The Evening Times reports on the court appearance of a man who subjected staff at a Turkish barbers shop in Cambuslang, Glasgow, to a “racist tirade” of abuse. Sean Keir, 27, “shouted, swore and uttered threats of violence” towards two employees at Turkish barbers shop,...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on a man sentenced for racially abusing staff at a Domino’s Pizza store in Huddersfield town centre and then smearing excrement on the walls of his cell when imprisoned by officers over his conduct. Paul Lynch, 47, went into the Domino’s Pizza store on...
Online news site Derry Now reports on the appearance of anti-Muslim graffiti on the wall of a house in the Bogside area of Londonderry. The words “Oppose Islam Irish patriots” was daubed on the gable wall of a house in Limewood Street in Bogside and later removed by local community activists...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on a fine imposed on a man who racially abused passers-by and shouted “EDL, EDL” and “Allahu Akbar” while high on drink and drugs. Police were called to the Cambridge Hotel in Huddersfield on 19 August upon reports a man was “acting strangely”. Police...
The Liverpool Echo reports in the sentencing of a man who racially abused ticket inspectors at Liverpool Lime Street station in May. Andrew Randall, 38, arrived at Liverpool Lime Street station “2 or 3 minutes” before the 6.48pm Virgin train to London was due to depart. Randall, who was...
The Sun reports on the suspended sentence handed to a communications worker after he subjected a London cabbie to a “volley” of racist abuse following a drunken night out. Thomas Ertman, 25, had drunk “a gallon” of cider on the night of the incident. Camberwell Magistrates’ Court heard...
The Asian Image and BBC News report on the court appearance of a self-proclaimed “patriot” on trial for two charges of having an explosive substance and two charges of having a document or record which “has information likely to be useful by a person preparing acts of terrorism” for...
The Kilburn Times reports on a Muslim family that is “living in fear” following a spate of alleged Islamophobic attacks. Bilal Ahmed, 32, spoke to the local paper expressing his concern that his family’s plight and their repeat victimisation was not being taken seriously by the...
mend would like to advise that Islamophobia Awareness Month has been running in the UK since 2012 and was launched by Muslim and non-Muslim organisations together and it predates the emergence of Da’esh (sometimes referred to as IS). Islamophobia Awareness Month plays a vital role in...
A pensioner who told an artist “we voted to take our country back again” before damaging an art sculpture of a figure in a burqa days after Brexit has been spared jail. Mikhaela Haze, 70, pleaded guilty to causing religiously aggravated criminal damage when she appeared before Westminster...
