On Monday, the BBC’s ‘This World’ broadcast a programme on the far right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders. The programme, “Geert Wilders: Europe’s Most Dangerous Man?” is available to watch on BBC iPlayer until 8pm on Monday, 21st February. The programme follows Wilders on the...
Despite his being banned from physically entering the UK, Zakir Naik last Friday addressed the Oxford Union via video link, giving a speech and answering questions on topics such as how the media represents Islam; terrorism ,and his own ban from the UK. From ‘The Oxford Student’...
The Kent Messenger reports that a bridge in Detling, Maidstone, has been defaced with extreme far right and anti-Muslim graffiti – including a call to “kill Muslims.” From the report: “A memorial bridge to a young girl who died crossing the A249 has been defaced with far right...
The Birmingham Post today reports one of the schools at the heart of Monday’s Dispatches documentary has received “malicious calls threatening to firebomb the building.” From the paper: “Darul Uloom Islamic High School, in Small Heath, will be closed until next month amid safety fears...
The University of Cambridge Islamic Society has organised an ‘Experience Islam Week’ to “challenge misconceptions” about Islam, which has been running since 12th February and will last until 20th February. The website, ‘Cambridge First’, states: “Experience Islam Week is organised...
Three people have been charged with arson following a fire at a mosque in West Sussex, reported the BBC. “The fire at the mosque in Wivelsfield Road, Haywards Heath, was started in the early hours of Sunday. “It opened in November after being renovated at a cost of hundreds of thousands of...
The Evening Standard on Friday reported that the satellite channel Peace TV is to be investigated by the regulator, OFCOM following a single complaint by a viewer over its apparent “extremist messages.” The paper further reported that Zakir Naik, the scholar who was banned from entering the...
The Mail on Sunday once again picked up the issue of halal meat this weekend with the headline “Don’t force pupils to eat halal, C of E tells schools.” From the paper: “The Church of England has told its schools to ensure they are serving non-halal food after concerns that a number...
Many will have watched Channel 4’s Dispatches documentary last night, “Lessons in hate and violence”, presented by Tazeen Ahmad. Last night’s documentary raised a number of disturbing issues uncovered by the Dispatches team in two schools – the Darul Uloom Islamic High School in...
Local paper, the Essex Enquirer, reports that a Labour councillor in Thurrock, Essex, has been suspended by her party for “passing on allegedly racist comments in an email.” From the paper: “The suspension was announced four days after it was revealed that Belhus councillor Sue Gray had...
