Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has announced that the new national curriculum will now include a module on the history of Islam. The absence of Islam in school teaching on history invited considerable criticism when the curriculum was put out for consultation. But Aleia Abbas, columnist for the...
A demonstration held in Birmingham at the weekend by the English Defence League, has been covered by many outlets (The Sun, BBC News, Express and Star, Birmingham Mail, Daily Express, The Guardian) West Midlands Police drafted in 1,000 extra police in anticipation of trouble and were pelted with...
Columnist for the Scottish Sun, Aamer Anwar, in yesterday’s paper reflected on the three bombs found in Walsall, Tipton and Wolverhampton in recent weeks and the near absence of front page coverage of these ‘acts of terror’ or statements of solidarity by Government officials. Anwar wrote:...
The annual report by David Anderson QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, on Terrorism Acts in the UK was published last week. The report, released on July 17, deals with the implementation of terrorism legislation and covers areas such as the terror threat, arrests and detention...
The Times (£) covers the results of an ICM poll which found that Muslims top the league on charitable donations. The paper reports that Muslims “are among Britain’s most generous givers” donating an “average of almost £371 each, with Jewish givers averaging just over £270 per person.”...
The Croydon Advertiser covers the reactions of Muslims in the local area who are braced for a protest by the English Volunteer Force on July 27. The EVF, a far right group affiliated to the English Defence League, intend to protest outside the Home Office HQ Lunar House against what they call the...
Milton Keynes News reports that a 22 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence after stones were thrown at the Jamee Mosque in Bletchley in the early hours of Sunday. Thames Valley Police responded to a call complaining of a man throwing objects and...
National and regional papers today (The Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Birmingham Mail and BBC News) all carry news of another mosque evacuation in the West Midlands prompted by the discovery of a further explosive device in Wolverhampton and news of the arrest of two men in...
The Daily Telegraph features correspondence between Sir John Chilcot, chairman of the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War, and the Prime Minister, David Cameron, concerning the long awaited inquiry report. The paper publishes a letter sent to the PM by Sir John noting the identification by the...
The Grimsby Telegraph reports on the sentencing of Terence Baker, 25, who posted comments on Facebook calling for the ‘burning down of Grimsby mosque’ in the days following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in May. Baker pleaded guilty to “sending an offensive or menacing message on May 24”...
