The parliamentary Standards Committee has published a new report on All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) amid concerns of their abuse for lobbying and a lack of transparency. The Standards Committee has made several recommendations proposing that they take effect at the beginning of the next...
A local news site, Mancunian Matters, reports on the results of a Freedom of Information request to Bolton Council which reveals the number of racist incidents in Bolton schools as averaging one a day. The FOI reveals that 2397 cases of racism have been recorded in 121 schools across Bolton during...
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in her column in the Independent yesterday returns to the topic of gender segregation in universities relaying the protest that is to take place in opposition to guidelines published a couple of weeks ago by Universities UK. The guidelines deal with the subject of external...
The Guardian reports on an incident of serious assault on the imam of Hull mosque and Islamic Centre, Imam Hafiz Salik. Imam Salik was assaulted while driving home with his wife and young daughter by a man who approached his car and punched him in the face. Humberside police have issued a call for...
The Guardian reports on the publication yesterday by Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of experimental analysis on race disproportionality in the use of stop and search powers at UK borders and examinations under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT 2000). Following on from a...
There has been some coverage in the newspapers this week of the report by the Taskforce on Tackling Radicalisation established by the Prime Minister in the days following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in May. The terms of reference for the taskforce were set out in the PM’s speech...
I. Assaults or attacks on persons of Muslim Background Mosque leader appeals for calm after attack in Hull. The Guardian, 6 December 2013. Raw bacon thrown in Wigan service station ‘racist’ attack. BBC News, 29 November 2013. Newcastle Nurse Attacked Over Hijab. On Islam, 23 October 2013. White...
News portal, On Islam, reports on the launch of an award scheme to encourage Muslims to adopt eco-friendly measures in lifestyle and local communities. Green Up My Community! is a joint campaign between MADE in Europe and the Federation of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO)....
The local paper, Exeter Express and Echo, reports that three men have appeared in court following their arrest in connection with an English Defence League demonstration in Exeter last month. More than 200 EDL supporters were involved in the far right group’s rally in Exeter on 16 November. Two...
Approximately 20 members of the English Defence League held a protest outside the Jami mosque in Southsea yesterday night, local paper The Portsmouth News reports. EDL supporters gathered near the mosque at around 7pm holding up placards stating “terrorists are being radicalised here”. A...
