BBC Asian Network has reported on rising community tensions in Manchester after it emerged that the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) infiltrated mosques in the city with officers posing as Muslims. The infiltration resulted in the conviction of three men on terrorism charges in...
Negative reporting on the goings-on in madrassahs in the UK isn’t hard to come by. It’s a breath of fresh air then to see an article on the BBC Asian Network on the accelerating ‘modernisation’ of madrassahs and the efforts being undertaken to reform their method of teaching Islam to...
The Independent today reports that the far-right, anti-Muslim movement, the English Defence League, are to formally enter politics after agreeing an alliance with the British Freedom Party (BFP). The BFP was set up by former members of the BNP who were disaffected by the BNP’s politics and...
Nicholas Mercer, the army’s former chief legal advisor in Iraq, has spoken of the “moral ambivalence” and “cultural resistance to human rights” at the Ministry of Defence which, he claims, is to blame for tragedies like the death of Iraqi detainee, Baha Mousa. In an interview with...
Islamophobia Watch has picked-up a Current TV documentary looking at the rise of Islamophobia in the UK and the US ‘Islamophobia: A Vanguard Special’, which was aired on Tuesday is essential viewing for those interested in the similarities and comparisons to be drawn between the far-right...
Local Welsh media are reporting on the decision to implement CCTV at a mosque following an incident in September where aggressive racist verbal abuse was targeted at worshipers at a local mosque in Llanelli, after thugs kicked the door in and entered. From the local paper: “A meeting of the...
The BBC reports on the Backbench Business Committee’s disgraceful dismissal of the e-petition calling for Babar Ahmad’s extradition proceedings to be halted and his trial to be conducted in the UK. The Committee have decided to hold the debate on the issue in Westminster Hall rather than in...
The media over the weekend reported on the results of a survey carried out by YouGov for the think tank Demos on Britons’ sense of pride. The BBC headlined with what makes Brits most proud with Shakespeare topping the list (75%) followed in rank order by the National Trust (72%); Armed Forces...
The Mail on Sunday and The Mirror report on the pulping of anti-litter leaflets produced by Bradford City Council for their singling-out Muslims in the city’s anti-litter drive From the paper: “A Labour council was at the centre of a race row last night after printing a leaflet targeted at...
The Secretary of State for Transport made a statement to parliament today on the future use of security scanners at UK airports as the government published its response to the consultation last year on ‘The use of advanced imaging technology in an aviation security environment’. The...
