The Independent reports on the BBC’s discovery of more than a hundred instances of vandalism on Wikipedia, of inappropriate and insulting edits and deletions, allegedly made from Government computers. It has emerged that the insults include a change made to the entry for “veil” in October...
The Daily Mail reports on Vice News’ release of a documentary last week on ‘London’s Holy Turf War’. The reporter, Alex Miller, follows two quasi-vigilante organisations as they enforce their ideology on the streets of East London during the night: the Christian patrol, set up by Britain...
Edinburgh Evening News reports on the trial of Chelsea Lambie, 28, and Douglas Cruikshank, 38, who are accused of racially aggravated threatening behaviour in connection with an incident at Edinburgh Central mosque last January. The mosque was defaced with strips of bacon placed on its windows and...
The Mirror reports on the charges brought against a man who daubed the word ‘Islam’ on the RAF Bomber Command War Memorial and the Animals in War Memorial last May, days after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. Andrew Patterson, 31, committed 94 offences over a six week period last year including...
Local paper, the Express and Star, reports on the trial of five teenagers in court for offences committed during an ‘eight-day racially-motivated crime spree’ in Cradley Heath last year. The teenagers, all aged between 15 and 16, are accused of “using threatening, abusive or insulting words...
Islamophobia Watch reports on the latest outburst by Baroness Caroline Cox, author of the Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill, under which “Islamic courts would be forced to acknowledge the primacy of English law”. Cox, who has previously espoused apocalyptic views about the...
Hot on the heels of news reports last week of a UKIP member posting racist and anti-Muslim comments on his Twitter account comes further reports of other UKIP candidates and members accused of doing much the same. The Guardian on Saturday reported on the remarks posted by a UKIP candidate for the...
West Country paper, Western Morning News, reports on £10,000 worth of damage done to a newly refurbished Islamic education centre in Plymouth in a suspected arson attack. The local paper reports that Muslims arriving at the Plymouth Islamic Education Trust centre (Piety) on April 19 discovered...
Bradford’s local paper, the Telegraph and Argus, reports on police efforts to trace a victim of an alleged racial assault as well as a man wanted to assist with inquiries in relation to the incident. The inquiries relate to an Asian man in his 30’s who was verbally abused before being...
The Guardian this week reported on a lawsuit filed by four American Muslims who claim harassment by the FBI and the operation of a no-fly list used to intimidate Muslims to become informants for the agency. The no-fly list, maintained by the FBI and implemented by the Department of Homeland...
