Far right groups across Europe are seizing upon the Paris attacks to condemn Islam and vilify refugees. Opponents are concerned the language being used reinforces Islamic State’s own narrative of an epic clash of civilizations. From Britain First and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to France’s National Front and Germany’s Pegida, right-wing groups across Europe…
The far-right anti-Islam group Britain First has apparently compared itself to Winston Churchill as it marches in Burton-Upon-Trent in Staffordshire to protest against the building of a new mosque. Police estimate up to 300 people will attend the march today by the extreme group which wants to “ban all trace of Islam from the UK”…
July 28, 2014 The founder of Britain First has resigned from the far-right group over its “provocative and counterproductive” mosque invasions. James “Jim” Dowson, a former British National Party (BNP) member and anti-abortion campaigner, announced his departure on Sunday. While Britain First blamed “media pressure” and family issues for the decision and said he would…
July 7, 2014 The case dates back to October 20, 2012 and concerns the occupation of the Grand Mosque of Poitiers by Generation Identity, a far right youth movement that occupied the mosque during its construction. According to the group’s website, its goal is to “banish scum, those who want to police our lives and…
The latest edition, for the year 2013, of the German Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution, published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on June 18, 2014. As recently reported in Euro-Islam, the latest report warns about the rise of xenophobic violence and the Jihadist threat in Germany. The summary of the report’s findings…
