‘No to mosque’ petition attracts anti-Muslim comments and conspiracies

October 24, 2016 Article

A petition opposing a proposed Islamic Centre in the Lancashire town of Darwen has gained over 2,000 signatures in under a week. Local MP Jake Berry is said to have backed to the petition. But others have criticised this decision. The petition on change.org has little description. Its letter to Jake Berry MP reads “No

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France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais

October 24, 2016 Article

France began clearing the sprawling “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais on Monday, with hundreds carrying suitcases queuing outside a hangar to be resettled in reception [...]

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California woman joins chorus of Trump accusers

October 23, 2016 Article

Another woman came forward on Saturday (October 22) to accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of inappropriate conduct. Jessica Drake, an adult film industry actor [...]

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Gary Lineker Slams Anti-Muslim Bigots & Tommy Robinson

October 19, 2016 Article

Gary Lineker Slams Tommy Robinson on Twitter,
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Gary Lineker, it seems, was trolled by a non-reformed individual by the name of Tommy Robinson. Yes, the same man who had ‘seen the light’ and who was back to being the provocateur that he is. Going back to old habits, it seems, is more in tune to where Robinson feels comfortable. The famous footballing

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Far Right Liberty GB Puts out Inflammatory Leaflets in Batley & Spen

October 18, 2016 Article

Far Right Nationalist Group, Liberty GB distributing inflammatory material in Batley & Spen

As voters go to the poll at the Batley and Spen by-election, we received notice of the following leaflets being circulated in the area by the far right nationalist group, Liberty GB. Most major parties have made the decision not to contest this by-election that came about after the brutal murder of Jo Cox MP.

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Met Police launch appeal after Muslim woman assaulted on Oxford Street

October 18, 2016 Article

A visible Muslim woman was assaulted earlier this month when a white male attempted to rip off her hijab. The victim was walking alone on Oxford Street (Marble Arch end) on 4 October when a white male, described as being between 30-40 years, approached her and repeatedly told her to remove her hijab. The Muslim

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Declining Fortunes of Islamic State

October 17, 2016 Article

This video posted on social media purports to show rebel fighters in the village of Dabiq, Syria. Rebels — as well as Turkey, which backs [...]

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Trump charges U.S. election results being rigged ‘at many polling places’

October 17, 2016 Article

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dug deeper in his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the U.S. election, saying on Twitter on Sunday that he believed the results were being “rigged” at many polling places. His tweet came hours after his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, said Republicans would accept the outcome

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Iraq PM Abadi announces start of Mosul offensive

October 17, 2016 Article

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of an offensive to retake Mosul, the capital of Islamic State’s so-called caliphate in Iraq. [...]

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The Brexit result had a lasting impact on race and religious hate crimes

October 13, 2016 Article

Data from the Home Office has confirmed a stark rise in hate crimes following the EU Referendum on June 23. Religious hate crime has jumped by more than a third in 2015/2016. Racist hate crimes had rose by 15 per cent. Therefore, the number of racially or religiously aggravated offences recorded by the police in

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