3 March 2011 Nick Clegg has set out a rival government vision for combating violent extremism, striking a different tone from David Cameron’s month-old doctrine to disengage from extremists. In a speech in Luton, Clegg disagreed with Cameron’s disavowal of multiculturalism, was hesitant about moves to ban extremist groups and said he did not share…
As the leader of the controversial English Defence League prepared to speak to supporters in Toronto over the Internet, activists delivered a message of their own. “EDL go to hell,” demonstrators chanted on the street outside the Toronto Zionist Centre where Tommy Robinson, leader of the British anti-Islamist group, was to address about 50 supporters….
A British right-wing group responsible for a wave of violent anti-Islamist street protests in the United Kingdom will attempt to spread its message to Canadians at a rally in Toronto. A “support rally” for the controversial English Defence League is scheduled to take place at the Toronto Zionist Centre. The event is being organized by…
5 December 2010 In this op-ed, Robert Lambert calls on the long-overdue proper debate on anti-Muslim violence and intimidation: “The new all-party parliamentary group investigating Islamophobia will need to encourage the coalition government to tackle anti-Muslim violence and intimidation as a matter of urgency. Too many victims have suffered in silence and without remedy since…
BILLY BRIGGS November 28, 2010 On platform one at Bolton train station in England a mob of about 100 men punch the air in unison as a chant – “Muslim bombers, off our streets!” – goes up. Their voices echo loudly, and as more men suddenly appear, startled passengers move aside. The protesters wave St…
