** 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 Southend Standard reports on an act of vandalism on the Essex Jamme mosque. Vandals smashed the windows of the mosque though the police are not treating the incidence as one of religiously aggravated violence. From the local paper: “Vandals smashed the window of a Southend mosque. “They...
Labour leader, Ed Miliband delivered his speech to the party conference this afternoon. He said: “Don’t believe this stuff about governments losing elections, rather than oppositions winning them. “It sounds to me like a consolation prize for opposition leaders that have lost. “I’m not...
Milton Keynes local news site informs of a police investigation underway after three suspected acts of religiously aggravated criminal damage on mosques and other property in the area were reported to the local police. From MK news: “An investigation has been opened after three suspected acts...
The Daily Mail on Saturday devoted a double page spread to a special investigation on the incidence of bigamy and polygamy among British Muslim communities. The investigation was prompted by the comments made by Baroness Flather in the House of Lords, during the debate on the Welfare Reform...
There was an interesting article in the Lancashire Telegraph last week relaying news of a £47,000 donation made by members of an East Lancashire mosque to the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. The money was collected and presented by members of the Masjid-e-Tauheedul...
The South Shields Gazette reports on the outcome of a court case concerning a man from South Tyneside who engaged in a “religious hate campaign” by leaving bacon and other meat products outside the Jam-E-Masjid mosque, in Baring Street, South Shields. From the paper: “A churchgoer who...
Dr Matthew Goodwin, author of ‘New British Fascism: Rise of the British National Party,’ and associate fellow at Chatham House, has produced a new report on populist extremist parties in Europe entitled ‘Right Response: Understanding and Countering Populist Extremism in Europe’. From the...
The blog Jews Sans Frontieres draws our attention to a letter published in the Daily Telegraph yesterday from artists protesting the decision by the London Philharmonic Orchestra to suspend four members for signing a letter urging the BBC to withdraw its invitation to the Israel...
The Jewish Chronicle today reports on the direct intervention of the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to “fight for Israel” as the Palestinians submitted their bid for statehood at the UN this week. The JC reports: “The Prime Minister flew to New York this week “to fight for...
In April 2011, France sparked global controversy by becoming the first European country to implement a nation-wide ban on the face-covering, niqab. The ban is now creeping across Europe with countries like Belgium and Holland similarly banning the face-veil, and discussions on similar...
