The Evening Gazette reports on public order arrests following a disturbance near the Jamia mosque in Darlington, County Durham involving individuals thought to be members of the English Defence League. From the paper:“Two Teessiders were arrested after a “large scale disorder” near...
The Home Affairs select committee, chaired by Keith Vaz MP, has published a report on Forced Marriages in which they call for sterner action against individuals who “force—or to participate in forcing—an individual to enter into marriage against their will.” The committee recommends the...
The Independent on Sunday this week featured Robert Chalmers’ interview with US blogger, leading architect of the ‘Stop Islamization of America’ movement, and EDL enthusiast Pamela Geller. From IoS: “You may not have encountered the writing of Geller, one of the more controversial...
Amnesty International has published the “State of the World’s Human Rights” report 2011. Surveying progress in the field of human rights protection around the world the report takes into account the vast disclosures from Wikileaks and the role of the internet and social media in...
Paul Richards, former political advisor to Hazel Blears MP, reflects on the exchange between Alan Johnson MP and the Prime Minister in the Commons last week concerning the Conservatives’ stated policy to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir. Richards argues in an article on Progress that the long-awaited...
Martin “the Great Koran Con Trick” Bright graces the front page of the Jewish Chronicle this week with an article drawing on a story published in the Mail on Sunday last week concerning Tafazal Mohammad. Bright criticizes the organisation Forward Thinking for inviting Mohammad to a reception...
There’s a double page spread in the Daily Mail today headlined “Tower Hamlets Taliban”. Tom Rawstorne’s article is a specious addition to the smear-campaign against the Islamic Forum Europe in Tower Hamlets and allegations that the organisation wields unruly power in one of...
The BBC reports on the court appearance of the three people charged with racially motivated vandalism, including spray painting graffiti on the walls of the Nasir mosque in Hartlepool. From the BBC:“Three members of the English Defence League have appeared in court charged with...
Following the release of statistics from a Pew survey showing that al-Qaeda’s appeal is declining among Muslim publics, The Economist asks: “Is violent jihad an ideological spent force?” “The death of Osama bin Laden has prompted many questions about his influence and that of the...
The Muslim News draws our attention to an exchange in the House of Commons yesterday where the Prime Minister was asked by former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, about the Conservatives’ long-standing pledge to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir. From Hansard (pg 10): Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and...
