** 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,...
Parliament today took the historic decision to recognize the state of Palestine. The vote was won by 274 to 12 after a lengthy debate in the House of Commons. The motion passed stated: “That this House believes that the Government should recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of...
The Daily Mirror, The Independent, and local papers, Express and Star and Birmingham Mail, all report on the English Defence League rally in Birmingham’s city centre at the weekend. While approximately 500 EDL members gathered in Centenary Square, between 250 and 300 Unite Against Fascism...
The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, The Times, BBC News, Sky News, and The Daily Record all report on today’s debate in Parliament on whether to recognise the statehood of Palestine. The House of Commons debate comes after the Swedish...
The Portsmouth News reports that hundreds of people are expected to march through the city in a joint English Defence League and Britain First protest against Muslim primary school, the Madani Academy on Saturday. Local community members are also expected to take part. The protest route has been...
The Mirror reports today that Mr Jonathan Parker, a school teacher at Washwood Heath Academy in Birmingham has been suspended from the school over allegations that he posted ‘racist’ messages about Muslims on social networking site, Facebook. An investigation has been launched and Mr Parker was...
The Independent front page today focuses on the backbench debate in Parliament on Monday debating a motion for unilateral recognition of the State of Palestine. The paper publishes a letter from retired diplomats, including two former Consul-Generals of Jerusalem, urging MPs to support the motion....
The Hartlepool Mail reports on the trial of Craig Anthony Owens at Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court for abusing a Muslim shop owner who came to his aid after Owens suffered a nose injury. Maboob Hussain the owner of Fatso’s Pizzeria in Hartlepool stepped out of his shop to offer Owens a tissue...
The Guardian draws attention to the involvement of the financial ombudsman in an ongoing dispute between the civil rights organisation CAGE and retail banks Barclays and Co-op. CAGE, whose outreach director Moazzam Begg was released without charge last week, have suffered a number of setbacks to...
The Daily Mirror and Manchester Evening News both report on the trial of a former soldier who has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences after a nail bomb and The Anarchist Cookbook were discovered at his home. Ryan McGee, 19, pleaded guilty to possessing a document with information useful to...
BBC News and local paper, The Star, both report on the far right group, Britain First’s protest in Rotherham at the weekend and the launch of a petition by local businesses to prevent future disruption to trade. It is the third time a demonstration has been held in the city since the publication...
