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“I’d love to kill a Muslim” man cleared of attempted murder
The Islington Gazette reports on the criminal trial of a man who attacked a Muslim shopkeeper at his store in Holloway Road, north London, with two knives telling him “I’d love to kill a Muslim”. Drug addict, Michael O’Leary, 35, attempted to rob a different store in Camden earlier in the...
Islamophobia in the Jewish community
The Jewish News reports on the comments by Labour incumbent for the marginal seat of Bury South, Ivan Lewis MP, on strains of Islamophobia present among British Jewish communities. Speaking at the We Believe in Israel conference, organised by BICOM, the former minister for the Middle East, said:...
UKIP candidate resigns over ‘Abu Hamza’ comment
BBC News, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror and The Sun all report on the resignation of a prospective UKIP candidate over the lack of action taken by the party against MEP David Coburn for his remark comparing the Scottish National Party’s MSP and Minister for Europe and International...
UKIP in spotlight for “Jihadi” benefits leaflet
The Penarth Times and BBC News draw attention to allegations against UKIP in relation to the distribution of leaflets accusing other political parties of supporting state benefits for extremists. The leaflet, which refers to “Jihadi John”, was mailed to voters in the Cardiff South and...
Home Secretary announces new counter-extremism strategy
The Home Secretary today announced the Government’s new counter-extremism strategy after the weekend papers reported on disagreements between the Coalition parties about how far restrictions on free speech should go. The new strategy presents a number of important questions about the...