** 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 Croydon Advertiser recently reported that a Greek Orthodox school is being taken to the High Court after it banned a female Muslim pupil from wearing a headscarf. The nine year old student started wearing the headscarf in year 5, however the parents of the girl pulled her out of the school...
Islamophobia Watch draws our attention to a press release issued by the civil liberties organisation, Cage Prisoners, on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision to overturn the conviction of a man for disseminating terrorism publications. The Court ruled that no causal link could be established...
Islamophobia Watch draws our attention to the findings of a study carried out by Jonas R Kunst, David L. Sam, and Pal Ulleberg, into Muslims’ perceptions of Islamophobia, published in the International Journal of Intercultural relations. Whilst a lot of research has been carried out on...
A briefing paper published by Amnesty International last week drew attention to the dire situation affecting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Greece. The paper, entitled, ‘Greece: the end of the road for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants’, documents the obstacles that many migrants...
The Guardian’s front page story today covers the £14 million payout by the Ministry of Defence to Iraqis alleging illegal detention and torture by UK forces. The paper claims that almost one thousand cases exist with the MoD payout covering 205 successful claims so far. This year alone, 162...
The Herald Scotland and BBC News both report on the prison sentence handed to a man who threatened Muslims at Glasgow Central Mosque with violence last September. The BBC states that the culprit, Fraser Rae, entered the mosque and “shouted racial abuse and implied he had a bomb and a gun.” He...
BBC News reports that the cost of policing the English Defence League in Norwich, and counter demonstration by We Are Norwich, last month totaled £128,905. From the BBC: “Policing the English Defence League (EDL) demonstration in Norwich and a counter protest by We Are Norwich cost £128,905,...
The Leicester Mercury reports on the trial of a man on charges of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress after he ripped pages from a copy of the Qur’an and threw it on the ground, telling a group of Muslims that “Your religion is a load of b******s.” The...
The Huffington Post carries an article by Mohammed Ansar on the recent fiasco over the removal of Islamic advertising on billboards at some of the UKs biggest train stations. A campaign by ‘the Quran Project’ to place posters at five major railway stations in London – Waterloo, Victoria,...
The BBC Asian Network covers the contribution by Muslims in Greater Manchester to the Home Office consultation on Schedule 7 powers. The powers, contained in the Terrorism Act (2000) allow police officers to question and detain passengers passing through UK ports and airports. From the BBC:...
