Imran Awan: Why Muslims in Birmingham Feel Like a ‘Suspect’ Community|
They also remind me of past incidents which has led to a ‘breakdown’ of relationship between the police and the Muslim community in Birmingham.
How Muslims helped Ireland during the great famine|
by Mehedi Islam
160 years ago, during the Great Famine in Ireland, the Ottoman Empire sent £1,000 sterling (about $1,052,000 today) and 3 shiploads of food to Drogheda, Ireland.
Fascists target mosque in Croydon|
Among the alliance of far-right groups who organised an anti-mosque protest in Lincoln last Saturday, during which protestors marched through the city chanting “burn the poppy we will burn the mosque”, was the English Volunteer Force.
Police release CCTV of man wanted in connection with attempted arson attack on Al-Hira Centre|
by Bob Pitt
Footage of a man wanted in connection with an attempted arson attack at a mosque has been released by the police.
Racial abuse shouted in Hartlepool mosque|
Police are hunting two men and a woman who burst into a mosque and shouted racial abuse. The incident happened at the Nasir Mosque on Brougham Terrace, in Hartlepool, at around 7.45pm on Tuesday, February 5.
Thug spat on woman who was wearing a hijab in Humberstone Road, Leicester|
A thug spat at a woman in the street apparently because she was wearing an Islamic head scarf.
Police have appealed for help tracing the man, who targeted the woman in Humberstone Road, near Leicester city centre.
Family quits Bingham after anti-Muslim attacks|
A Muslim family say they have been forced to move from their home after offensive graffiti and a cross wrapped in ham were left outside their house. Murad Alam, 39, said his wife and two sons, aged eight and 10, had moved out of their home in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, to a “safe” place.
Muslim sex ring accused of grooming ‘troubled’ underage girls|
This was the headline to the London Evening Standard’s report of the Oxford “grooming” case today. In the online version it has since been changed to “Sex gang accused of grooming ‘troubled’ underage girls”, and the opening sentence now refers to “Asian” rather than “Muslim” men.
‘Mosque buster’ lawyer gives free advice on how to block worship|
A self-styled “mosque buster”, who boasts that he has blocked plans for 16 mosques across Britain, was once linked to the far-right English Defence League (EDL) and claims that Islam encourages paedophilia, sexual abuse and pimping.
Burning crucifix wrapped in ham left outside the home of Muslim family in suspected race-hate attack|
(Hope Not Hate)
A Muslim family who had just moved into their new home were disgusted when ‘racist’ neighbours left a burning crucifix on their doorstep – wrapped in ham.
