More in the press today on Judge Richard Goldstone’s op-ed in the Washington Post retracting aspects of the UN report he co-authored into war crimes committed during Israel’s brutal 28 day siege on Gaza in Dec 2008 – Jan 2009. Goldstone’s admission that the report would look rather...
STV reports that Neil MacGregor (pictured), the “proud racist” who threatened to blow up Glasgow Central mosque and “behead a Muslim a day” until all mosques in Scotland were closed down, has been jailed for 12 months. MacGregor was initially placed on probation for three years for the...
BBC Radio 5 Live’s “Your Call” programme with Nicky Campbell this morning asked “Is Islam getting a raw deal in the UK?” Questions raised included: Who’s responsible for the bad image of Islam? Are Muslims cosseted in our society and given an easy ride in public debates? Is Islam...
The BBC and Daily Mail report that the Planning Inspectorate is to hold a public inquiry into the Camberley mosque after the Bengali Welfare Association appealed the decision of Surrey council to refuse their planning application (image left). The Inspectorate will hold a six day public inquiry...
Following on from her debate with Salma Yaqoob in Saturday’s Guardian, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s column in today’s Independent dwells on the burqa ban that comes into force in France on April 11th. Alibhai-Brown runs through a preliminary list of sixteen objections (the rest is available on...
The Ilford Recorder today reports that six men are due to appear in court today on charges of violent disorder following last week’s attack on worshippers and the imam of Redbridge Islamic Centre. From the paper: “Six people appeared at Redbridge Court on Saturday charged with violent...
The Halifax Courier reported yesterday that British Transport Police are on the hunt for a gang of EDL supporters who chanted racist abuse while on a train to an English Defence League rally in Rochdale. From the report: “A GANG of hooligans who chanted racist abuse on a train are being hunted...
The Hansard Society have launched their latest Audit of Political Engagement, which is said to measure the ‘political pulse’ of the nation, “providing a unique benchmark to gauge public opinion across Great Britain with regard to politics and the political process.” Based on findings...
Fresh allegations of UK complicity in torture have emerged in the Guardian today. The paper reports that Omar Awadh Omar, a Kenyan businessman, “said he has been interrogated by British intelligence officers after being severely mistreated at a notorious prison in Uganda, in what appears to be...
This report contains details of incidents of anti-Muslim hate crimes which have been reported in local and national media in the UK and which form part of our regular monitoring of such incidents for submission to the Office for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The incidents detailed here are...
