Ben White on Liberal Conspiracy writes of the recent judgment by an employment tribunal in the case of Ronnie Fraser vs University and College Union (UCU). Fraser challenged UCU over its refusal to adopt a particular definition of anti-semitism and was claiming ‘unlawful harassment’, claims...
The Muslim News in the March edition of the newspaper draws attention to the guilty plea entered by a 43 year old man, Karl Smith, charged with religiously aggravated harassment after he left a pig’s head in the car park of the North Jamia mosque in Watford. The incident occurred on 21 February,...
Local paper, Leicester Mercury, reports that Leicestershire constabulary have received a £670,000 grant from the Home Office to contribute to the force’s costs on policing English Defence League demonstrations in the city. EDL demos in February 2012 and October 2010 cost the local police...
BBC 1 Panorama explores the work of shari’ah councils in the UK in a programme to be broadcast next Monday. The programme synopsis states: “Panorama goes undercover to investigate what is really happening in Britain’s Sharia Councils – Islamic religious courts. Some women...
Local paper, The Luton News, reports that the case against English Defence League leader, Kevin Carroll, for allegedly inciting racial hatred has been dropped due to lack of evidence. Carroll was arrested in January on suspicion of inciting racial hatred following screenshots of Facebook posts...
The Times front page story yesterday covered the publication by the Home Office of the CONTEST counter-terrorism strategy 2012 annual report. The Times and Daily Telegraph both point to the report’s mention of trouble spots around the world that threaten the UK’s national security including...
BBC News and The Guardian report on the arrest of 30 individuals following disorder at a English Defence League protest in Walsall last September. Police raided homes in Tipton, West Bromwich, Brownhills and Acocks Green after studying CCTV footage to identify the troublemakers. According to BBC...
BBC News reports on a consultation opened by the Communities and Local Government department on changing the date for the UK local elections in 2014 to coincide with the European Parliament elections which will take place the same year. The Government is consulting ahead of the elections which will...
Catholic weekly, TheTablet, features articles by speakers at the debate held in Westminster last month debating the question – Is it right for religions to treat men and women differently? Speakers offered their views from a Christian, an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim perspective. The podcasts...
A former BNP councillor is planning an anti-mosque protest in Crayford calling the NWK Muslim Association’s separate entrances for men and women ‘ a form of apartheid’. According to the local paper, Paul Golding, former BNP councillor and national organiser for the English...
