** 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 News International carries an exclusive report claiming that the government “has established a cross-government working group to tackle anti-Muslim hatred.” From the newspaper: “The News/Jang has learnt exclusively that the group is modeled on the hugely influential cross-government...
Click Liverpool reports on the BNP’s north west regional organizer, Mike Whitby, who has entered the race to be elected Mayor of Liverpool. From the local press: “Mike Whitby, the BNP’s North West regional organiser, is standing for the far-right party as voters go to the polls on May 3....
The Daily Telegraph reports on comments by co-chairman of the Conservative Party, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, on the need for the party to give more focus to ethnic minority voters if the Conservatives are to win a majority at the next election in 2015. Her comments come following the election...
BBC 1 on Sunday morning broadcast the discussion show, The Big Questions, asking the panel “Is Britain too complacent about the far right?”. The discussion came as a far-right demonstration took place in Aarhus, Denmark on Saturday, organised by the English Defence League to catalyse the...
A local paper in Luton reports on an arson attack on a mosque in the town on Monday. From Luton Today: “An investigation is underway after an arson attack at a mosque in Bury Park in the early hours of this morning (April 2).
The BBC, Daily Mail, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph have all reported on the far-right extremists’ rally which took place in Aarhus, Denmark on Saturday. The far-right rally was organised by the English Defence League to protest against the ‘Islamification of Europe’ and to create a...
George Galloway’s by-election victory in Bradford West on Friday has unleashed a flurry of commentary by columnists in the last few days. There are those whose indignation is reserved for what they believe is a slide towards sectarianism in British politics. Among those most assertive of this...
The BBC covers the report published by the Home Affairs Select Committee which calls for the UK-US extradition treaty to be overhauled because of a lack of public faith in current arrangements. From the BBC: “British people are losing confidence in the UK’s extradition arrangements with the...
This report contains details of incidents of anti-Muslim hate crimes which have been reported in local and national media in the UK and which form part of our regular monitoring of such incidents for submission to the Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The incidents detailed here are...
The BBC and the Daily Mail both report on a new Muslim-friendly uniform designed by the Scout Association. Around 2,000 young Muslims are members of the Scouts and the new uniform was designed to enable them to feel “comfortable without being restricted.” From the BBC: “Girl scouts have a new...
