BBC News today carries a report claiming that the Government may take steps to curb ‘religious slaughter’ in the UK. Current provisions allow for the practice of religious slaughter consistent with the religious requirements and dietary habits of Muslims and Jews. The issue of ‘stunning’...
The National Union of Students (NUS) has published a report looking at hate crimes and hate incidents in the higher education sector. The report, ‘No Place for Hate: Race and Ethnicity’ is the fourth in a series of reports funded by the Home Office, exploring hate crimes and hate incidents in...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to a report that the Scottish Defence League has been successful in its appeal against Edinburgh council’s ban on its planned march in the capital. From STV: “The Scottish Defence League has won an appeal to hold a rally in the capital. “The group previously...
BBC Asian Network today carries a report into racism and Islamophobic bullying at schools. An investigation by the BBC found that nearly 88,000 incidents of racist bullying were recorded in British schools between 2007 and 2011. The statistics were obtained from local authorities under a Freedom of...
Islamophobia Watch alerts us to a local news report on an arrest made in connection with an act of vandalism on a mosque in Wakefield. From the Wakefield Express:“Racist yobs scrawled graffiti on the side of a mosque.
The human rights campaign group, Liberty has announced that it is to intervene in a case before the European Court of Human Rights on the prohibition of face-veiling in France. From the Liberty press release: “Today Liberty announced it is intervening in the European Court of Human Rights case...
The Daily Telegraph today reports that the former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, and the former MI6 head of counter-terrorism, Sir Mark Allen, could face legal action within a month on charges of complicity in the rendition and torture of Libyan dissidents Sami al-Saadi and Abdel Hakim Belhadj....
New research carried out by Irene Zempi at the University of Leicester, suggests that the banning of the face veil in France has led to increased hostility towards veiled Muslim women. The findings supplement previous research by Zempi into the victimisation of veiled Muslim women and hate crimes...
The Guardian today reports that the Foreign Office has lost its appeal against the decision by the Information Commissioner to disclose extracts of a telephone conversation that took place between then Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President George Bush, just days before the invasion of...
The Yorkshire Post today reports that bids to form faith schools within the government’s free school initiative has led to local opposition with some humanist campaigners arguing that the establishment of such schools “could add to religious and racial segregation in the region’s cities”....
