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South Shields woman jailed for drunken attack on Muslims
A drunken mum is behind bars today after a shocking race-hate attack – in which she pretended her child had been killed in Afghanistan.
Michelle Eager tried to pull off Zakir Mohammed’s religious headgear before spitting at her and then hitting the 24-year-old in the face. The 41-year-old, who was hurling foul abuse, then turned on Mrs Mohammed’s 17-year-old niece, Atif Khan, and also hit her in the face.
Newcastle Crown Court heard that Eager, who was drunk, yelled at the women “you are from Afghanistan – you are not in Afghanistan now”. She then told them her son had been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan – which was a lie.
Man arrested for attack on Muslim woman in Solihull
A Shirley man has been summoned to appear at Solihull Magistrates Court after he allegedly ripped a veil from a Muslim woman’s face in Touchwood.
Police reported that Ian Brazier, 26, had grabbed the victim, also 26, by her head and removed her face covering as she walked past the Disney store, on March 3. It’s alleged that he then threw the veil to the floor and left the shopping centre. A Solihull Police spokesman said the woman had not been physically harmed but was left severely shaken by the incident.
EDL defends ‘brave’ councillor over Twitter comment
The English Defence League (EDL) has supported a Bournemouth councillor who said online that it was the only group that “sticks up for the English”. Sue Anderson later apologised for the Twitter comment she made on Saturday. She also suspended herself from the Tory party and referred herself for disciplinary procedures.
Kevin Carroll, co-founder and joint leader of the EDL, said it seemed she had “bowed to pressure” from her party after expressing her views. He said: “She wouldn’t have said it if she didn’t believe it in the first place, but she’s bowed to pressure. There are a lot of politicians and MPs that feel the same way but are too scared to speak up.”
Mad Mel on Rochdale grooming case – “the horrific consequences of Britain’s ‘Islamophobia’ witch-hunt”
Melanie Phillips offers a characteristically thoughtful and nuanced response to the Rochdale “grooming” convictions.
Far right nearly derailed ‘grooming’ trial
The £2m trial of the Rochdale sex grooming gang was nearly derailed twice by far-right groups, it can now be revealed.
Before any evidence had been heard, demonstrations by the BNP and EDL prompted two defence barristers to pull out. With a jury sworn in at Liverpool Crown Court and the prosecution poised to open their case, Abdul Iqbal and Iran Safi decided to leave the case amid angry scenes outside.
Solicitors, barristers and some defendants reported being threatened. The jury had to be discharged and replacement barristers brought in. The trial was delayed for two weeks while the new lawyers acquainted themselves with the case and a second jury sworn in.
Come back, all is forgiven – head of UKIP’s policy unit calls on defectors to far-right BFP to rejoin party
Over at Liberal Conspiracy Sunny Hundal draws our attention to remarks made by “Lord” Christopher Monckton, a leading figure in the UK Independence Party, on a right-wing Canadian radio talk show.
One of the hosts tells Monckton that Paul Weston of the British Freedom Party was a recent guest on the show and asks him for his opinion of the BFP. Monckton expresses his regret that former UKIP members like Weston have split away from the party to join the BFP and adds: “the British Freedom Party won’t really come to anything very much, I don’t think, and I would like them all to come back and join us and we stand together”.
Bournemouth councillor suspends herself after EDL Twitter comment
A Bournemouth councillor has apologised “unreservedly” after saying online that only the English Defence League “sticks up for the English”.
Conservative councillor Sue Anderson said she had suspended herself from the party and referred herself for disciplinary procedures.
She made the comment via her Twitter account on Saturday.
‘We get exclusive access to UK’s hidden Sharia courts’ claims Daily Star
They settle domestic disputes, rule on financial disagreements and even grant marriages and divorces. But Sharia courts that dish out verdicts based on hardline Islamic law operate outside our justice system. Recent attempts by the Ministry of Justice to investigate the courts were abandoned following a lack of co-operation from Muslim elders.
The Daily Star Sunday gained unprecedented access to this secretive network, accused by Baroness Cox of using “intimidation backed by death threats”. Last month the cross-bencher claimed they could eventually lead to the destruction of democracy, with stonings, whippings and amputations becoming common punishments.
Political prospects for the British Freedom Party
On Saturday the British Freedom Party formally announced the already leaked news that English Defence League leaders Stephen Lennon and Kevin Carroll have accepted positions in the BFP. They will share the role of Vice Chairman.
The BFP declares that this is a “historic development” which “establishes British Freedom as a new force in British politics – the only party with the strength and determination to call for Britain’s withdrawal from the unelected and totalitarian European Union, to confront militant Islam, halt mass immigration and defend democracy’s most vital ingredient – Free Speech”.
So far, there is little on which to base these grandiose claims. The BFP stood a mere six candidates throughout the UK in the recent council elections. Five of them were in Liverpool, where the votes they received ranged from 17 to 78 (0.6% to 2.7%), with the sixth standing in Basildon, where he got 87 votes (4%).