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Terrorism is a monster with more than one face

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Six Islamic extremists have been jailed for plotting a bloody terror attack on a right-wing march.

Meanwhile, four teenagers believed to have set a Muslim school on fire while 128 children and staff slept inside are being held on suspicious of arson.

Two terrible crimes about which we should all be concerned.
But maybe what should worry us even more is the language used to describe them.

The one committed by the Islamists is regarded as terrorism. The one committed ON an Islamic target is… well, it’s just a crime.

Why? You tell me.

Bill Leckie in the Scottish Sun, 11 June 2013

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Racist vandals paint swastika on proposed mosque site

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Worcester Park fascist graffitiVandals daubed a swastika on the door of a proposed mosque.

The graffiti was painted onto the front door of the old Bank Chamber building, which is owned by an Islamic group that wants to convert it into a mosque, in Green Lane, Worcester Park, between 8am and 11pm on Tuesday, June 4.

The attack comes in the aftermath of the murder of soldier Drummer Lee Rigby near his barracks in Woolwich last month and in the midst of a spate of vandalism on Muslim buildings around the country.

Vandals painted the red swastika – the emblem of the Nazi party – on the door of the building but it was quickly covered up by green paint. Police are investigating.

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English Defence League leader condemns attacks on Muslims

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Stephen Lennon with anti-mosque placard2The leader of the English Defence League has said he “utterly condemns” attacks on Muslims.

Tommy Robinson denied claims his group had firebombed an Islamic community centre in London, where the letters EDL were sprayed on the building. He told the BBC the graffiti could have been placed there to make it look as if the group was responsible.

Mr Robinson told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he condemned all acts of violence by EDL members and the group was about peaceful protest.

He denied his group was behind the blaze in Muswell Hill last week. “If something was set fire and someone wrote David Cameron on the side of it, does it mean he did it?” he said. “If I’m honest, I’m completely sceptical that it is even non-Muslims that have done that.”

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Cambridge man faces trial over knife and race charges after Woolwich killing

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A Cambridge man accused of brandishing a knife and making racial comments on a train in the wake of the Woolwich killing faces a trial.

David Scott Camp, 35, of Romsey Terrace, was today remanded on unconditional bail by Chelmsford magistrates to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court August 19. He is accused of affray, possessing a knife or bladed point and possessing cannabis on May 23.

Camp is accused of using or threatening to use unlawful violence towards other persons is said to have had a folding lock knife on board a train travelling between London and Harlow and of having the cannabis on the same occasion. No pleas were entered by Camp.

Cambridge News, 10 June 2013

Sharp rise in Islamophobic incidents, says senior Met police officer

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Simon LetchfordThere has been a sharp rise in the number of attacks against Muslims, a senior officer in Britain’s biggest police force has said.

Commander Simon Letchford said abuse of Muslims may be more widespread than figures suggest as a result of under-reporting and the Metropolitan Police had stepped up security at some Islamic centres. He said around eight Islamophobic incidents a day were taking place in the capital every day, up from the usual rate of a single daily incident.

Mr Letchford urged Londoners to “stand shoulder to shoulder” in response to the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich.

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Four arson arrests over Islamic Darul Uloom School fire

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Four teenagers have been arrested after a fire at an Islamic boarding school in south-east London.

About 128 pupils and staff were evacuated from Darul Uloom School in Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, on Saturday.

Two 17-year-olds and two 18-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of arson on Sunday, the Metropolitan police said.

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Boxing promoter faces racism probe after vicious Facebook comments against Muslims

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Alex Morrison with Ricky BurnsThe manager of boxing champ Ricky Burns is facing a racism probe after a hate-fuelled rant about Muslims appeared on his Facebook page. The posts on Alex Morrison’s page refer to Muslims as “deceitful scum” and “pigs” and urge people to boycott their businesses.

Bosses at the British Boxing Board of Control are to discuss the outburst at a meeting this week and will ask Glasgow-based Morrison, 72, to explain. A source said: “The board agree that what’s on Alex’s page is racist and brings the sport into disrepute. They’ve been made aware of the comments but been unable to officially discuss them. That will happen in the next few days and he’ll be asked for an explanation.”

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Racist abuse aimed at Papiss Cissé on Newcastle EDL Facebook page

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Papiss CisséNewcastle United striker Papiss Cisse has been the subject of racist abuse on the NEWCASTLE – English Defence League Facebook page.

The abuse centres around Cisse’s religion and comes after reports emerged that Cisse will refuse to wear Newcastle’s new kit which will be branded with Wonga.com, a payday loans company.

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Police patrol Islamic sites ‘at risk’ after fires

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There will be 24-hour police patrols at certain Islamic sites in London after two suspicious fires, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said.

Fires were started at a community centre in Muswell Hill on Wednesday, and a Chislehurst school on Saturday. An increased police presence has now been put in place around potentially “vulnerable” locations, said Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe. He called on Londoners not to be divided by the death of Lee Rigby.

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