** 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 covers the trial of a man in court on charges of racially aggravated assault, affray and possession of a bladed weapon in a public place after he harassed a Muslim woman and her young child as they walked past his house in Harehills, Leeds. Kravier Freeman, 31, who had just...
I. Assaults or attacks on persons of Muslim Background Six teenagers charged with racially abusing mosque worshippers. Birmingham Mail, 28 January 2014 II. Attacks on Muslim Property or institutions Extremist nailed Koran to pub wall in protest against Islamic centre plans. Sunderland...
Last week members of the House of Lords debated a motion to take note of the role of religion and belief in British public life. Lord Harries of Pentregarth, a former Bishop of Oxford, led the debate, talking about how Britain’s religious landscape had changed over the years and “that religion...
The Express & Star report on plans by the English Defence League to hold a protest in Dudley against the decision by the local council to grant planning permission for a new mosque. According to the far right group’s Facebook page, the protest is planned to take place on 7 February 2015. The...
The Portsmouth News reports on the establishment of a coalition in Portsmouth in a bid to fight the rise of UKIP ahead of the next general election. The local paper reports on a meeting of approximately 40 members from a range of political parties to discuss strategies to fight against the growing...
The Bolton News, reports on the conviction of two men for posting threats to “torch” and blow up” a site proposed for a new mosque in Bolton on the ‘Stop The Astley Bridge Mosque’ Facebook page. Leon Richmond, 18, wrote he would not be bothered if the mosque was built because he would...
The Braintree and Witham Times reports on the court appearance of a British soldier who was charged with one count of criminal damage and another of burglary after breaking into Jamia Masjid Mosque in Parkway, Chelmsford last December. Liam King, 22, targeted the mosque twice within a three...
