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Gwent police step up patrols around mosques

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Newport cemetery graffiti(3)A senior Newport officer said police have been organising patrols for mosques in light of threats elsewhere in the country. The city’s Superintendent Mark Warrender said a recent attack on four Muslim graves in a Newport cemetery was despicable and that officers were working hard to find out who did it.

He spoke at a meeting of Newport full council in response to a question from Labour Victoria ward councillor Majid Rahman who asked what precautions were being made in relation to mosques in Newport.

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West Midlands Police chief hits out at mosque media reports

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Dave Thompson West Midlands PoliceA police chief has accused the media of failing to give enough coverage to the attacks on mosques in the Black Country – and has questioned whether religious bias is to blame.

Dave Thompson, Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, has suggested there would have been more coverage if a different religion had been targeted in the attacks on mosques in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Tipton.

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Scottish Defence League: Banned from marching in Glasgow but welcome to march through Edinburgh

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The far-right Scottish Defence League has been given permission to march down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile during the middle of the Festival.

The group, which opposes what it considers to be a spread of Islamism, initially applied to stage their procession down the Royal Mile to the Scottish Parliament on August 24, but agreed to move the date to avoid clashing with the Festival of Politics. Supporters will now make their way down the Mile on Saturday, August 17.

Meanwhile, authorities in the west of the country have banned an SDL procession through a multi-cultural area.

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Anti-fascists mobilise against EVF in Croydon tomorrow

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Oppose the fascist EVF

The fascist English Volunteer Force (EVF), an anti Muslim splinter group from the English Defence League (EDL), is planning an anti immigration ‘protest’ outside Lunar House, in Croydon on Saturday 27th, July. The EVF is targeting all immigrants and migrants, in this latest move. Like the EDL, they seek to inflame Islamophobia, in the aftermath of Lee Rigby’s murder.

EVF members include National Front (NF) and British National Party (BNP) thugs who have been involved in intimidation of trades unionists and anti fascists. It is seeking to cause division in Croydon. Staff (many in the PCS Union) at Lunar House, should not have to suffer fascists at their workplace. We call on all who oppose racists and fascists to stand in solidarity with workers at Lunar House.

UAF, PCS and the ‘We are Croydon’ campaign, are uniting to stand up against racists and fascists and for our diverse community. Join our counter protest and show the EVF that we stand as one against their hate. Bring Union and other banners.

Oppose the fascist EVF
Saturday July 27
Assemble 11am
Lunar House, 40, Wellesley Rd, Croydon, CR9

See also “PCS calls for support for the EVF counter demo”, on the PCS Croydon (Home Office) website.

Man who racially abused Muslim boy and threatened to bomb Livingston mosque escapes prison sentence

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Garith WoodA man who threatened to bomb a mosque was today ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community. Garith Wood admitted behaving in a racially aggravated manner during his rant last May. The 27-year-old made racist comments about a 14-year-old Asian boy outside a mosque in Livingston. Part of his hateful tirade included threatening to bomb the Livingston Sunni Islamic Centre and Mosque, a court was told.

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Newport rally held to denounce violence

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Newport cemetery graffiti(1)A rally was held in Newport on Monday night to unite groups from across Gwent against fascism. Around 40 people attended the event, which was held at the Newport Centre. Unite Against Fascism Wales called the rally to bring together different groups, communities, cultures, and faiths to show they are united against racism.

Speakers included organisers Mubarak Ali, secretary for the Islamic Society for Wales, June Ralph, president of Newport trades council, David Phillips, chief executive officer for South East Wales Race Equality Council, Marianne Owens, NEC member and Julian Goss, liaison officer for UAF Wales.

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Chessington World of Adventures Muslim fun day sparks complaints from far-right groups

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Eid Fun Day

Chessington World of Adventures was the target of complaints from far-right groups angry about a fun day booked for the Muslim Eid festival.

A far-right blog, which claims to be engaged in “expossing [sic] the evil of Islam”, urged readers to complain to the park. A link to the website was shared on Twitter by an account claiming to represent the Nottingham branch of the British National Party.

A park spokeswoman said the park is closed from November 4 until December 7. She said: “This is one of many private hire events held in our ‘close season’ at the park and we do not discriminate against any religions or faiths. The event is open to all faiths.”

Kingston Guardian, 24 July 2013

Kafir Crusaders

Harry’s Place launches crazed witch-hunt

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Under the heading “Sabin Khan: the Islamist ally in the Home Office” the terrorism-supporting blog Harry’s Place has launched another anti-Muslim witch-hunt.

Their target, Sabin Khan, is a civil servant who they claim “has been busy promoting some rather dubious outfits in the Home Office”. The article appears under the pseudonym of Hafeez Gupta, who seems likely to be some disaffected Home Office employee with an axe to grind.

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