** 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,...
BBC News reports on a consultation opened by the Communities and Local Government department on changing the date for the UK local elections in 2014 to coincide with the European Parliament elections which will take place the same year. The Government is consulting ahead of the elections which will...
BBC News and The Guardian report on the arrest of 30 individuals following disorder at a English Defence League protest in Walsall last September. Police raided homes in Tipton, West Bromwich, Brownhills and Acocks Green after studying CCTV footage to identify the troublemakers. According to BBC...
The Times front page story yesterday covered the publication by the Home Office of the CONTEST counter-terrorism strategy 2012 annual report. The Times and Daily Telegraph both point to the report’s mention of trouble spots around the world that threaten the UK’s national security including...
A former BNP councillor is planning an anti-mosque protest in Crayford calling the NWK Muslim Association’s separate entrances for men and women ‘ a form of apartheid’. According to the local paper, Paul Golding, former BNP councillor and national organiser for the English...
Catholic weekly, TheTablet, features articles by speakers at the debate held in Westminster last month debating the question – Is it right for religions to treat men and women differently? Speakers offered their views from a Christian, an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim perspective. The podcasts...
As the House of Lords begins its debate on the provisions contained in the Royal Charter deal announced by the Government last week, the weekend papers continue with coverage of the press reform campaign group, Hacked Off. The Mail on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph and Observer all cover the fallout and...
The Guardian today covers the latest in the Justice and Security Bill’s parliamentary passage reporting that the House of Lords is ready to engage in “ping pong with grenades” to ensure its tabled amendments find their way into the final Bill. The Guardian reports, “Peers are...
The Home Office today publishes the quarterly update to September 2012 on the ‘Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation: Arrests, outcomes and stops and searches’. Detailing outcomes further to the date of publication of the previous quarterly report to...
The European Network Against Racism yesterday published its shadow reports on ‘Racism and related discriminatory practices’ in Europe with a special focus on Muslim communities. The UK Shadow Report highlights concerns relating to regress in equalities catered for in the 2010 Equalities Act...
The Independent reports on Channel 4’s forthcoming programming schedule which may include the broadcast of morning prayers during Ramadan this year. The paper reports that Channel 4 “is “in discussion” about airing morning prayers every day.“A spokesperson said details were still being...
