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No show by EVF at Croydon Islamic centre

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bob Pitt

Supporters of two right-wing groups did not follow through online threats made against an Islamic centre. Last week the Advertiser reported that three men had appeared in a video recorded outside Anjuman-e-Zaini, in Brighton Road, South Croydon, late on the … Continue reading →

Posted in English Defence League, Far right racists, UK

EVF heavily outnumbered in Croydon

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Bob Pitt

Demonstrators clashed in central Croydon today as the English Volunteer Force (EVF) held its planned rally. The roughly 40 English Volunteer Force demonstrators were outnumbered at least three-to-one by counter demonstrators. Angry chants were traded between the groups rallying in … Continue reading →

Posted in Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Anti-fascists mobilise against EVF in Croydon tomorrow

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Bob Pitt

Oppose the fascist EVF The fascist English Volunteer Force (EVF), an anti Muslim splinter group from the English Defence League (EDL), is planning an anti immigration ‘protest’ outside Lunar House, in Croydon on Saturday 27th, July. The EVF is targeting … Continue reading →

Posted in English Defence League, Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Police alerted to threats against Croydon Islamic centre

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Bob Pitt

Police are investigating threats made against an Islamic centre by supporters of two right-wing groups. A video, posted on the internet, shows three men connected to the English Defence League (EDL) and one of its splinter groups, outside Anjuman-e-Zaini, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Muslim violence, Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Fascists target mosque in Croydon

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Bob Pitt

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. A breakaway from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis & comment, Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Public meeting to counter Croydon anti-Islam protest

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Bob Pitt

An academy is to host a public meeting to counter an anti-Islam demonstration in Croydon later this month. Oasis Academy Shirley Park in Ashburton will hold a roundtable event on Thursday July 11 for locals to publicly reject the protest … Continue reading →

Posted in English Defence League, Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Croydon Council leader calls for anti-Islam protest to be banned

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Bob Pitt

The leader of Croydon Council has called for a planned rally by right-wing extremists to be banned. The English Volunteer Force (EVF) plans to protest outside the headquarters of the UK Border Agency (UKBA), in Wellesley Road, on July 27. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis & comment, English Defence League, Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Reports and comment from Islamophobia Watch 27 January‑2 February

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Bob Pitt

Reports and comment from Islamophobia Watch 27 January-2 February 2014 Anti-Islamic group moves to stop mosque in Ballarat, Victoria  2 February 2014 CPS is ignoring racist motivation in murder and manslaughter cases, says damning report  2 February 2014 Far-right groupuscule engages in … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly summary

Reports and comment from Islamophobia Watch 22-28 July

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bob Pitt

Reports and comment from Islamophobia Watch 22-28 July 2013

Posted in Weekly summary

Featured Posts

  • ‘Bigot’ Eric King who was spared jail for Islam hate mail says he will continue to share his views online

    ‘Bigot’ Eric King who was spared jail for Islam hate mail says he will continue to share his views online

  • Extremist who attacked George Galloway is jailed for 16 months

    Extremist who attacked George Galloway is jailed for 16 months

  • Zionist Federation cancels Mordechai Kedar lectures … but only at schools

    Zionist Federation cancels Mordechai Kedar lectures … but only at schools

  • Men fined £600 for threatening to ‘torch’ and ‘blow up’ Astley Bridge mosque on Facebook

    Men fined £600 for threatening to ‘torch’ and ‘blow up’ Astley Bridge mosque on Facebook

  • Pubs crisis: ‘Teetotal Muslims to blame’ says Tory peer

    Pubs crisis: ‘Teetotal Muslims to blame’ says Tory peer

  • Answering the attacks on Lutfur Rahman’s administration

    Answering the attacks on Lutfur Rahman’s administration

  • Soldier Ryan McGee jailed for making nail bomb

    Soldier Ryan McGee jailed for making nail bomb

  • EDL whips up hatred and violence against Muslim taxi drivers in Weston‑super‑Mare

    EDL whips up hatred and violence against Muslim taxi drivers in Weston‑super‑Mare

Around the world

  • Islamophobia on the rise in Czech Republic

    Islamophobia on the rise in Czech Republic

  • Pig’s head hung on mosque door in Vienna

    Pig’s head hung on mosque door in Vienna

  • Arson attack on Swedish mosque injures five

    Arson attack on Swedish mosque injures five

  • German mosque vandalized with swastikas and racist graffiti

    German mosque vandalized with swastikas and racist graffiti

  • Queensland bar & grill puts up ‘no Muslims’ sign

    Queensland bar & grill puts up ‘no Muslims’ sign

  • French journalist envisages possible deportation of 5 million Muslims

    French journalist envisages possible deportation of 5 million Muslims

  • Turkish mosque attacked with fireworks in Netherlands

    Turkish mosque attacked with fireworks in Netherlands

  • Muslim woman attacked at Vienna bank

    Muslim woman attacked at Vienna bank

Resisting Islamophobia

  • Henry Jackson Society funded by the Islamophobia industry must be stripped of its charitable status

    Henry Jackson Society funded by the Islamophobia industry must be stripped of its charitable status

  • Luton Islamic Centre exposes EDL lies

    Luton Islamic Centre exposes EDL lies

  • Thousands sign online petition against German anti-Islam PEGIDA movement

    Thousands sign online petition against German anti-Islam PEGIDA movement

  • Swedish marchers denounce Christmas Day arson attack on mosque

    Swedish marchers denounce Christmas Day arson attack on mosque

  • Jewish students’ organisation sues French magazine for inciting anti-Muslim hatred

    Jewish students’ organisation sues French magazine for inciting anti-Muslim hatred

  • As Pickles’ commissioners arrive, Tower Hamlets hits back at bungling Tories

    As Pickles’ commissioners arrive, Tower Hamlets hits back at bungling Tories

  • ‘Shame on you for hosting racist speaker!’ PSC protest against Sussex Friends of Israel

    ‘Shame on you for hosting racist speaker!’ PSC protest against Sussex Friends of Israel

  • Tackling Islamophobia – Roundtable event at Parliament

    Tackling Islamophobia – Roundtable event at Parliament

From the archives

  • Anti-Muslim backlash after Woolwich (updated)

    Anti-Muslim backlash after Woolwich (updated)

  • John Ware – a record of tabloid-style smears and witch-hunts

    John Ware – a record of tabloid-style smears and witch-hunts

  • How Quilliam used former EDL leaders to appeal for money

    How Quilliam used former EDL leaders to appeal for money

  • Times discovers non-existent ‘rise in Muslim birthrate’

    Times discovers non-existent ‘rise in Muslim birthrate’

  • Lies and hysteria over ‘gender segregation’

    Lies and hysteria over ‘gender segregation’

  • Muslim demographics, rabid Islamophobia and The Commentator

    Muslim demographics, rabid Islamophobia and The Commentator

  • Dawkins defends Enlightenment values

    Dawkins defends Enlightenment values

  • Maryam Namazie and her allies

    Maryam Namazie and her allies

  • Pat Condell claims all rapists in Oslo are ‘Muslim immigrants’

    Pat Condell claims all rapists in Oslo are ‘Muslim immigrants’

Recent Posts

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  • Anti-terror plan to spy on toddlers ‘is heavy-handed’
  • Sweden mulls national strategy to counter ‘Islamophobia’ after arson attacks on mosques
  • MP urges Czechs: Walk your pigs near mosques
  • Germany: Muslims to march in protest of widespread racial hatred
  • Twitter and Facebook ‘allowing Islamophobia to flourish’ as anti-Muslim comments proliferate
  • ‘Love bombing’ at Uppsala mosque
  • Stockholm rallies against mosque attacks
  • Cologne Cathedral to turn out the lights in protest at anti-Muslim march
  • ‘Sweden’s Islamophobia is getting stronger’
  • Henry Jackson Society funded by the Islamophobia industry must be stripped of its charitable status

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Featured Posts

  • ‘Bigot’ Eric King who was spared jail for Islam hate mail says he will continue to share his views online

    ‘Bigot’ Eric King who was spared jail for Islam hate mail says he will continue to share his views online

  • Extremist who attacked George Galloway is jailed for 16 months

    Extremist who attacked George Galloway is jailed for 16 months

  • Zionist Federation cancels Mordechai Kedar lectures … but only at schools

    Zionist Federation cancels Mordechai Kedar lectures … but only at schools

  • Men fined £600 for threatening to ‘torch’ and ‘blow up’ Astley Bridge mosque on Facebook

    Men fined £600 for threatening to ‘torch’ and ‘blow up’ Astley Bridge mosque on Facebook

  • Pubs crisis: ‘Teetotal Muslims to blame’ says Tory peer

    Pubs crisis: ‘Teetotal Muslims to blame’ says Tory peer

  • Answering the attacks on Lutfur Rahman’s administration

    Answering the attacks on Lutfur Rahman’s administration

  • Soldier Ryan McGee jailed for making nail bomb

    Soldier Ryan McGee jailed for making nail bomb

  • EDL whips up hatred and violence against Muslim taxi drivers in Weston‑super‑Mare

    EDL whips up hatred and violence against Muslim taxi drivers in Weston‑super‑Mare

Analysis and comment

  • UKIP official retweets pro‑PEGIDA comments

    UKIP official retweets pro‑PEGIDA comments

  • Christine Tasin wins appeal against conviction for inciting anti-Muslim hatred … with assistance of Daniel Pipes

    Christine Tasin wins appeal against conviction for inciting anti-Muslim hatred … with assistance of Daniel Pipes

  • Isle of Wight EDL leader pleads guilty to racially or religiously aggravated harassment

    Isle of Wight EDL leader pleads guilty to racially or religiously aggravated harassment

  • The Sun exposes Britain First

    The Sun exposes Britain First

  • Another fake anti-Islam quote from the far right

    Another fake anti-Islam quote from the far right

  • More inflammatory lies from Britain First

    More inflammatory lies from Britain First

  • Caroline Fourest fined €6000 for defaming young Muslim victim of racist attack

    Caroline Fourest fined €6000 for defaming young Muslim victim of racist attack

  • More anti-Muslim bigotry from Sun columnist Katie Hopkins

    More anti-Muslim bigotry from Sun columnist Katie Hopkins