** 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 Independent and Guardian today both cover the results of a poll on Israeli attitudes towards Palestinian Arabs which displays shocking levels of support for anti-Palestinian discrimination and apartheid policies. From the Independent: “A third of respondents believe that Israel’s...
Police in County Durham have launched an investigation after a lit firework was pushed through the letterbox of the Jamia mosque in Darlington. From the Darlington and Stockton Times newspaper: “Poilce have launched an investigation after a man pushed a lit firework through the door of a mosque....
There is coverage in the papers today (Daily Telegraph, Independent and Guardian) of the trial of three Muslims from Birmingham charged with terrorist offences. The men are alleged to have plotted ‘the British version of 9/11’. From the Independent: “The ringleaders of a home-grown terror...
The Waltham Forest Guardian reports on the ban imposed upon members of the English Defence League from demonstrating in east London after 53 members were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. While the Met Police has resisted calls to support a ban on the...
Islamophobia Watch covers the arrest and charge of EDL leader, Stephen Lennon, for false identification with improper intent. The charge, IW notes, relates to Lennon’s travel to the US to speak at an event organised by Stop Islamization of America. From Islamophobia Watch: “The EDL members...
News Agency Reuters reports on the request lodged by the French Muslim Council with France’s Interior Ministry to ban the far right group responsible for the storming and occupation of a mosque in Poitiers at the weekend. From Reuters:“CFCM President Mohammed Moussaoui said the Council also...
Local paper, Bournemouth Echo, reports on a campaign instigated by a local publican to compel eateries in Bournemouth to disclose whether the meat served is halal. From the local paper: “A man is calling for all Bournemouth cafes and takeaways to be obliged to say whether their meat is...
The Scottish Sun has published a column by lawyer Aamer Anwar on the double-standards exposed by the government’s decision not to extradite Gary MacKinnon to the US just weeks after five other men, including Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, were extradited. Anwar writes: “So Home Secretary...
The Daily Telegraph on Saturday reported on Friday’s debate in the Lords on the Arbitration and Mediation Services bill introduced by Baroness Cox. During the debate, one peer, Baroness Donaghy, stated that ‘mutuality’ in the context of consenting to the use of Shari’ah arbitration...
Journalist Christina Odone has written an article for the Daily Telegraph in which she lambasts Muslims leaders for not being more outspoken against the suffering of some women in Muslim communities. Odone begins by stating several recent cases which have made it into the media- one of an Afghan...
