** 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 Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Times, Irish Mirror, Irish Examiner and The Daily Telegraph all report on a series of doctored images posted on Twitter by staff at the Israeli embassy in Dublin that warn of an ‘Islamic invasion’ of Europe and proclaims Israel to be “the last frontier...
Bradford’s local paper the Telegraph and Argus reports on the decision by HSBC to close the bank account of the Bradford office of Muslim charity, Ummah Welfare Trust. UWT have received notice from the bank that its account will be closed in two months’ time though the bank have provided no...
The Independent picks up on the Sunday Mirror’s interview with Britain First founder Jim Dowson in which he claims to have resigned from the far right group for its “unacceptable and unchristian” mosque ‘invasions. The Sunday Mirror published the interview last week stating Dowson had quit...
The Chester Chronicle reports on the theft of plants from the grounds of the Shah Jalal mosque in Blacon, Cheshire. The plants, which were recently planted by a cross section of the local community as part of a ‘building bridges’ project, were unearthed from the mosque’s grounds just a day...
The Times today covers the petition launched by Taj Hargey to have the burqa and niqab banned in Britain following the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights defending a ban imposed by the French state. The paper notes Hargey’s hope that attracting 100,000 signatures will force a...
The Bristol Post covers the alarming story of a young Muslim woman born and raised in the city who was abused and spat at on her way to work this week by a man using events in the Middle East as a pretext to violate her dignity. While there has been significant coverage in the […]
The report by Peter Clarke, former head of the counter-terrorism division at the Metropolitan Police Service, into the so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ affair in Birmingham is in many of the papers today. The report, published yesterday, makes the front page of the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian with...
The Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East, David Ward, finds himself in the papers again today after tweeting a message stating: “The big question is – if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? – probably yes.” The Mirror, Guardian and BBC News all pick up on the criticism...
Local paper, Newbury Today, reports on the court appearance of a woman charged with racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress after she allegedly attacked a bus passenger who had the courage to challenge her foul-mouthed anti-Muslim, racist tirade. Tara Elaine King, 35, was overheard by...
The Daily Mail last week published a column by Taj Hargey in which he announced his plans to launch a campaign to ban the burqa in Britain. The launch of the campaign has been primarily driven by the legal precedent set by the European Court ruling earlier this month, upholding the French niqab ban...
