Stefan Schreiner, Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany, contributes an article to Qantara unearthing the Islamic influence on Europe, and the fiction peddled by far right social movements on the ‘Judeo-Christian’ roots of...
The Sunderland Echo reports on the policing of a demonstration organized by the National Front against a mosque that was recently given planning approval. From the local paper: “Officers were stationed outside the Chester Road mosque for the remainder of the weekend and in the city centre where...
The Daily Mail reports on the conviction of ex-soldier, Simon Parkes, for racially aggravated criminal damage after he stuck a severed pig’s head on the doors of a mosque in Cheltenham and daubed its walls with racist graffiti. The incident occurred two years ago and Parkes was eventually...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to reports of an attack on a mosque in Horley, Surrey. The attack took place during the Ramadhan night time prayers whilst worshippers were inside. A report states that the attack was not caught on CCTV, however the mosque will now have four CCTV cameras installed to...
Islamophobia Watch draws our attention to a report of a taxi driver in Sheffield’s vehicle being deliberately set on fire whilst it was parked outside his local mosque. The driver, Mohammed Joydi Miah had gone inside the mosque for morning prayers. From the Sheffield Star: “A Sheffield cabbie...
There has been coverage on BBC News, in the Daily Express, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph as well as in the local Birmingham Mail of the opening of a children’s play centre in the area of Sparkhill, Birmingham, which does not permit entry to men or to boys over nine. The policy is...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to a report that a Muslim employee at London retailer has won a claim of unfair dismissal but lost her claim for direct religious discrimination after she was forced to resign from her job because the store wanted to maintain its ‘trendy’ image. From Personnel...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to local reports (see here and here) on yet another English Defence League protest which took place on the weekend, this time in Keighley, West Yorkshire during which five people were arrested. From the Keighley News: “Police and English Defence League supporters...
The Guardian today carries a comment piece by Matthew Goodwin, an expert on the far right based at Nottingham University and author of several reports on the far right. In the article, Goodwin argues that the far right has adapted to the digital age “at a phenomenal speed”. He contends that...
The Newham Recorder has reported the good news that pupils at an Islamic school based in East London have raised £500 for London’s oldest children’s hospice, Richard House, which cares for young people with life-limiting, life threatening and complex health conditions. From the local paper:...
