The Daily Telegraph today reports that far-right anti-Islamic groups from across Europe are planning a mass rally in Aarhus, Denmark on the 31th March, led by the English Defence League. From the Daily Telegraph: “More than 10 anti-Islamic groups, led by the English Defence League, are expected...
The European Court of Human Rights yesterday blocked the Home Office from deporting Abu Qatada who has been convicted for terrorism offences in Jordan in absentia. The Court said there was a ‘real risk’ that upon deportation, Qatada would face a trial where evidence used against him had been...
The BBC reports that two British soldiers have been arrested over claims that they sexually abused two Afghan children. From the BBC: “Two servicemen from the Mercian Battle Group have been arrested over claims that they abused two Afghan children aged about 10.
The BBC Asian Network has reported on the ‘Growing use of Sharia by UK Muslims’. The article on the BBC explores the increase in voluntary use of Sharia courts and arbitration tribunals alongside or as an alternative to common British Law to resolve civil disputes by Muslims but also...
An article in The Guardian has stated that a leading barrister has called for Britain to be more educated about sharia law, stating that Islamic law can be compatible with the with the “toughest human rights legislation.” Speaking to the Guardian, Sadakat Kadri, who studied at Harvard Law...
There were several developments over the weekend regarding the English Defence League. Islamophobia Watch reported that the EDL staged a protest in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham (a borough which from 2006-2010 had 12 BNP councillors) on Saturday the 14th January, however only around...
Fresh allegations of British complicity in the torture of a British prisoner in Guantanamo Bay emerged over the weekend. The allegations come from Shaker Aamer, the last remaining British prisoner in Guantanamo Bay. Held for ten years without charge, Aamer claims that an MI5 officer was present...
The BBC reports on the launching of an inquiry by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Metropolitan Police Service into allegations of UK complicity in the rendition and torture of two Libyan men, Abdel Hakim Belhadj and Sami al-Saadi. In a joint statement the DPP and MPS also refer to their...
The editor of the Daily Star, Dawn Neesom yesterday faced a ‘grilling’ for her ‘anti-Islam coverage’ whilst in a hearing at the Leveson Inquiry, Islamophobia Watch has reported. Neesom was questioned on the overall stance of the paper towards Islam and Muslims, and was also confronted with...
The Middlesbrough Evening Gazette reports on the six month sentence passed on a teenager who repeatedly punched a Muslim taxi driver in the face before absconding without paying his fare. From the Gazette: “A teenager has been locked up for a “bizarre and outlandish” race hate attack on an...
