** 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,...
Gazette Live reports that a man who threatened to murder Muslims in Facebook posts following the Manchester Arena terror attack is facing a jail term of at least 12 months. Andrew Littlefair, a 50-year-old from Norton in Stockton-on-Tees, wrote a number of posts calling for people to burn mosques...
The editor of the British pro-Israel newspaper, The Jewish Chronicle, has come under attack for a joke about the Iraq-Iran war, Middle East Monitor reports. Stephen Pollard was accused of inciting hatred and bigotry after he compared a football game between Arsenal and Chelsea to the conflict:...
The Guardian reports that Katie Hopkins has joined Rebel Media, a Canadian website where EDL Tommy Robinson is also a contributor. Through her new website called Hopkins World, Ms Hopkins will contribute to Rebel Media with regular columns, video commentaries and even investigative reports. She...
The Guardian reports that the proposed ban on unstunned halal meat in Lancashire schools has been placed on hold after Lancashire Council of Mosques sought a judicial review of the county council’s decision. In November, councillors from Lancashire County Council voted in favour of a policy to...
Darren Osborne, the man charged with perpetrating the terrorist attack outside a mosque in Finsbury Park in June, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted in relation to the attack. Osborne, 48, has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder after a van was...
Sky News reports on the story of a London imam who has sent thousands of people cards at Christmas explaining the significance of Jesus (Eesa in Arabic) to Muslims. Dr Mohammed Fahim has sent cards all around the world over the past ten years, including to MPs, the Pope and Queen in order to...
The Guardian reports that Avon and Somerset police officers failed to protect a disabled Iranian refugee during a seven-year campaign of hate waged by his neighbours. Bijan Ebrahimi was murdered on July 14, 2013 by his neighbour Lee James, who punched him and kicked him to death...
The Guardian reports on a discrimination case launched by a Muslim family against the holiday company Butlins after a teenage girl was prevented from riding on dodgems because she was wearing a hijab. Moammer Nasser, a family support worker from Birmingham, has brought a claim for race and...
The Birmingham Mail reports on the Good Citizens award handed to a martial arts fighter who assisted police in arresting a man in Wolverhampton City Centre in October 2016. Abu Khauteeb was honoured with the award by West Midlands Police after safely restraining a violent man who was resisting...
The Independent discusses a report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMICFRS) which concludes that the disproportionate use of stop and search powers on ethnic minorities continues to threaten the public’s trust and confidence in the police. HMICFRS, assessing the...
