BBC News reports that a man charged with aiding and abetting an arson attack on a mosque in Grimsby, in retaliation for the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, has been found guilty. Daniel Cressey, 25, drove two ex-soldiers, Stuart Harness, 33, and Gavin Humphries, 37, to the Islamic Cultural Centre in...
Local paper, Dudley News, reports on the community engagement activities and increased patrols by the Cradley Heath and Old Hill Neighbourhood Policing Team following a spate of racist and anti-Muslim attacks in Cradley Heath. A group of teenagers were arrested last week on suspicion of racially...
Regional paper, the Yorkshire Post, reports on the outcome of an FOI on the cost of policing English Defence League demonstrations in West Yorkshire. The local force has policed seven EDL protests in the county since October 2009 at a total cost of £3 million. The Police and Crime Commissioner for...
Muslim women in Rochdale who wear the face-veil attended a public forum held at the town hall in an attempt to dispel myths surrounding the niqab, ITV News reports. Mamoona, a 24 year-old teacher, spoke of how she adopted the face-veil of her own volition and how it conforms to her interpretation...
The Blackpool Gazette reports on the court appearance of a man accused of throwing a pig’s head into a Blackpool mosque at prayer time. Andrew Warner, 29, has been charged with racially aggravated threatening behaviour and will appear before Preston Crown Court on February 20. Warner’s bail...
Jurors have been shown CCTV footage in which two former soldiers are seen throwing petrol bombs at a mosque in Grimsby in an alleged ‘revenge attack’ for the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. The Daily Mail, BBC News, Daily Mirror and ITV News all report on the case of a third man, Daniel Cressey,...
Hundreds of people have visited a mosque in Maidenhead after it opened its doors to the public, the Maidenhead Advertiser reports. As part of Inter Faith Week, the Islamic Trust Mosque held an open day inviting locals to learn more about Islam and dispel myths. Zia Mahiudin, spokesperson for the...
The second of two men charged with counts of racially aggravated criminal damage, theft and criminal damage after an attack on a mosque in Holmanleaze, Maidenhead in June has been found guilty, BBC News reports. Lee Hunt, 26, was charged after racist graffiti was found daubed on the walls of the...
The Herald Scotland reports on the results of a study by the Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre in Glasgow on stereotypes about Muslim women popular among young Scots. A study of Scots aged 11 to 24 reveals that many regard Muslim women as a “threat”, “a foreigner” and...
The Daily Mirror reports on a letter sent to Muslim schools and mosques in County Dublin threatening to “attack any Muslim man, women (sic) and child that enters any mosque in Ireland”. The letter claims that the “Defenders of Ireland” will “attack any Muslim man, women and...
