players, Papiss Cisse, Demba Ba and Hatem Ben Arfa. From the Mail on Sunday: “Newcastle are ready to unleash the power of...
The evidence given by former Daily Star journalist, Richard Peppiatt, to the Leveson Inquiry appears to have had little impact on the working practices of his fellow colleagues on the Star’s news desk with the Sunday edition of the paper publishing a story on the goings-on at shari’a tribunals...
The Independent and the Daily Telegraph both revisited the halal meat issue with articles published in their respective Saturday editions on comments by Professor Bill Reilly, ex-president of the British Veterinary Association, claiming that animals are being slaughtered according to religious...
Local newspaper Bedfordshire on Sunday reports that McDonalds is to launch an investigation after a member of staff was alleged to have posted comments supportive of the English Defence League on her Facebook profile. From the local paper: “McDonald’s says it is investigating after being...
