The Sunday Herald features an article exploring Scottish Muslim views on the Scottish referendum ahead of a debate at Strathclyde University organised by FOSIS (Federation of Students’ Islamic Societies). Looking at ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ perspectives, the newspaper asks...
Following the Times interview with UKIP leader, Nigel Farage, last week, in which he claimed the party was introducing stricter vetting procedures to keep ‘Walter Mittys’ at bay, news (The Guardian, The Independent, The Mirror, Daily Mail) emerges that the party’s immigration spokesperson...
The Jewish Chronicle last week reported on the House of Lords debate on religious slaughter and animal welfare promoted by a question tabled by Lord Trees. Lord Trees posed the question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ethical, legal and religious factors...
In a cover story reminiscent of tropes used to malign Jews, Douglas Murray in last week’s Spectator magazine wrote abput the Sunni-Shia schism and its ‘clarification’ of politics and power in the Middle East. Deigning the conflict in Syria and Sunni-Shia tensions in countries like Bahrain,...
The Bolton News relays the experience of a British Muslim female victim of hate crime as part of coverage of Hate Crime Awareness Week in Greater Manchester. The woman, who works for a housing association, Bolton at Home, relates how a response to a resident’s call about anti-social behaviour...
This report contains details of incidents of anti-Muslim hate crimes which have been reported in local and national media in the UK and which form part of our regular monitoring of such incidents for submission to the Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The incidents detailed here are...
The Sunderland Echo reports on the nailing of a copy of the Qur’an to the walls of a former pub which is to be converted into an Islamic education centre in the town of Shotton Colliery. Graham French, a member of the far right English Defence League also painted the letters EDL onto the wall...
Supporters from the English Defence League (EDL) and its faction group the English Volunteer Force (EVF) have threatened to attack an Islamic centre in Purley, according to reports in This is Local London and Croydon Guardian. A Youtube clip shows two far right extremists trying to enter...
Paul Weston, Chairman of Liberty GB, leader of the British Freedom Party and former UKIP member, will be contesting the European Parliament elections in May along with Liberty GB’s Press Officer Enza Ferreri and Outreach Officer Jack Buckby. The three
