** 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 Scottish Sun reports on the trial of a man who threatened his Syrian neighbours in Glasgow by pointing a gun at them. William Harvey, 28, pointed the weapon at Said Shekhe and his friends during the incident outside a flat Dalmarnock area of the city last November. Glasgow High Court heard that...
Luton Today reports on local Muslim women who have featured in a BBC documentary about the increasing level of abuse faced by women who wear hijab or niqab. The documentary by BBC1’s Inside Out programme, broadcast on Monday, showed two Luton residents, Jahera and Nishrat, who have been victims...
The Mirror reports on the sentencing of a man who punched a Kurdish passenger on a ferry so hard that the victim fell down to a deck below and sustained “severe injuries”. Nathan Waterman, 28, who styled himself the “gangster from Bransholme” attacked the Kurdish victim on...
News website, Cornwall Live, reports on a “foul-mouthed drunk” who has been returned to prison after launching “mindless tirades” at workers on an industrial estate in Truro. David Bellman, 45, a homeless man who is subject to a criminal behaviour order (CBO) which prevents him from...
News website, Kent Live reported in October on a man who was sentenced for racially abusing a family and assaulting a police officer at a beach in Swalecliffe near Whitstable. John Hermitage, 36, had been drinking when he was seen by two police community support officers (PCSOs) racially abusing...
Norwich Evening News reported in December on the court appearance of a woman who pleaded guilty to assaulting a Muslim taxi driver after he refused her demand that he give her and her dog “a lift”. Laura Farrier, 52, appeared before Norwich Magistrates’ Court last month in connection with an...
The Edinburgh Reporter carries a story on a new initiative launched by Police Scotland and Edinburgh City Council, “Shared Vision – Your Decision”, which invites local people to vote for projects that can create a “city free from Islamophobia”. Police Scotland,...
The Telegraph and Argus reports on the trial of a teenager who has denied making a pipe bomb at his home in Bradford in order to attack Muslims in the area. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is standing trial on charges of preparing for a terrorist act and an alternative...
The Liverpool Echo reports on the appearance of racist, white supremacist stickers in the Merseyside village of Aintree. One of the stickers spotted on a lamppost in the village has a black and white design with a large ‘W’ and crown logo at its centre and features the words ‘WAKE UP...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on the conviction of a man who assaulted a Muslim taxi driver after being asked to pay his fare upfront. Muhammed Naeem picked up Adam Tomlinson, 38, and a friend and asked them to pay the £13.80 fare up front. The two men asked to be driven to a cash machine...
