The Independent reports on a witness appeal by the Metropolitan Police Service in connection with two incidents in north London last November involving alleged verbal abuse and a threat of physical assault on Muslim women. The paper reports that the two incidents occurred on 23 November 2015. The...
The Plymouth Herald reports on the case of a man who pleaded guilty to charges of racially-aggravated assault by beating after he assaulted a Sri Lankan Buddhist on a city bus accusing him of being a “terrorist member of ISIS who planned to bomb the bus”. Jak Burgess, aged 20, appeared before...
The Yorkshire Post and The Guardian report on an investigation launched by the Football Association following allegations of racist chanting by a group of Sheffield United fans during the club’s fixture against Bradford on Monday 27 December. The papers reports that “a few hundred” Sheffield...
The Sunday Times (£) reports that HSBC has closed the accounts of Britain’s biggest Muslim charity, Islamic Relief, amid claims that aid money could be passed on to terrorist organisations abroad. The decision against the charity, which has received millions of pounds in funds from the...
The Daily Post reports that 58 racist incidents were recorded in North Wales’ classrooms between 2011 and 2015, according to a Freedom of Information request. The town of Anglesey recorded the highest number of racist incidents, 28, followed by Denbighshire with 16 and Gwynedd with 14 recorded...
The 5 Pillars of Islamophobia Between 14 and 17 September 2015, mend organised a speaking tour with Professor David Miller, co-founder of Spinwatch, to explore the findings from his most recent publication on ‘The Henry Jackson Society and the degeneration of British Neo-conservatism: Liberal...
The Daily Express and Bedfordshire Newsreport on the launch of the UK branch of PEGIDA a month to the day since former EDL founder, Stephen Lennon, announced his intention to establish a British base for the movement. The announcement by Lennon also includes details of the movement’s new...
The Dundee Evening Telegraph reports on an anti-Muslim hate crime incident alleged to have happened at the Kobee restaurant in the city on the evening of 28 December. The local paper reports that a couple entered the restaurant at around 7.30pm to collect a takeaway order. As the couple waited for...
The Daily Record reports on the trial of a teenager who was charged with two counts of racially aggravated assault after he attacked two Muslims at a grocery store in South Lanarkshire. The 16 year old who cannot be named for legal reasons pleaded guilty to the charges but denied two further...
The London Evening Standard and The Mirror report on an alleged Islamophobic attack in east London in which a Muslim male was left with serious injuries. The LES reports that the incident happened on the afternoon of Sunday 20 December, when a Muslim male was parking up his car as he picked up...
