** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Rights group Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND) have launched a new report The Great Debunk: Challenging Islamophobic Conspiracy Theories, which examines how false narratives about Muslims once limited to the far-right fringes have entered mainstream political,...
The Yorkshire Post and The Guardian report on an investigation launched by the Football Association following allegations of racist chanting by a group of Sheffield United fans during the club’s fixture against Bradford on Monday 27 December. The papers reports that “a few hundred” Sheffield...
The Plymouth Herald reports on the case of a man who pleaded guilty to charges of racially-aggravated assault by beating after he assaulted a Sri Lankan Buddhist on a city bus accusing him of being a “terrorist member of ISIS who planned to bomb the bus”. Jak Burgess, aged 20, appeared before...
The Independent reports on a witness appeal by the Metropolitan Police Service in connection with two incidents in north London last November involving alleged verbal abuse and a threat of physical assault on Muslim women. The paper reports that the two incidents occurred on 23 November 2015. The...
The Dundee Evening Telegraph reports on an anti-Muslim hate crime incident alleged to have happened at the Kobee restaurant in the city on the evening of 28 December. The local paper reports that a couple entered the restaurant at around 7.30pm to collect a takeaway order. As the couple waited for...
The London Evening Standard and The Mirror report on an alleged Islamophobic attack in east London in which a Muslim male was left with serious injuries. The LES reports that the incident happened on the afternoon of Sunday 20 December, when a Muslim male was parking up his car as he picked up...
The Daily Record reports on the trial of a teenager who was charged with two counts of racially aggravated assault after he attacked two Muslims at a grocery store in South Lanarkshire. The 16 year old who cannot be named for legal reasons pleaded guilty to the charges but denied two further...
The London Evening Standard and local news website Get West London report on the discovery of anti Islam graffiti and a pig’s head on the streets of Hounslow. The local report notes that graffiti appeared on the pavement along Bath Road reading “Muslims hate us” and “Muslims...
Local news website Get Surrey reveals that police are appealing for information after a spate of vandalism in Woking, Surrey which saw anti Muslim graffiti sprayed onto businesses and homes in the area. The incident happened sometime between 11pm on Monday 7 December and 8.40am on Tuesday 8...
The London Evening Standard and Mirror report on an alleged Islamophobic incident on a London bus last Sunday. Iqra Mohamed, 20, posted a message on Twitter about the alleged incident on the number 43 bus in Islington, north London at around 5.30pm on Sunday 20 December. Ms Mahmood posted the...
The Nottingham Post reports on the sentencing of a man who abused a Muslim taxi driver making incendiary remarks about “Allah”. The local paper reports on the case against Thomas Clark, 28, heard at Nottingham Magistrates Court this week. The court heard that on July 17, Clark and a friend...
