** 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 BBC and Daily Express trail the BBC1 Panorama programme that is to be broadcast tonight on ‘Secrets of Britain’s Sharia Councils’. The Daily Express in an article headlined ‘Sharia court tells ‘abused wife’ to stay’ refers to the Baroness Cox and her work in trying...
The Independent today profiles shadow Justice Secretary, Sadiq Khan MP. Khan talks about his responsibilities as a shadow cabinet minister and balancing his faith with his job. He tells interviewer Charlotte Philby: “In my job, if you’re not careful, it goes to your head. The car picks you up...
The Guardian today reports on the latest obstacle to beset the Gibson inquiry, set up by the Prime Minister in July 2010 to investigate claims of the UK’s role in rendition and torture since 9/11. The Inquiry’s report, the Guardian notes, has yet to be published despite being handed to the PM...
Ben White on Liberal Conspiracy writes of the recent judgment by an employment tribunal in the case of Ronnie Fraser vs University and College Union (UCU). Fraser challenged UCU over its refusal to adopt a particular definition of anti-semitism and was claiming ‘unlawful harassment’, claims...
The website Political Scrapbook reports on the backing given by the English Defence League to the UK Independence Party – a move that many will find troubling as local elections loom. Voters in over 40 local authorities will go to the polls as a third of all councillor positions come up for...
Local newspaper, the Flintshire Chronicle, reports that police are investigating a suspected arson attack on the home of a Muslim family in the town of Shotton, north Wales. The paper reports: “North Wales Police launched an investigation after a garage at the back of Shafiul Islam’s house in...
The Muslim News in the March edition of the newspaper draws attention to the guilty plea entered by a 43 year old man, Karl Smith, charged with religiously aggravated harassment after he left a pig’s head in the car park of the North Jamia mosque in Watford. The incident occurred on 21 February,...
Local paper, The Luton News, reports that the case against English Defence League leader, Kevin Carroll, for allegedly inciting racial hatred has been dropped due to lack of evidence. Carroll was arrested in January on suspicion of inciting racial hatred following screenshots of Facebook posts...
BBC 1 Panorama explores the work of shari’ah councils in the UK in a programme to be broadcast next Monday. The programme synopsis states: “Panorama goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain’s Sharia Councils – Islamic religious courts. Some women...
Local paper, Leicester Mercury, reports that Leicestershire constabulary have received a £670,000 grant from the Home Office to contribute to the force’s costs on policing English Defence League demonstrations in the city. EDL demos in February 2012 and October 2010 cost the local police...
