The Pew Research Center has published its latest report titled, The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society. The report looks at Beliefs about Sharia, religion and politics, morality, women in society, relations among Muslims, interfaith relations, religion, science and popular culture,...
Local paper, The Northern Echo reports on UKIP’s suspension of a party canvasser after anti-Muslim and racist comments and photos posted on his Facebook page were discovered. Tony Nixon posted comments such as “Instead of turning Ground Zero into a mosque why not turn some mosques into ground...
The Independent today notes the exploitation by the English Defence League of the guilty pleas entered by six men yesterday for admitting to ‘preparing acts of terrorism’ against an EDL rally in Dewsbury last June. The men, Omar Mohammed Khan, 28, Mohammed Hasseen, 23, Anzal Hussain, 24,...
The Yorkshire Evening Post reports on the planned EDL demonstration against a Leeds pub which is due to be converted into an Islamic community centre after an application submitted by UK Islamic Mission was unanimously approved by the local council. The paper reports on the twitter message by EDL...
Columnist and Chief leader Writer of The Times, Daniel Finkelstein, in the paper today (£) argues that whatever the British people may think of Abu Qatada, the fact of the matter is that the rule of law is not something to be casually suspended just so the Home Secretary, Theresa May, can send him...
Local paper, Kent Messenger, reports on the UKIP candidate for Ramsgate, Martyn Heale, who it transpires was a former member of the National Front. Heale who will be contesting a seat on Kent County Council on Thursday said of his former choice of political party:“I have said on many...
There was further coverage in the weekend papers over UKIP candidates contesting seats in the local elections this Thursday. After news last week on UKIP suspending a candidate for allegedly posting anti-Semitic comments and its refusal to censor a candidate for making anti-Muslim remarks, comes...
The Guardian, Daily Mail and Daily Express report on UKIP’s suspension of an election candidate after allegations surfaced of anti-semitic comments posted on websites. Anne-Marie Crampton was due to contest a seat in the East Sussex local elections as a UKIP candidate but has been suspended...
Local paper, the Lancashire Evening Post, reports on the resurfacing of leaflets by BNP member, Anthony Bamber, blaming Muslims for the heroin trade. Bamber, who is standing as a BNP candidate in the local elections next month, was prosecuted for distributing the leaflets in three Lancashire towns...
The BBC, Guardian and Independent all cover the latest development in the press industry’s reaction to the Leveson report – the publication of an plan for press regulation by the Associated Newspapers, Express Newspapers, Trinity Mirror, News international and Telegraph Media Group. The...
