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Islamic centre in Belfast attacked

46 min 33 sec ago

UTV reports on a hate crime incident involving an Islamic centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Thursday. Police are investigating after a milk bottle of paint was allegedly thrown at the ...

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Man in court over attack on mosque in Braintree

47 min 49 sec ago

BBC News reports on the court appearance of a 43 year old man charged with ‘affray and two counts of possessing a weapon’ after he was arrested following an attack on an Islamic centre in ...

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Man charged over Gillingham mosque attack

50 min 56 sec ago

BBC News reports that a man has been charged with ‘religiously-aggravated criminal damage and burglary’, after he allegedly targeted the mosque in Gillingham, Kent, in a revenge attack following ...

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Police investigate racist posts on UKIP councillor's Facebook page

59 min 26 sec ago

BBC News reports on an investigation launched by Lincolnshire Police into racist and anti-Muslim comments allegedly made by UKIP councillor, Chris Pain, on Facebook. The Sunday Mirror last week ...

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ENGAGE condemnation of Woolwich attack

Thu, 23/05/2013 - 10:51pm

As details of the horrific crime committed in Woolwich yesterday emerge and preliminary evidence suggests the involvement of a man motivated by an Al-Qaeda inspired narrative, we wish to bring ...

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MPs write to Privy Council rejecting PressBoF Charter

Thu, 23/05/2013 - 5:00pm

The Independent today reports that a group of MPs have written to the Culture Secretary, Maria Miller, setting out reasons for rejecting the PressBoF Charter on press regulation. The press ...

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Reject the PressBoF Charter on press regulation`

Thu, 23/05/2013 - 4:59pm

Dear Activist, As-salaamu alaykum, We are writing to request your urgent assistance concerning a consultation opened by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt. Hon. Maria ...

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Far Right exploits Woolwich attack to foment tensions

Thu, 23/05/2013 - 4:06pm

The newspapers today cover extensively the horrific murder of a young man, believed to have been a member of the British Armed Forces, in an indescribably brutal attack in Woolwich ...

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'Pork' DNA burgers tested clean

Thu, 23/05/2013 - 3:45pm

BBC News reports on the results of DNA tests conducted on halal burgers which in earlier testing were found to contain pork DNA. Leicester City Council removed the burgers from menus from a ...

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Man cautioned over 'racist and offensive' anti-mosque comments on Facebook

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 3:50pm

The Asian Image newspaper reports that a man has been cautioned by police after making “racist and offensive comments” opposing plans for a Muslim prayer centre in Shrewsbury, ...

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Muslim schoolgirls raise £8000 for Gaza and Syria

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 3:42pm

The Asian Image newspaper reports on the fundraising efforts of schoolgirls at Preston Muslim Girls High School and Abrar Academy who have jointly raised £8000 for charity. The ...

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International Religious Freedoms Report 2012

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 3:23pm

The US State Department released its annual International Religious Freedoms report yesterday assessing religious freedoms across the globe. The report includes country-by-country ...

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Muslima - Art and Voices of Muslim women from around the globe

Tue, 21/05/2013 - 1:41pm

The Guardian features news of an online exhibition, ‘Muslim Women’s Art and Voices’, capturing stories, interviews, experiences and art by Muslim women from across the globe. You can view the ...

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EDL to protest against Islamic school in Newcastle

Tue, 21/05/2013 - 1:37pm

The Northern Echo covers the announcement of a national protest in Newcastle by the English Defence League on Saturday 25th May “over proposals to open an Islamic school in the city”. Newcastle ...

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Three in court after EDL Dumfries protest

Tue, 21/05/2013 - 1:34pm

BBC News reports on three men who have appeared in court after being arrested at the anti-mosque rally in Dumfries at the weekend. The men, John Banks, 55, David Kyle, 29, and Josh Wood, 29, ...

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Letter from Muslim scholars and leaders on same sex marriage bill

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:40pm

The Sunday Telegraph published a letter yesterday signed by over 450 British Muslim scholars and leaders expressing ‘serious misgivings’ over the Coalition’s Marriage Bill legalizing same sex ...

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Letter from Muslim scholars and leaders on same sex marriage bill

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:40pm

The Sunday Telegraph published a letter yesterday signed by over 450 British Muslim scholars and leaders expressing ‘serious misgivings’ over the Coalition’s Marriage Bill legalizing same sex ...

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More UKIP anti-Muslim views surface

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:34pm

BBC News reports mon the election of a UKIP councillor to Rotherham Metropolitan Council. Cavan Vines won in the by-election prompted by the departure of Shaun Wright, who was elected as the PCC ...

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Three arrested at SDL protest in Dumfries

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:00pm

BBC News reports on the arrest of three people on public order offences following a Scottish Defence League protest in Dumfries at the weekend. The SDL, who exploited concerns raised by a local ...

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Police investigate mosque attack in Wakefield

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 11:55am

Local paper, Wakefield Express, reports on another alleged incident of anti-Muslim hate crime in the Leeds area with two men arrested at the weekend on “suspicion of criminal damage after a window ...

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