The leader of the British National Party in Stoke on Trent, Michael Coleman, has appeared in court on racism charges relating to comments allegedly made on his website, according to a local paper. From The Sentinel: “BNP leader Michael Coleman has appeared in court on racism charges. “The...
The BBC and London 24 report on the London mayoral hustings organised by Stonewall last week at which mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone said “It is the Muslims’ turn now” to be discriminated against and that certain right wing politicians pander to bigotry. From London 24: “Ken Livingstone...
There’s an amusing take on the hyperbolic and exaggerated fantasies of the ‘Islamisation’ enthusiasts on Twitter today after English Defence League leader, Stephen Lennon, inadvertently sparked a flurry of comic tweets to his #creepingsharia hashtag. The Huffington Post features a collection...
Charles Moore in his column in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph ponders the impending case against the British security services brought by Abdel Hakim Belhadj and argues that some secrets ought to be concealed from the rigours of justice sought by victims that put national governments in the dock...
One year on from the imposition of the ban on face-coverings (niqab) in France, there are a number of articles which look at the impact the legislation has had on Muslim women; their freedom of movement, their quality of life and their sense of themselves. From a feature article in Deutsche...
There is coverage in the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and the London Evening Standard on comments by the vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University that the university is considering creating ‘alcohol-free zones’. He stated that this was to cater for a “21st-Century...
The Independent reports that leader of the English Defence League, Stephen Lennon, has been “forced to deny supporting mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik” after comments he made in an interview were published in a Norwegian newspaper. From the Independent: “EDL leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon...
Peter Oborne in his column in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph broached the subject of Abdel Hakim Belhadj’s case against the British Government on its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture by the former Libyan regime and the questions of who knew and how much. Oborne writes: “On...
The news has been dominated in the past two days by the European Court of Human Rights’ruling on the deportation of five individuals wanted on charges relating to terrorism in the US. Those to be extradited include Abu Hamza, the Egyptian-born cleric who has been found guilty in the UK on charges...
The BBC and Guardian cover the rendition and torture allegations of Abdel Hakim Belhadj, the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who accuses MI6 of complicity in his rendition ordeal. The BBC discloses the contents of a letter sent by Sir Mark Allen, a former MI6 officer, in...
