The Independent reported yesterday of hundreds of British Muslims facing harassment and intimidation by security forces at airports and seaports when leaving for and returning from holidays abroad. From The Independent, “New figures seen by this newspaper show that the number of innocent...
Six men, accused by the Daily Express on Saturday of being “Islamic terrorists disguised as street cleaners” engaged in a plot to blow up the Pope, were reported the next day to have been released without charge. Originally, the Daily Express’ front page reported the matter in dramatic...
We thought you might enjoy Mark Steel’s take on the Daily Express’ “Muslim Plot to Kill Pope” that never was: “You might think that a plot to blow up the Pope would be news for a while. Popes don’t get blown up all that often, and this one’s enough of a celebrity that if...
The outrage manufactured over the weekend by the Mail on Sunday to the serving of halal meat continues today in The Sun, The Express and the Mail Online with such headlines as, “Outrage over secret halal”; “Millions being served secretly with halal meat” and “Halal Britain.” ...
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has issued a list of racist attacks that have occurred during July and August, stating that racist attacks and far-Right graffiti have increased over the summer months. Takeaway workers, those using public transport and those of a “Muslim” appearance...
France’s Senate, on Tuesday, overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic veil (niqab) in public. The proposal also applies to all visitors to France so any Muslim woman who wears the niqab and wants to come to France to do some shopping in Paris will be forced by the...
According to a new report by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, support for radical “Islamist” groups is low among European Muslims and some leading groups with overseas roots are now cooperating with local governments and encouraging Muslims to vote. The report, entitled “Muslim...
Police are currently investigating whether a suspected arson attack at an Islamic prayer room at Manchester Airport on 11th September was religiously or racially motivated. From the Manchester Evening News: “Two ceremonial garments inside the room were deliberately set ablaze between 10pm...
A group of Christian leaders have written to their local newspaper, the Northern Echo, to make clear their opposition to Pastor Terry Jones’ proposed Qur’an burning last week, which he later cancelled amidst widespread international anger. The letter reads: “WE write to deplore, in...
Are things always as bad as you imagine them to be? Is a mosque earmarked for a £2 million development which includes adding two storeys, a dome and minarets a haven for potential terrorists and a step toward accepting Shariah law? Today’s Guardian describes the reaction of Reverend Peter...
