Three men have been charged with posting offensive messages on the Stop The Astley Bridge Mosque Facebook page. All three have been charged with racially aggravated malicious communications. Leon Richmond, aged 18, of Whalley Avenue, Bolton, and Darren Hubble, aged … Continue reading
Two men have been convicted of making Facebook threats to “torch” and “blow up” a proposed new mosque in Astley Bridge. Police arrested both men for posting offensive messages on the Stop The Astley Bridge Mosque Facebook page, which has … Continue reading
Reports and comment from Islamophobia Watch 10-16 November 2014 National Front try to disrupt Islamic Society peaceful march in Newport 16 November 2014 ‘Hooligans against Salafists’ stage anti‑Islam demonstration in Hanover 16 November 2014 Newcastle vandal fined over ISIS‑related graffiti spray-painted on … Continue reading
A councillor has hit out at Bolton UKIP after it claimed single-sex faith schools were “socially divisive”. UKIP issued a statement after Tauheedul Free Schools Trust was given the go-ahead to build a £10 million Muslim boys school, named Eden … Continue reading
A video showing a semi-naked man wearing a burka while doing an ice bucket challenge outside a mosque is being investigated by police. The clip shows the man, clutching a packet of bacon, with sausages dangling between his legs, being … Continue reading
A Bolton MP has backed calls to boycott a bank which closed the account of an Islamic aid charity. Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East, said she will also speak to ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills … Continue reading
Hundreds of protestors closed off Blackburn Road for more than an hour over protests about the extension of a mosque in Astley Bridge. The demonstration, organised by far-right organisation the North West Infidels, sparked a second protest by the Bolton … Continue reading
Racist vandals scrawled anti-Islamic graffiti on part of the route used for Bolton’s Ironman event. The words – which were described as “vulgar and racist” – were found on Rivington Road, an area that made up part of the bike … Continue reading
The far-right group the North West Infidels, which originated in a split in the English Defence League, will be holding a demonstration in Bolton next month against the planned so-called “super mosque” in Astley Bridge. There is an existing campaign based … Continue reading
A teenager has been arrested after allegedly posting a racist threat against a mosque on Facebook. Leon Richmond, aged 18, from Smithills, is alleged to have made an “offensive” comment about the proposed new mosque in Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, … Continue reading