Local news reports and the BBC (see also Yahoo News) relate attacks which have taken place on Asian businesses in Rochdale in racially aggravated violence prompted by proceedings in a sex-grooming trial involving local men. Superintendent Chris Hankinson, speaking to Rochdale Online about the...
The Independent today reports on a ‘European Counter-Jihad Meeting’ due to take place next month involving members of far right movements from across Europe which the paper says could result in the creation of the “European Defence League – and the beginning of a dangerous new phase in...
The London mayoral elections in May this year is proving rich-pickings for the anti-Ken Livingstone brigade as evidenced by recent articles, see for example Andrew Gilligan on his Daily Telegraph blog. Islamophobia Watch has a great piece dissecting the ES hatchet jobs of the previous week in which...
There is an article in today’s Daily Telegraph titled ‘Academic who backed suicide bombings to speak on campus’. The article refers to the invitation of British-based Azzam Tamimi to speak at an event hosted by Queen Mary University’s Palestine Solidarity Society next Tuesday, called ‘One...
The Government’s long-awaited Integration Strategy was finally published on Tuesday. Communities and Local Government Secretary, Ed Pickles, announced the launch of the policy paper guiding the Coalition’s approach to integration saying: “We are rightly proud of our strong history of...
There is an interesting editorial published in The Independent reflecting on the Qur’an disposal incident in Afghanistan and the furore it has caused. From The Independent:
BBC3 this week broadcast a programme called ‘My Hometown Fanatics: Stacey Dooley Investigates’. During the one hour documentary, Stacey investigates minority extremism in her hometown of Luton from the likes of the EDL and Muslims Against Crusades. She interviews Stephen Lennon, the founder...
Cihan news agency reports on an attack on a mosque in Belgium, the second such incident in less than a year. From the news agency report:
NATO forces have apologised after it emerged that US forces in Afghanistan disposed and possibly burned copies of the Qur’an. The incident has sparked protests in Afghanistan outside the Bagram airbase where the incident happened. From The Guardian:
Channel 4 is to broadcast a programme featuring two of the most controversial figures to emerge in recent years. ‘Proud and Prejudiced’ will feature Tommy Robinson, leader of the English Defence League, and Sayful Islam, the man behind the protest against the 2nd Battalion, The Royal...
