The Prime Minister, David Cameron, delivered his speech to the Conservative party conference today. The PM spoke about reducing public debt, increasing economic growth, improving standards in education, making the UK the most ‘family-friendly government the country has ever seen’ and...
The Southend Standard reports on an act of vandalism on the Essex Jamme mosque. Vandals smashed the windows of the mosque though the police are not treating the incidence as one of religiously aggravated violence. From the local paper: “Vandals smashed the window of a Southend mosque. “They...
The BBC reports that Stephen Lennon, the leader of the English Defence League, has been convicted of an assault charge for headbutting a member of his own group during an EDL demonstration in Blackburn earlier this year. From the BBC News website: “The leader of the English Defence League...
The Ilford Recorder covers the court case and sentencing passed on four men found guilty of violent disorder following an attack on Redbridge Islamic Centre (RIC) in March this year. From the local paper: “Four thugs who smashed up a Redbridge mosque before hurling a brick at the imam have...
The family of Babar Ahmad have released a music video on Youtube to draw attention to the e-petition calling on the government to end his extradition proceedings and put Babar on trial in the UK. “More than 12,000 people have signed the e-petition urging the UK government to stop the...
ENGAGE have written to the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander MP, to commend the Labour Party for its stance supporting the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN. Mr Alexander wrote to the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, urging the Government’s support for the Palestinian bid...
The Daily Mail on Saturday devoted a double page spread to a special investigation on the incidence of bigamy and polygamy among British Muslim communities. The investigation was prompted by the comments made by Baroness Flather in the House of Lords, during the debate on the Welfare Reform...
Milton Keynes local news site informs of a police investigation underway after three suspected acts of religiously aggravated criminal damage on mosques and other property in the area were reported to the local police. From MK news: “An investigation has been opened after three suspected acts...
Labour leader, Ed Miliband delivered his speech to the party conference this afternoon. He said: “Don’t believe this stuff about governments losing elections, rather than oppositions winning them. “It sounds to me like a consolation prize for opposition leaders that have lost. “I’m not...
The South Shields Gazette reports on the outcome of a court case concerning a man from South Tyneside who engaged in a “religious hate campaign” by leaving bacon and other meat products outside the Jam-E-Masjid mosque, in Baring Street, South Shields. From the paper: “A churchgoer who...
