Muslims in Dublin continue to face hostility, report finds
Muslims in Dublin continue to face hostility and discrimination, according to a study. The Immigrant Council of Ireland found that anti-Muslim hostility manifested in the […]
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Ukip MEP wants to end immigration from Islamic countries
A Ukip MEP called for an end to immigration from Islamic countries during a debate on the crimes of ISIS on January 20. Gerard Batten, […]
Why do people want Titanic priest Father Thomas Byles sainted?
A campaign to canonise a Catholic priest who stayed on the RMS Titanic instead of fleeing remains ongoing despite renewed interest in his story. The […]
Joshua Bonehill-Paine jailed for inciting antisemitic hatred
The self-styled “nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights” Joshua Bonehill-Paine, of Yeovil, Somerset, has been sentenced to three years and four months in […]
Why was a Buddhist man attacked and accused of being an ISIS terrorist?
On a July evening in Plymouth, Jak Burgess, 20, boarded a bus heading towards the city centre with friends, and sat next to a Buddhist […]
Why more than #1in5Muslims ridiculed the Sun’s ‘jihadi sympathy’ story
For Mucahit Bilici, comedy offers the means to invert the distorting power of stereotypes. This is true for anyone who has experienced racism and Islamophobia. […]
Why Nigel Farage’s anti-Muslim statements are nothing new
Are British Muslims, as Nigel Farage argues, “conflicted in their loyalties” to Britain? It is a statement that drew wide political condemnation; but somewhat misses […]
Why did Tommy Robinson move from the EDL to Pegida?
This October marks two years since Tommy Robinson departed from the English Defence League (EDL). The Quilliam Foundation had called it “a huge success for […]
Why the far-right consider Vladimir Putin their Christian vanguard against Islam
More than 40 Syrian rebel factions have condemned the Russian involvement in a war that almost brought President Bashar al-Assad a “crushing defeat”. The United […]
Rare first edition of King James Bible from 1611 found in Wales
A rare copy of the King James Bible, dating back to the 17th Century, reappeared in Wales. A moment of curiosity from St Giles Parish […]