** 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,...
Daniel Trilling in an opinion piece for the Mirror newspaper covers the launch at the weekend of the British Democratic Party (BDP). Trilling, author of the book ‘Bloody Nasty People’, writes of the BDP’s roots:“On Saturday, veteran neo-Nazis – all disgruntled ex-members of the BNP –...
The Mail on Sunday yesterday reported on the growing popularity of the ‘burkini’ among non-Muslim women in the article, ‘The great British burkini boom’. The report claims “burkinis – swimwear originally designed for Islamic women to protect their modesty – are soaring in popularity...
‘Mosque to be built on Cameron’s doorstep‘ is the headline of an article in yesterday’s Mail on Sunday reporting on the approval by Chipping Norton town council of a mosque planning application. The Mail on Sunday helpfully provides demographics for the town stating,...
Local paper, the Yellow Advertiser, reports on internet trolls targeting Essex Police Force’s social media sites with racist posts after the police force issued an appeal on Friday for witnesses to an attack on a mosque in Southend, Essex. The paper reports that the act of vandalism occurred on...
The Wolverhampton Express and Star reports on the suspended prison sentence handed to an English Defence League protestor charged with a public order offence committed during an EDL demo in Walsall. The local paper reports: “Peter Jelley was caught on CCTV gesturing and shouting at a line of...
Local paper, the Enfield Advertiser, covers news published in the Guardian on Saturday on the suspension of a Tory councillor in Enfield for posting anti-Muslim comments on Facebook. Chris Joannides, who has since deleted his Facebook page, posted the remark, “I saw her standing there and I...
Local paper, Oswestry and Border Counties Advertiser, reports on the approval by Shropshire council of a proposed Islamic centre’s planning application. The centre, which will “provide a permanent home to the Oswestry Muslim Society for the first time in its ten-year history,” was the focus...
Aida Edemariam in The Guardian’s G2 today interviews David Ward, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East. Ward, who attracted criticism for his remarks on the treatment of Palestinians when he used the phrase ‘the Jews’, talks about his solid anti-racism stance and his commitment to raising...
The Yorkshire Post reveals that the directly elected mayor of Doncaster, English Democrat candidate Peter Davies, has stepped down from the party citing “concerns about its current direction”. The paper reports, “Mr Davies said he had been made aware of an event attended by leading members of...
The local paper, Berwick Advertiser, reports on an anti-racism counter-protest being organized in response to the Scottish Defence League’s planned demonstration in Berwick on February 16th. A coalition of trade unions and anti-racism groups are urging members of the local community to support...
