Local paper, The Chronicle, reports on the court appearance of a man who is alleged to have forcibly removed a Muslim woman’s face veil as she waited outside a shop with her nine year old son at the Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland on 3 July. Peter Scotter was charged with one count of...
The Chester Standard reports on the sentencing of a man who subjected his neighbours to a “six month campaign of bullying and anti-social behaviour.” James Turfrey, 40, pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates Court to two charges of harassment without violence and racially aggravated harassment....
The Women and Equalities select committee published its inquiry report into Employment Opportunities for Muslims in the UK last week garnering copious media coverage over its recommendations on improving employment prospects of Muslim women, who suffer the highest rate of labour market exclusion,...
The Bournemouth Echo reports on the arrest of a 55 year old man on suspicion of a racially or religiously aggravated assault after a Turkish woman was verbally abused and punched on the side of her face while out walking in Charminster in the early hours of Saturday morning. The incident happened...
The Stoke Sentinel reports on a fine imposed on a woman who racially abused a Muslim taxi driver over a fare dispute last month. Mohammed Rafique collected a Angela Meakin, 42, and two other passengers from Ash Inn in Mow Cop on 22 July. When Mr Rafique charged the cost of the taxi ride a dispute...
The Clydesdale Post reports on the arrest of a 59 year old woman over an alleged Islamophobic assault. The woman was arrested in connection with an alleged incident at a park in Yoker, Glasgow last week where a Muslim woman was racially abused and her hijab tugged at in an attempt to forcibly...
North Wales police have launched a public appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with an alleged assault on a foreign student in Bangor. ITV News reports on the release of an e-fit image of the man North Wales police are seeking to trace after a 21 year old student from Bangladesh was racially...
The Times today manifests another example of the sort anti-Muslim bias for which the paper has form. Its cover image shows the German and Egyptian volleyball teams squaring off in an Olympics 2016 game in Rio and rather than celebrate the relaxation of dress codes which now allow veiled Muslim...
Manchester Evening News reports on the sentencing of a man who posted “grossly offensive” comments on the Facebook page of Greater Manchester Police. Stephen Bennett, 39, posted the comments in response to a police appeal about an Asian suspect sought in connection with a sex crime...
The Mirror and Liverpool Echo report on an investigation launched by a Lancashire school after posts allegedly appearing on a staff member’s Facebook page contained derogatory remarks about Muslim women. The posts were found on the page of Liz Leadbetter, a welfare assistant at Westhead Lathom...
