A young Muslim woman spoke to SKY Tyne and Wear about her ordeal on the city’s Metro system when a man tried to forcibly remove her niqab. Yasmin Bint Shafiq, 22, was travelling on the Metro when a man tried to pull her face veil from her head. Although fellow passengers on the train carriage...
Several news sources including, BBC News, the Metro, ITV News and The Independent report that charges faced by two former English Defence League leaders for ‘obstructing police’ have been dropped after prosecutors deemed there was “insufficient evidence” to prosecute...
The Guardian covers the report by the joint committee on human rights (JCHR) scrutinising provisions contained in the Anti-Social, Crime and Policing Bill which is currently before Parliament. The JCHR report covers the amendments to the Schedule 7 powers, used by police at ports and airports,...
The Leicester Mercury reports on safety fears of Muslims using the Oadby Central Mosque after a teenager daubed racist graffiti outside the building following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. Worshippers believed they could be assaulted after they noticed the acronym “EDL” – a...
Two Muslim schoolboys who were placed in ‘isolation’ for violating the dress code of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, which prohibits beards, fake tan, false nails, make-up, dyed hair and inappropriate jewellery, have been allowed back to school on condition that they are...
BBC News reports that two men charged with conspiracy to commit arson after being arrested in connection with a petrol bomb attack on Masjid-e-Noor in Gloucester have pleaded guilty. The attack, in which a lit canister filled with petrol was thrown at the main entrance of the mosque, took place in...
The EU Observer website reports that the Front Nationale has topped a poll on how French voters intend to cast their ballot in next year’s European Parliament elections. Of those polled, 24% said they would vote for populist far right party compared to 22% for the centre-right party, UMP,...
The Independent reports that the Independent Police Complaints Commission is to take the Metropolitan Police to court over claims it acted unlawfully when it failed to fully investigate the detention and harassment of British Muslims at airports under the controversial Schedule 7 anti-terrorism...
A Muslim family from Hendon were forced to cancel a dream holiday to the United States after their visas were revoked at the last minute, This Is London reports. The family of five had booked tickets and been granted entry visas only to be told when checking in to their flight at Heathrow that the...
An English Defence League supporter who shouted racial abuse outside a Muslim family’s home while brandishing an air rifle has been jailed for two and a half years, the Birmingham Mail reports. Shaun Havelin, 28, after rowing with his mother at his home picked up an EDL emblazoned sweater...
