12 May 2012 This week eight men were convicted at Liverpool Crown Court for their involvement in the exploitation of underage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The members of the gang, who are of Pakistani origin, recruited vulnerable teenage girls as young as 13 years old to force into prostitution. Inevitably the event shocked…
07./ 8.12.2011 Last week, two men who were accused of having set fire to a most in Stoke-on-Trent on December 3rd were found guilty of the attack and have each been sentenced to 10 years in jail. The court heard that ex-soldier Simon Beech, 23, and Garreth Foster, 29, planned the arsonist attack in revenge…
26.08.2011 Home Secretary Theresa May has banned a march through Tower Hamlets, one of the UK’s biggest Muslim communities, planned by the English Defence League (EDL) for September 3rd. The Guardian reports that May has effectively outlawed ‘any marches in Tower Hamlets and four neighbouring boroughs – whether by the EDL or any other group…
01.07.2011 The far-right English Defence League (EDL) is planning a rally in Cambridge on July 9th, for which they expect around 400 protesters. Ahead of the event, the Cambridge Muslim Council has issued a statement calling on Muslims not to participate in counter-protests organised by “Unite Against Facism” and the Trades Union Council. Furthermore, the…
19 April 2011 A recently formed group, Muslims Against Crusade, have called for a forceful protest on the wedding day of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The group was formed after radical Islam4UK was banned last year, which in turn was a successor to the outlawed group Al Muhajiroun, and although radical Anjem Choudary plays…
