** 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 Mail on Sunday reports on UKIP’s selection of Victoria Ayling as its parliamentary candidate for the seat of Great Grimsby in next year’s general election after incumbent Austin Mitchell declared his intention to stand down. Ayling, who fought the seat for the Conservative Party in...
Local paper, The Bolton News, reports on a BNP organised protest against a planned mosque in the town’s Farnworth area. The local council last week approved plans for a replacement building on the site of an existing mosque. The local paper reports on the BNP’s anti-mosque demonstration...
Local paper, Oldham Chronicle, reports on the deselection of Jackie Garnett, a UKIP candidate for the Royton South ward on Oldham Council, after last week’s revelations about her pseudonymous anti-Muslim postings on Facebook. Garnett posted a comment calling for “mosques to be knocked down...
The row about halal meat rumbles on with more media coverage today. BBC News reports on comments by the Prime Minister, amidst calls for better food labeling of meat produced using non-stunned slaughter methods, in which he said the matter was for the food industry, consumer groups and faith...
The Edinburgh Evening News covers Nigel Farage’s latest attempt to extend UKIP’s popularity in the polls in England to north of the border by kicking off the Scottish leg of his European election campaign. The paper reports on UKIP’s reception in Edinburgh with around 300 people...
The Independent and ITV News report on the first national conference on forced marriage in Derby. The Independent observes the comments made by the Chair of the National Commission on Forced Marriage, Baroness Butler-Sloss, who iterates earlier affirmation by the Metropolitan Police Service that...
There is some coverage in the papers today (Daily Mail and Guardian) about the Channel 4 report disclosing that its broadcast of the adhan during Ramadan last year received the most complaints in 2013. The Ramadan season on the channel last year saw the call to prayer broadcast in the early morning...
Islamophobia Watch reports on another case of a UKIP European Parliament candidate who is alleged to have espoused anti-Muslim views on a social media site. Dr Julia Reid has denied sharing a message on Twitter which said Islam has “no place” in Britain. A snapshot on Twitter shows Reid sharing...
The front page in The Sun a few days ago proclaiming to have revealed the “Halal Secret of Pizza Express” has sparked vast media coverage on the issue of halal slaughter with coverage following in The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Star, The Times, BBC...
The Star, Morning Star and Rotherham Advertiser report on English Defence League’s plan to march in Rotherham this weekend. A total of 659 EDL supporters are expected to attend from sign up on the group’s Facebook page. A previous march organised by the EDL required almost 800 officers from...
