** 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,...
Cihan news agency reports on an attack on a mosque in Belgium, the second such incident in less than a year. From the news agency report:
Channel 4 is to broadcast a programme featuring two of the most controversial figures to emerge in recent years. ‘Proud and Prejudiced’ will feature Tommy Robinson, leader of the English Defence League, and Sayful Islam, the man behind the protest against the 2nd Battalion, The Royal...
The BBC reports that Greater Manchester Police are considering applying for a ban to prevent the English Defence League from demonstrating in the city this Saturday. From the BBC:
As French presidential candidates get their campaigns underway for the first round of elections on April 22nd, French National Front (FN) leader, Marine le Pen, reverts to anti-Muslim type with claims that “All the abattoirs in the Paris region sell halal meat without exception.” She...
The Daily Telegraph front page today features excerpts from a presentation given by the Chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips, at the first Westminster Faith Debate last week on ‘Religious Identity in “Superdiverse” Societies’, in which Phillips argued for...
There was continuing coverage in the papers on Wednesday on Baroness Warsi’s visit to the Holy See as head of a British delegation comprising of seven government ministers. Her speech in full can be read here.
The Irish Examiner reports on new research to be presented on Saturday at University College Cork on “Measuring Islamophobia” in Ireland (accessible here via Scribd). From the Irish Examiner: “Ireland’s failure to gather statistics on hate crime and discrimination against Muslims amounts...
There’s some media coverage today (Daily Telegraph, Guardian, BBC) on the delegation of ministers led by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, co-chairman of the Conservative Party, to the Vatican. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Lady Warsi sets out the purpose of her visit and her “absolute...
The BBC reports on the findings of a research study conducted by Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences and Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK on religious nurture in Muslim families. From the BBC: “Researchers found 77% of adult Muslims actively practise the faith they were...
The Daily Telegraph on Friday published an article concerning the testimony of Charles Farr, Director General of the Office for Security and Counter-terrorism (OSCT), to the Home Affairs select committee as part of its hearings on the inquiry into ‘The Roots of Violent Radicalisation.’
