Danny Lockwood, an editor and publisher, has courted controversy by writing a book with a provocative title, The Islamic Republic of Dewsbury.
It is a blunt assault on multi-culturalism seen through the prism of his experience of immigration in the town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire. Lockwood refers to his book as a “hard-hitting chronicle of the massive social changes in the district” and what he describes as “20 years of failed multi-culturalism.”
‘George Edwards’ with fellow fascists in Liverpool protesting against ‘Muslim paedophiles’
A far-right thug has been rejected as an Olympic security guard after his sick views were exposed by the Daily Star Sunday.
A youth football team manager is under investigation after racist and homophobic comments appeared on his Facebook page.
Hampshire Football Association and the FA are probing allegations made against Steve Clarke, who manages the under-15s squad at Havant and Waterlooville Youth FC.
Mr Clarke strongly denies making the offensive comments about Muslims and homosexuals and says the only explanation he can think of is that his profile on the social networking website was hacked.
Evidence in the Kingston Mosque attack trial may have been destroyed by Kingston police’s property store, a court has heard.
Nine people deny being part of a violent mob that chanted English Defence League slogans as elderly worshippers cowered inside Kingston Mosque during the attack on November 21, 2010.
Lead detective in the case Detective Sergeant Andrew Morrow told Kingston Crown Court evidence including clothing taken from three of the defendants and two sticks recovered at the mosque, could not be found. To audible gasps from the defendants in the dock, he said it appeared another detective who took the evidence from those three witnesses had agreed their destruction earlier on this year.
An activist says he has been forced to move his book launch because of the chance the far right would disrupt the event.
Tony Greenstein planned to sign copies of his book, The Fight Against Fascism in Brighton and the South Coast, at the Friends Meeting House in Ship Street, Brighton, on Saturday. But officials at the venue cancelled the event, saying they were concerned it could trigger a protest.
The presence of the English Defence League failed to disrupt the opening of a new Islamic centre in Luton yesterday.
The Discover Islam Public Information Centre, based in Upper George Street, is a community project which aims to provide a neutral environment for people to ask questions about Islam or Muslims that they would feel too embarrassed or intimidated to talk about otherwise.
But outside, surrounded by police, EDL leader Tommy Robinson and around 20 of his followers handed out leaflets which stated that the centre promoted “Luton In Harm-enemy“. The protest was responding to the views expressed on a blog by the centre’s manager, Yusuf Bonner, which Mr Robinson claims are “extremist”. Mr Bonner was not present at the event.
Inside, those running the centre attempted to ignore the EDL and instead focus on what the new building would bring to the town.
Far-right extremists have been told they must change the route of a planned march through the Capital.
The Scottish Defence League (SDL) had proposed its members and supporters would march from St Giles’ Cathedral to the Grassmarket later this year. However, the city council has now told the SDL to submit an alternative route before a decision on whether to permit the demonstration on Saturday, May 26 is taken.
A council spokesman said: “The application has been continued to the next licensing committee for the organisers, council and police to consider alternative routes.” The matter will be considered again on April 20.
A community has distanced itself from a Facebook group opposing a bid for a Muslim community centre after it was filled with racist and anti-Muslim comments.
English Defence League (EDL) member Peter Lynch set up the group Residents Against Chessington Jamatkhana Community Centre (Mosque) in response to plans to convert a two-storey office by the A3 in the Chessington Industrial Estate into a resource for the Ismaili Muslim community.
Since then, other people have left comments on the group’s message wall ranging from planning questions and complaints about parking to threats of violence, swearing and anti-Muslim statements.
Nine people have been banned from Dagenham and Redbridge FC’s ground after hurling racist abuse at a group of Bangladeshi children during a match.
The men, along with others, were heard shouting racist remarks at the group of 300 youngsters during a Daggers match against Bradford City on Saturday – the same day the club held an anti-racism day.
Following the disorder fifteen people were ejected from the Victoria Road stadium by police and one was arrested for public disorder and bailed to return to a police station at a later date.
The offensive actions of a Gainsborough man were blasted by a judge as he was jailed for displaying inflammatory racist posters in the front window of his flat.
Darren J Conway covered the window of his Heaton Street flat with posters, literature and photographs which attacked the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslim religion. Conway, a former BNP member and supporter of the English Defence League, attracted comments from passers-by and workers at nearby businesses with his offensive display.
Among the slogans on show from his ground-floor window were “Jihad works both ways”, “no surrender”, “Muslims are the most hateful of them all” and a letter confirming that he was a member of the BNP. A passer-by reported Conway after being disturbed by the pictures of mutilated Muslims with graphic and obscene messages and imagery.