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‘He’s an Arab’ – Denis MacEoin explains why you can’t trust Gilbert Achcar

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Bob Pitt

Denis MacEoin, who was responsible for the discredited Policy Exchange report The Hijacking of British Islam among other axe-grinding anti-Muslim “studies”, has posted a “customer review” of Gilbert Achcar’s book The Arabs and the Holocaust on the Amazon website. Not that MacEoin … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis & comment, Right wing, UK

On the unreliability of think tanks

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Bob Pitt

Australia, in common with other “Western” countries, has something of a track record when it comes to scaremongering over the Islamist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir and the threat to civilised society it supposedly represents.

Posted in Analysis & comment, Australia, Resisting Islamophobia

North London Central Mosque statement on settlement with Policy Exchange

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Bob Pitt

Policy Exchange admits NLCM clear of any wrong-doing Following NLCM win right to appeal, Policy Exchange’s offer of out of court settlement accepted On 27 October 2007, the Policy Exchange published a report entitled ‘The Hijacking of British Islam’ in … Continue reading →

Posted in Resisting Islamophobia, Right wing, UK

‘No to sharia law in Britain’

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Bob Pitt

The Guardian for some reason sees fit to provide the discredited Denis MacEoin with a platform. Meanwhile, over at the Independent, a generally balanced article, entitled “How do Britain’s sharia courts work, and are they a good thing?”, nevertheless includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberal, Resisting Islamophobia, Right wing, UK

More hysteria about Sharia courts

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Bob Pitt

At least 85 Islamic sharia courts are operating in Britain, a study claimed yesterday. The astonishing figure is 17 times higher than previously accepted. The tribunals, working mainly from mosques, settle financial and family disputes according to religious principles. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Far right racists, Resisting Islamophobia, Right wing

Muslim schools ban our culture

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Bob Pitt

A number of Muslim schools are promoting Islamic extremism and encouraging pupils to grow up despising Britain, a think tank report claims today. Youngsters are discouraged from playing cricket and board games, listening to western music and even reading Shakespeare … Continue reading →

Posted in Multiculturalism, Resisting Islamophobia, Right wing, UK

More anti-Muslim propaganda from discredited Islam ‘expert’

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Bob Pitt

Some Islamic schools in Britain were today accused of teaching “fundamentalist” views in a new report which warns they could undermine the country’s social cohesion. The report, by Right-wing think tank Civitas, claims pupils are being told to shun chess, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis & comment, Right wing, UK, USA

Exclusive: over 60 per cent of Britain’s Muslim schools have extremist links

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Bob Pitt

“Britain’s Muslim schools have been sharply criticised in a controversial draft report commissioned by a leading think tank which suggests that over 60 per cent of them are linked to potentially dangerous Islamic fundamentalists. “An early version of the report, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis & comment, Far right racists, Right wing, UK

Policy Exchange faces legal action over ‘Hijacking of British Islam’ documentary

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Bob Pitt

Policy Exchange, the right-wing think-tank with close links to Conservative leader David Cameron’s inner circle, is facing legal action for accusing British mosques of distributing extremist literature. The Independent has learnt that the Al-Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in west … Continue reading →

Posted in Resisting Islamophobia, Right wing, UK

‘Agenda of hate in British mosques’

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Bob Pitt

Extremist literature calling for the execution of gays and the oppression of women is being distributed in British mosques. Researchers found radical or hate-filled books and pamphlets at a quarter of the 100 Islamic religious institutions they visited. The material … Continue reading →

Posted in Right wing, UK

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Around the world

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    Islamophobia on the rise in Czech Republic

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    Pig’s head hung on mosque door in Vienna

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    Arson attack on Swedish mosque injures five

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    French journalist envisages possible deportation of 5 million Muslims

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    Turkish mosque attacked with fireworks in Netherlands

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    Muslim woman attacked at Vienna bank

Resisting Islamophobia

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    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’

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