A survey in partnership between Tell MAMA and ITV News revealed that of the 117...
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Read MoreTell MAMA Report Details a Doubling of Reported Anti-Muslim Cases in a Decade (2012-2022) Since...
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Read MoreA homegrown terrorist considered launching a mass gun attack on the late Queen’s funeral after converting to Islam in prison, a court has heard. Edward Little, 22, rejected the plan as “too late” and instead decided to target a Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park, the Old Bailey heard. He discussed his […]
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Read MoreA man linked to far-right group Patriotic Alternative has denied stirring up racial hatred. Samuel Melia is charged with distributing downloadable versions of stickers which were “intended to stir up racial hatred” between April 2019 and April 2021. The 33-year-old is also accused of intentionally encouraging or assisting racially aggravated criminal damage by distributing material […]
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Read MoreA woman who punched a taxi driver in the face and shouted that they should...
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Read MoreTwo men in Sweden took part in a demonstration that involved burning a Koran outside a mosque in the centre of the capital Stockholm on Wednesday. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference that the action – taking place on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha – was permitted, but not appropriate. […]
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Read MoreMuslim pilgrims in Mecca have circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The event is returning to its full capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. So far, more than 1.8 million pilgrims from all over […]
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Read MoreAn activist, who was the first Muslim woman to lead a Pride parade in Britain, says her mission in life is “to promote the inclusivity of sexuality and gender”. The PA news agency is interviewing a series of people celebrating Pride Month in June, including Saima Razzaq, 38, from Birmingham. Ms Razzaq is the director […]
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Read MoreThe Central Council of Jews is deeply shocked by the electoral success of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a local election in Thuringia. “To be clear: not every one of the AfD voters has extreme right-wing views,” said the president of the Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, according to the Jüdische […]
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Read MoreUnidentified perpetrators have scrawled graffiti over posters with photographic portraits of survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp in Weimar, according to police. A police spokesperson said on Thursday that a charge of damage to property had been filed. The police assume that the act was politically motivated. The graffiti on the two portraits would be […]
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