Local paper, the ‘Shields Gazette’ today reports of a series of racist attacks targeting Muslim homes and a mosque in South Tyneside. From the paper: “Bacon and pork have been thrown at several houses in South Shields over the past month. “The meat is banned in Muslim households, as...
BBC Radio 4’s ‘Face the Facts’ programme last Thursday centred around the issue of Islamophobia and whether sections of the British press were contributing to increased tensions within communities by publishing negative stories about Muslims. The programme was presented by John Waite. ...
Tony Blair was criticised by Palestinian officials for “being biased in favour of Israeli security needs and seeming to advocate an ‘apartheid-like approach to dealing with the occupied West Bank”, according to the leaked ‘Palestine papers’. Blair is the British envoy of the Middle...
Local paper, the Harrow Observer, reported of an event held in Harrow Central Mosque in London on 22nd January in which “some of the most inspirational Muslims” spoke about their careers and the role religion plays in their lives. The event, ‘Inspiring Islam’, attracted a 300-strong...
Martin Beckford, in today’s Telegraph, cites the findings of a report published last Thursday by the Office for National Statistics on social trends, titled “Lifestyles and Social Participation”. The report states that one in three churchgoers ‘actively practises’ their faith compared...
The chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Trevor Phillips, yesterday told the home affairs committee that politicians need to be wary of “casual stereotyping” of racial groups. He was referring to recent comments made by former Home Secretary, Jack Straw, on the BBC’s...
The British Transport Police website informs that three EDL supporters have been fined after being found guilty of subjecting rail passengers to “serious racist abuse.” From the BTP website: “Tracey Hurley (33), Stuart Parr (28) and a 17-year old youth, who cannot be named for legal...
The Observer on Sunday reported that religious leaders and theologians called “highly dangerous” the decision by Education Secretary Michael Gove to leave Religious Education off the list of GCSEs that will go toward forming the proposed new ‘English baccalaureate’, especially given the...
The BBC yesterday reported that a second person has been arrested on suspicion of burning the Qur’an in Carlisle city centre last week. The Daily Mail reported last week that a 32 year old man was originally arrested on suspicion of using ‘racially aggravated threatening words or...
ENGAGE have submitted a contribution to the review of the Press Complaints Commission’s Editors’ Code of Practice. The Code, which forms the basis of media standards overseen by the PCC, is under annual review by the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee. Read ENGAGE’s submission here.
