** 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 Hansard Society has published a report, titled ‘Women at the top 2011’, which sets out background information and statistics on women in politics and public life in the UK. The report highlights the distinct shortage of female representation in political life. On the number of women MPs,...
The BBC tonight broadcasts the first of two episodes on “The Secret War on Terror”.“The Secret War on Terror reveals the astonishing inside story of the intelligence war which has been fought against Al Qaeda over the last decade since 9/11. “With unparalleled access to Western...
According to the Uxbridge and Hillingdon Times, campaigners have called on the chair of the Press Complaints Commission to “instigate a full investigation into allegations of systematic anti-Muslim editorial bias at the Daily Star newspaper.” From the paper:“In a letter to Baroness...
Several articles and events this week surrounding what appears to be the Quilliam Foundation’s swansong. It was revealed last year that QF was to lose a substantial part of its government funding, with the proposed loss of money allocated to it by the Home Office (although it continues to...
The Lincolnshire Echo reports today, “A far-right racist from Lincoln has been given a 10-year criminal ASBO after hurling abuse at an Asian family.” “[Shane] Overton, a self-proclaimed local leader of the EDL, pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence, which happened...
The Homeland Security Committee of the US House of Representatives has begun a hearing, chaired by New York Republican representative Peter King, on the “threat of homegrown Islamist terrorism.” The hearing is being described as a “witch-hunt” against American Muslims. From the...
The Guardian reported yesterday that the US government is being accused of “pumping millions of dollars into unregulated training schemes for local police officers and other law enforcers that give a distorted, dangerous and inflammatory picture of the Muslim faith.” “Political Research...
Guramit Singh, one of the leaders of the extremist group, the English Defence League, “will face no further police action” after being arrested following a public hate-filled rant during an EDL protest in Peterborough in December. From the Peterborough Evening Telegraph:“Guramit Singh...
The Independent reported yesterday, “A commission will be set up within days to consider whether the Government should bring in a ‘British Bill of Rights’ following mounting controversy over rulings by the European Court of Human Rights.” “The move will delight Conservative MPs,...
A man arrested in January over his burning the Qur’an in Carlisle city centre during an ‘anti-Islamic rant’ has been charged with “religiously aggravated harassment and theft of the [Qur’an]”, according to BBC News. He is due to appear at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court on...
