Tag: Europe

More Anti-Muslim Graffiti Found At University Of Birmingham

  The Birmingham Mail reports on another incident of racist and Islamophobic graffiti at a Birmingham University building. It is the third occurrence this year of graffiti appearing on the university campus. In the latest attack, the words ‘Kill Islam before it kills you’ were sprayed on a storage box near sports pitches at the University of Birmingham… Read More ›

BNP Protests Against Mosque In Bromley

  The local paper News Shopper and This is Local London draws attention to a BNP protest against the conversion of a former Methodist church in Keston, Bromley into a mosque. The former reports that the British National Party (BNP) staged a demonstration against the plans outside the mosque last weekend handing out leaflets. Signs… Read More ›

Islamophobia In The Jewish Community

By Mend.org.uk   The Jewish News reports on the comments by Labour incumbent for the marginal seat of Bury South, Ivan Lewis MP, on strains of Islamophobia present among British Jewish communities. Speaking at the We Believe in Israel conference, organised by BICOM, the former minister for the Middle East, said: “I find it incredible that… Read More ›

Home Secretary Announces New Counter-Extremism Strategy

By MEND   The Home Secretary today announced the Government’s new counter-extremism strategy after the weekend papers reported on disagreements between the Coalition parties about how far restrictions on free speech should go. The new strategy presents a number of important questions about the effectiveness of the Government’s approach, past and future. Perhaps most disturbing in… Read More ›

Liverpool FC Fans Reject Anti-Muslim Bigotry

  The Liverpool Echo and Daily Mirror report on the challenge by supporters of Liverpool Football Club to a fan who posted a picture of two Muslims praying at Anfield during half time with the hashtag #disgrace. Stephen Dodd posted the picture taken at Liverpool’s match against Blackburn Rovers on Sunday on his twitter account… Read More ›

A Man Is Found Guilty Of ‘Attempted Murder’ After Assault On Turkish Shopkeeper

  The Daily Mail reports on the trial of a man who raged about “f****** foreigners” before launching a violent assault on a Turkish shopkeeper in Paddington, west London last October. Hilmi Uludag was manning the till at the shop when Andrew Jefferson, 52, walked in, browsed around the aisles and then approached him with… Read More ›

A Man Is In Court On Charges For Alleged Mosque Arson Attack

  The Kent Messenger reports on the charging of a man with attempted arson with intent to endanger life after lit tissue paper was found in the letterbox of a mosque in Folkestone while the imam was inside. Philip Donovan, 28, has been charged with the offence, which carries a possible life sentence, and a… Read More ›

France: Atheist Jailed For Using Grenades To Attack A French Mosque

By Dorado / Loon Watch The assailant said “I am a Republican, an atheist, and what happened at Charlie Hebdo infuriated me.” Keep in mind that people have been sent to jail for over a year for simply speaking yet he gets a year in jail for throwing grenades. How would the charges and media coverage… Read More ›

Heroes Come In Three’s

By Br. Shibli Zaman   Anders Breivik, a Norwegian radical Right-wing Christian, was inspired by people like Robert Spencer, Pamela Gellar and Brigitte Gabriel who say Muslims are violent and want to kill people. He wrote a manifesto naming these hatemongers, and others like them, claiming that Muslims were “taking over”. [1] So what was… Read More ›

The Islamophobia Network: Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer is co-founder of Stop Islamization of America, or SIOA, and director of Jihad Watch, a program of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. As a subsidiary of the Freedom Center, Jihad Watch’s primary purpose is to conduct research “regarding the current state of radical jihad theology and ideology.” Spencer’s activities are funded in large part… Read More ›