Norwegian Defence League’s anti-Islam protest flops

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NDL demo Trondheim August 2013

The EDL’s sister organisation the Norwegian Defence League held a demonstration at Marinen park in Trondheim yesterday, the purpose of which was (yes, you guessed) “to protest against the Islamisation of Norway”.

Arve Mauseth of the NDL had told Adresseavisen that they were expecting between 30 and 50 participants, including representatives from the Swedish and Polish Defence Leagues.

Alas, it would appear that the struggle against the Muslim hordes is not going well in Norway. Adresseavisen reports that only six people turned up to the NDL protest. They were confronted by 60-70 counter-demonstrators.

Pig’s head left outside Rotherham mosque

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Moorgate MosqueTwo teenagers have appeared in court after a pig’s head was allegedly left on the steps of a Rotherham mosque.

Police were called to Moorgate Mosque, Moorgate Street, Rotherham, on Wednesday, at about 10pm. Officers said a pig’s head was found on the steps of the mosque. Two male teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated harassment and appeared at Rotherham Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Anyone with information relating to the mosque incident should call 101, quoting incident number 1397 of August 21.

Sheffield Telegraph, 24 August 2013

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Muslim-prayer-row firm to make charity donation

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The security firm whose employee told two Muslim women to stop praying in a Dublin park has agreed to make financial donations to children’s charities in the Middle East.

The women were told by the official to end their prayers “in case they break their backs” and sue Dublin City Council. The man, who has been suspended from his job, honked his horn and told the women they needed a permit while they were praying in Griffith Park, Drumcondra two weeks ago.

One of the women, a mum-of-three named Sajida, told the Herald that she fears other Muslims in Ireland have suffered similar “hurtful abuse”.

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Men fascinated by mass killer Anders Breivik targeted mosques

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John Roddy and Tobias RuthA young fascist with a fascination for Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik has admitted plotting to damage mosques. John Roddy and his friend Tobias Ruth daubed racist graffiti on an Islamic Centre in Torbay and sent threatening messages. They were both warned they faced jail after Roddy admitted having a terror manual on his computer.

The pair were arrested in January after an area of Torquay was sealed off by armed police who feared they may be dealing with a terrorist cell. Roddy’s laptop contained an “al-Qaeda training manual” and Breivik’s “2083 A European Declaration of Independence”. Breivik was the inspiration of the plotters, who daubed the letters KT 2083, standing for Knights Templar, and referring to the mass killer’s manifesto.

Roddy, 20, of Lymington Road, Torquay, and Ruth, 19, of Morgan Avenue, Torquay, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause criminal damage and to send articles containing threats which were intended to cause distress. Roddy also admitted an offence under the Terrorism Act of possessing information likely to be useful to a terrorist.

Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, bailed the men at Exeter Crown Court but warned them they faced jail when they return for sentence next month. He said: “These are serious offences for which they must expect immediate custody. I warn them that all options including custody are open.”

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Drunken supporters of ‘non-racist’ EDL forgot they’re only supposed to be against Islam

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A drunken woman angrily hurled racist abuse at staff in a takeaway shop – including chanting references to the far-right English Defence League. She and a man, who was in a foul-mouthed group of troublemakers, turned on a Brazilian man who tried to intervene and they both assaulted him during an “ugly” confrontation, Grimsby magistrates heard.

Rebecca Swan, 38, of Beacon Avenue, Cleethorpes, and Christopher Drury, 23, of Corporation Road, Grimsby, admitted a racially aggravated assault on Carlos Defreiates, on July 4. Swan also admitted using racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour.

Nick Wyman, prosecuting, said Swan and Drury were among a group outside the Topkapi takeaway in High Street, Cleethorpes, in the early hours. Swan and some men were repeatedly chanting “EDL” and pointing towards people inside the shop.

Swan shouted racist abuse and was pointing her finger towards the takeaway. The chanting and abuse continued for a couple of minutes. Racist language and “EDL” were shouted again. Swan shouted: “If you live here, you should abide by our laws”. Mr Defreiates, who is Brazilian, got involved and asked Swan and Drury why they were doing it.

The group turned on him and wrongly thought he was Polish. Swan asked him: “Where are you from? You shouldn’t be here.” She rammed her finger in to his chest several times and told him: “You are in England. You should live by my laws.” Swan slapped him across his neck and Drury hit him in the chest with the palm of his hand, causing him to fall to the ground. “It was an ugly incident,” said Mr Wyman.

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‘Hijab outcry’ woman in repeat attack

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The pregnant woman who was beaten last Friday in Farstavägen in southern Stockholm, reportedly because she wore a headscarf, has been attacked again, according to Stockholm police.

The woman was attacked in Haninge in southern Stockholm by several men on Thursday, according to a report in the local Mitti.se newspaper. “There were several offenders who attacked her with punches. They told her to withdraw her police report,” said Towe Hägg at Stockholm police. According to Hägg, there are no witnesses to the incident. The woman however sustained visible injuries and was taken to hospital. She was able to leave the same day.

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Illinois: ACT! for America Islamophobes disrupt meeting

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Orland Park Library meetingWhat a southwest suburban library had promoted as an educational forum this week on Muslim life in America quickly turned into a contentious debate about Islam.

The tone for the Thursday evening event was set while the three panelists at the Orland Park Library were still introducing themselves. In the first of many interruptions, a half-dozen audience members stood up and demanded that everyone recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Library Director Mary Weimar denied their request. She explained that it wasn’t standard practice to recite the pledge at library events and requested that the attendees show more respect for the panelists.

So began a tense and often heated 90-minute debate – punctuated with frequent yelling and finger-pointing from audience members – over the practice of Shariah law, the meaning of jihad and the intersection of Islamic and American culture. While some audience members expressed disdain for Islam and its followers, the Muslim panelists remained calm in attempting to explain their beliefs.

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South Shields: Police place restrictions on EDL/Infidels march

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Police today revealed that next weekend’s EDL march in South Shields will be allowed to go ahead – but it WILL NOT go near Ocean Road.

Right-wing groups the North East Infidels (NEI) and English Defence League (EDL) are holding a march and demonstration in South Shields on Saturday, August 31. There is also a planned counter-protest by anti-fascist groups South Tyneside Unites and Newcastle Unites.

Ocean Road is at the heart of the borough’s Muslim community, and people living in the street have appealed for the authorities to ban the protest.

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Clermont, Florida: Council member warns of ‘wailing music’ from proposed mosque

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Clermont City Council member Ray Goodgame.Clermont City Council member Ray Goodgame has told supporters that an Islamic group’s plans to build a mosque in south Lake County is “bad news” and warned of “wailing music” if the mosque becomes a reality.

The Islamic Center of Clermont, which had tried to get planning approval for an Islamic center last year, has purchased a 4.4-acre parcel at Hancock and John’s Lake roads.

Goodgame, first elected in 2004 and re-elected last week, raised questions about the potential mosque in a newsletter he emails to supporters. He called it “bad news” that the Islamic group had bought the property and has submitted preliminary plans for its project. “Their wailing music may become a nuisance to many,” Goodgame commented in his newsletter. “Let us hope they become community minded.”

Anwar Latib, who represents the Islamic center, called the councilman’s comments “unfounded” and based on lack of information. “I don’t understand what he’s talking about with ‘wailing music.’ There are mosques around the country and they don’t have wailing music,” he said.

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