London, United Kingdom – AFP Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose violent far-right demonstrations that have gripped the country in recent days. Several thousand people gathered in the Walthamstow area of north London to counter a far-right protest that had been announce...
London, United Kingdom — AFP A UK minister has slammed American tech billionaire Elon Musk for his “unacceptable” comments on social media about far-right riots gripping England and Northern Ireland. The owner of X drew criticism for writing on the site that a British “civil war” was inevitable. He sparked further...
ANKARA (AA) – Three suspects have been arrested in Belfast following acts of racist and Islamophobic violence that took over Northern Ireland’s capital city, the police said. “A car was hijacked by a group of masked men” on Tuesday evening, according to a statement, and was “deliberately driven at the front of a business … [&hellip...
LONDON (AA) – A man in his 30s was arrested in Manchester after allegedly chasing a Muslim couple with a hedge trimmer, police said on Wednesday. A video circulated on social media on Tuesday shows a man chasing a couple with a hedge trimmer. Documenting Oppression Against Muslims (DOAM) group shared the video, saying a […]
ANKARA (AA) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned social media companies against inciting violence and spreading false information. “Let me also say to large social media companies and those who run them: Violent disorder clearly whipped up online—that is also a crime. It’s happening on your premises, and the law must be uphel...
Liverpool, United Kingdom – AFP Far-right protesters clashed with British police during tense rallies Saturday as unrest linked to disinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls spread across the UK. The violence, which has seen scores of arrests across England and put Britain’s Muslim community on edge, present...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Rioting flared late Friday in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers were subjected to “serious violence”, the latest unrest following a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls. Footage broadcast by the BBC showed a mob of several hundred rampaging in Sunde...
Police in the North West England say a group believed to be supporters of the far-right extremist group the English Defense League attacked a local mosque. Police have increased security around the mosque, which is close to the scene of the knife attack. Bottles and rubbish bins were thrown at police who intervened against the […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says the surge in anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate that erupted last October continued into the first half of 2024. From January to June, the Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization documented 4,951 incoming complaints, a 69% increase over the same period in 2023. Education discrimin...
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Dallas suburb of McKinney has rejected a proposal to build a mosque in the city. At a meeting, more than 60 residents voiced their opposition to the proposal for a new 37,000-square-foot mosque by the McKinney Islamic Association. They claimed the house of worship will cause potential traffic [&hellip...
