** 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,...
57-year-old, Thomas Dunn, from Exeter is on a mission to get the “burqa” banned by changing into the attire in public places, reports Devon Live. The “activist” carries out his one-man campaign by putting on an abaya (long loose fitting dress) and niqab (face veil) in shops. His most recent...
The London Economic reports that a thug has been jailed for accusing an Asian cab driver of being responsible for the terrorist attack in Manchester, and for carrying out a violent attack against him. Terrence Poxon, 58, racially abused the victim by accusing him of “firebombing kids” and by...
The Irish News reports that David Muldrew was summoned to court following accusations of the distribution and hanging of anti-Islam posters. The 47-year-old from Armagh, Northern Ireland, stated that he understood the charge against him when addressed in the dock of Armagh Magistrates Court. ...
The Independent reports on Katie Hopkins travelling to Sicily in order to meet with a far-right group known as ‘Defend Europe’. Defend Europe are a group of young Europeans who are anti-immigrant and anti-Islam activists. They have managed to crowdfund close to £180,000 and ‘hire out a...
The Irish Times reports that Judge Karen O’Connor postponed the sentencing of Stefan Boyle to January 2018. Boyle, 28, was spotted by Ali Yassine hiding under a table in a mosque in Dundrum, Dublin, and was told to leave. Boyle lunged at him and nicked him with a knife before trying to escape...
The Mirror Online reports that on July 22, supporters of the far-right group ‘Britain First’ marched through Rochdale, Greater Manchester, while chanting “Muslim paedos off our streets”. The presence of a major police force was necessary, as it was estimated that between 150-200...
The Birmingham Mail reports that a man was convicted by the Birmingham Magistrates Court on three counts of religiously aggravated assaults in Lozells, West Birmingham. Davion Kelly, 34, attacked his first victim on July 11 by throwing liquid at her while she was in her car, punching her and...
The Evening Standard reports that a woman is forced to go to court to obtain an apology after being questioned under terror laws in July 2016. Faizah Shaheen, a Muslim NHS professional whose work in mental health care involves looking for the signs of radicalisation in young people, was returning...
The Guardian reports that Rachida Serroukh, a 37 year old Muslim mother of three, is taking legal action against Holland Park School in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, after being told she could not wear a veil inside the premises. The woman was taken to a room during a welcome event...
The Mirror reports that a man was arrested for hate crime outside Folkestone Mosque, Kent, around 9pm on July 7. Dan Morrison, 26, was filmed getting naked and chanting “I’m Catholic till I die, and Christian as well”, before shouting racist slurs against a group of Muslims. The worshippers...
