News Agencies – December 27, 2011 Thirty war graves of Muslim soldiers who fought in World War I have been attacked and defaced in the southern city of Carcassonne. Racist insults and swastikas were painted on the graves, which are identified by the Islamic symbols of the star and crescent. Slogans including “France for the…
14.10.2011 Ministers in the UK are currently considering legal changes, according to which insulting speech or actions would no longer be a criminal offence. The move to consider changes to the law on “threatening, abusive or insulting” words in public, under section five of the Public Order Act 1986, was brought forward by civil liberty…
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…
Impostors. Arrogant. Money-hungry idiots. The insults aimed at France’s World Cup team have been venomous following its drama-plagued early elimination from the international tournament. Passionate hand-wringing at the humiliating fall of the team that won the 1998 World Cup can be expected from dismayed French fans. But some worry that the tirades against the ethnically-…
According to editor of The Muslim News Ahmed Versi, Islamophobia in Britain is not given the necessary amount of attention. He claims that Islamophobic attacks in Britain will continue to rise until there is a wholesale change in attitudes, including new legislation against religious hatred. “It will get worse unless something serious is done to…
