Local paper, Cambridge News, reports on an attack of vandalism on the Mill Road mosque building. Offensive, racist graffiti was daubed on the walls of the building including the words “terrorist scumbags”. The Mill Road mosque project has been the target of consistent anti-Muslim sentiment in...
There is another letter published in the News Shopper concerning the English National Resistance’s planned protest against the NWK Muslim Association in Crayford against its ‘sexist’ mosque signs. A previous letter in the newspaper written by a local resident encouraged people to visit the...
The local paper, Daily Echo, reports on the set up of a police surgery at the Abu Bakr mosque in Southampton. The surgery, the first such initiative in the city, will see police officers meet and address concerns of Muslims living in Southampton through regular surgery hours at the mosque on the...
Local paper, News Shopper, reports that a protest by the English National Resistance against ‘sexist’ signs at the local mosque will take place on Saturday 18th May. The ENR, led by former BNP councillor Paul Golding, have taken exception to signs displayed at the NWK Muslim Association in...
The Independent and Daily Mail today both cover the twitter messages posted by a Fox News presenter, Erik Rush, in response to the bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon on Sunday. Rush, in a reactionary move, appeared to be blaming Saudis for the attack tweeting: “@erikrush Everybody do the National...
Local paper, Plymouth Herald, reports on the English Defence League demonstration in the city at the weekend against plans for a club to be given over to an Islamic charity to convert into a mosque. EDL supporters from the south of English gathered in Plymouth to protest the plans. The local paper...
The Observer yesterday covered the Muslim Council of Britain’s intervention in the curriculum debate on teaching history in schools. The MCB said in a statement urging people to participate in the history education consultation, that it is “deeply disappointed” with the draft plans...
Local paper, Wakefield Express, reports on a police investigation underway after food was thrown at the side walls of a mosque in Eastmoor. The Jamia Masjid Sawfia mosque in Eastmoor, Wakefield was the target of a late night attack with unspecified food thrown during the early hours of April 4. The...
The Independent today covers the tensions emerging between the Coalition parties as local election campaigns get underway. Elections will take place on Thursday 2 May for 2,392 local council seats in England and Wales as well as two Mayoral elections in Doncaster and North Tyneside. The Coalition...
The Guardian today reveals that a number of parliamentary passes issued by members of the House of Lords “have gone to consultants, lobbyists, or senior managers and executives in charities and businesses.” Lobbying – the ‘next big scandal waiting to happen’ as David...
