The joint leader of the far-right English Defence League has been arrested on suspicion of a race hate crime.

Kevin Carroll, cousin of the anti-Islam group's founder Stephen Lennon, was arrested on Saturday morning by officers investigating allegations he posted a message inciting racial hatred on Facebook.

Mr Carroll, who recently stood unsuccessfully for election as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, is also the joint leader of the nationalist British Freedom Party.

A message posted on Facebook by a group which supports the EDL read: "Kev was arrested in Luton Town Centre for Religious & Racial Hatred, following on from screenshots being provided to the OB of FB comments 'allegedly' made.

"He has now been bailed with conditions and has to sign in at the Police Station twice a week. He was on his way to a meeting in Luton when he noticed he was being followed, Kev says it was something out of the sweeney as they all pulled up around him, pepper spray, flashing lights, well over the top."

The EDL was dealt a blow last week when its founder and leader Stephen Lennon – who also uses the alias Tommy Robinson – was jailed for 10 months for entering the USA illegally.

A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said: "a 43 year old was arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of 'Display threatening abusive/insulting written material with intent/likely to stir up racial hatred'."

Independent, 14 January 2013

According to the British Freedom party, of which Carroll is now chairman, he was arrested in connection with a Facebook post from October in which he described Muslims as "all fukin backward savages, a devil spawned death cult worshiping all that is unholy and barbaric, pure evil".

It is of course welcome news that Carroll has been arrested in connection with this blatant incitement of hatred. However, it is difficult to see how a prosecution under the racial hatred law (Part 3 of the Public Order Act) could succeed, as Muslims (unlike Jews and Sikhs) are defined as a multi-ethnic faith community and except under exceptional circumstances are not protected by that legislation.

A charge under the religious hatred law (Part 3A of the Public Order Act) would also fail, as that legislation is completely useless, requiring both proof of intention and that the words should be threatening (which in this case they are not).

What this underlines is the need to amend the religious hatred law so that Muslims have the same protection against incitment to hatred that mono-ethnic faith communities do.

As things stand, the Crown Prosecution Service might be better advised to charge Carroll under Section 127(1) of the Communications Act 2003, which makes it an offence to send over a public electronic communications network a message that is "grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character". The offence carries a possible 6-month prison sentence.

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A member of the Thanet division of the English Defence League has quit the extreme political party after being contacted by the Isle of Thanet Gazette over posts on his Facebook page.

Gary Field's page on the popular social networking site is under the pseudonym of Pat Riot. Messages posted since the start of the year, when he was the EDL's area organiser, include comments directed towards Muslims.

The Isle of Thanet Gazette asked Mr Field to respond to posts put on his Facebook account. But after speaking with our reporter, Mr Field then said in a statement that he had left the EDL.

While he was still an EDL member, during his conversation with the Gazette, Field said that he is not a racist and that the comments posted on his page are simply his beliefs.

In an interview with this newspaper last year, Mr Field said: "Our aims are to highlight radical Islam through peaceful protests. It is not a case of colour but rather a small culture within Islam that radicalises people. We feel that honour killings, the grooming of young girls, burqas or sharia law have no place in Britain."

This is in stark contrast to some of the words posted on his Facebook page, some of which include: "Islam is evil", "There be (sic) blood shed if muzzrats moved into my street it wont be mine", and "kick Islam out of England".

When asked by the Gazette's reporter why these were posted on Facebook, Mr Field said: "They are my beliefs that I share with my friends. They have nothing to do with my work for the EDL or anything to do with my court case. I am fully entitled to air my views in what I believe in and I can't understand how it is of any relevance."

When it was put to Mr Field that he is, or now was, a leading member of what is considered a political party, he replied by saying: "They are not party views. They are my own personal views and I am within my rights to share them."

Isle of Thanet Gazette, 14 January 2013

Hope Not Hate notes that Field also uses the name Gary Milsom.

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Hope Not Hate reports that the leader of the English Defence League's Thanet division, Gary Milsom, has been fined £150 and sentenced to 120 hours community service after being found guilty of common assault and resisting a police officer.

Milsom, operating under the witty pseudonym "Pat Riot", organised the harassment of worshippers at a mosque in his home town of Margate last September. At the time, Milsom assured the Isle of Thanet Gazette that the EDL was not racist and was committed to peaceful action.

The fraudulent character of Milsom's claim to oppose racism was exposed by a Gazette reporter who attended an EDL meeting in Margate at which "dirty Pakis" were denounced along with "dirty Muslims". Milsom's recent conviction now also demolishes his supposed commitment to non-violence.

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Drone attacks have been considered as controversial and people oppose them. Although these drone attacks have killed more than three thousand people, somehow some “most wanted” people have been killed in these attacks. The latest news comes in media regarding the killing of top Taliban leader Mula Nazir, who was under grounded since last year. Sources confirmed today that in a drone attack that struck the tribal area of Pakistan “Wana.” More than 12 people were killed in this attacked and sources confirmed that Mula Nazir was among the top leadership of the Taliban’s wing in Pakistan.

He was among the top rated leader that has been killed in drone attack in Pakistan. Mulla Nazir is associated with training of fighters and send them to Afghanistan to fight against American troops and NATO. The Pakistani government has confirmed that in an air strike, two missile have been fired which resulted in killing of 12 people which includes Mula Nazir and five of his loyal friends.

According to some other sources, it has been confirmed that Nazir was killed when he was changing the car due to the mechanical issues in his car. His two deputies who are engaged in activities and are active in the area were also killed. The funeral prayer for the leader has been offered near a town in Waziristan. At the time of his funeral, all the shops and markets were forced to close.

Mula Nazir was having a close and friendly relationship with the Afghan Taliban and was helping them for some time. The 40-year-old leader was also linked with the haqani network in Pakistan. According to the sources it has been said a peace agreement has been made between the Islamabad officials and the Mula Nazir. He also has to face the threats of Pakistani Taliban as he warned them to stop killing innocent people in Pakistan. He has been attacked many times and few months back, he was injured in suicide bomb attack.

According to Pakistani officials it has been considered as a great set back,because due to his presence the Tahreek-e-Taliban was unable to operate freely in the North Waziristan as he hold peace talks with Pakistan officials in 2007. The impact of his death has divided the opinions of analysts. Some people believe that it will be a setback for Pakistan, but some people think that it will be a great achievement for U.S. army and Afghan government.

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Under the upbeat headline "Kev Carroll Becomes British Freedom Chairman", the British Freedom party reports the rather less positive news that their previous chairman, Paul Weston, has in fact resigned.

According to the BFP, Weston has "stepped down to concentrate on a literary contribution to the battle against Britain's national trajectory". Which I suppose is another way of saying that he has, quite understandably, decided that the BFP is a complete waste of time.

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Nawaz Sharif the magnificent founder of Pakistan Muslim League has been ruling the hearts and minds of the people of Pakistan despite several vague efforts to shake his confidence, determination and passion to bring prosperity to Pakistan.

Born on 25 December 1949, Nawaz Sharif has mattered the most in Pakistan for his endless efficacious efforts and galore dedication to help the people; surely he’s a lion who never falls reluctant in roaring at the grave problems of Pakistan.

Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif a true democratic political leader, steel mill industrialist and great human being who served as the 12^th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from November 1990 to July 1993, and again from February 1997 until the brutal military coup staged to end his government in 1999.

Pakistan Muslim League is the dominant political party which has been winning galore raves for its services for the people of Pakistan genuinely. People; by far have been given the paramount importance by Pakistan Muslim league and due to which it has made its remarkable mark.

Nawaz Sharif was born in Lahore, Punjab Province of Pakistan; he belonged from a dignified upper middle class family. His family is of Kashmiri-Punjabi origin; his father was an upper middle-class businessman and iron industrialist who had migrated from Amritsar district to Pakistan during the 1947 Indian partition. Muhammad Sharif, his father has always known for his prestigious goodwill.

Nawaz Sharif is being seen as the best choice for the next President of Pakistan, majority are singing his praises extensively and wishing out to be governed by his presidency. Sharif family has many members stepped into the politics, Shahbaz Sharif; his brother is currently Chief Minister of Punjab province while his nephew Hamza Sharif is a member of the National Assembly. Nawaz Sharif’s reflection, his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif has inherited the wisdom and generosity of her father, although she is novice but greatly motivated to offer her valuable services for Pakistan.

One of the best achievements of Nawaz Sharif were the Nuclear tests, although he was under pressure by both foreign and domestic parties but he cared a fig and took up the challenge, on May 28, 1998 was culmination of crucial phase of the programme, it was due to Nawaz Sharif’s determination and great decision that Pakistan became the only Muslim country which engulfed atomic power.

Today, Pakistan walk tall and it was not a simple decision to take it through the rough patches, Pakistan has been poured with many elements which is helping it to progress by leaps and bounds. For sure, much time shall be required to meet the mounting demands of the people of Pakistan, to resolve the grave problems and stabilize the pertaining issues.

Today, people hold a firm belief in the unswerving anti-establishment stance and democratic credentials of Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif. The soft spoken traits are always vibrant even when his dignities are pinched, people adore him for his dead honestly and surely he’s the undisputed winner of hearts and minds of the people of Pakistan.

 

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A leading member of the English Defence League banned from every football ground in the country has been spotted heading for Arsenal matches, the Old Bailey heard.

Joel Titus, 21, was banned from football after he led a mass brawl outside Liverpool Street station more than two years ago. At that time he led Brentford fans in a charge on rival Leyton Orient supporters.

But he has dodged the ban by switching allegiance to Arsenal and joining fellow hooligans in pubs, stations and on supporters coaches, the court was told. The leader of the youth wing of the EDL has also moved to Highbury to be closer to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

When he was arrested during one clash he was found with a hard-knuckle Kevlar glove – the same type of weapon he used during the earlier Liverpool Street fight.

Police are now applying for his football banning order to be extended to prevent a repeat of his behaviour. Judge Timothy Pontius will pass sentence today.

Evening Standard, 6 December 2012

Also convicted along with Titus for his part the Liverpool Street station brawl was Martin Pottle, who was jailed again earlier this year over the attack on Kingston Mosque.

In addition to his 9-month prison sentence for affray, last year Titus was slapped with an ASBO banning him from attending EDL protests and entering or loitering outside mosques.

Still, Titus does have his admirers. One of them described this convicted thug as follows: "Nice fella, not afraid to get his hands dirty (so what) ... intelligent kid – best of luck to him."

The author of that encomium is former EDL activist Andy Hughes of the Islamic Far-Right in Britain blog, whose witch-hunting anti-Muslim articles have been approvingly cross-posted at Harry's Place.

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The leader of the English Defence League (EDL) in Bristol has been arrested in connection with graffiti sprayed on mosques and Sikh temples.

Mickey Bayliss, from Upton Cheyney near Bitton, was arrested on Wednesday, along with another man.

The two had their properties searched but were not charged and have been released on bail.

The arrests were made in connection with two incidents of criminal damage on mosques and a Sikh temple on Valley Road, Bedminster, and Church Road, Redfield, between September 21 and September 25. It is believed that the word "EDL" was dubbed in red graffiti on the properties on Church Road and grey graffiti on Valley Road.

Police spokeswoman Catherine Foster said: "A 47-year-old man has been arrested under suspicion of criminal damage. He has been bailed until January 22. There were three incidents of criminal damage, two on Valley Road and one on Church Road."

She added: "A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the same investigation."

Bristol Post, 19 November 2012

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Stoke-on-Trent residents hit out at Stoke-on-Trent BNP leader Michael Coleman's 'racial slurs' aired on a controversial BBC documentary.

The second episode of the three-part series, The Year The Town Hall Shrank, shadowed the BNP during their campaigning.

But local residents who watched the programme were enraged and offended by BNP leader Michael Coleman. He is accused of insulting Islamic clothing and his fellow Stoke City councillors.

Margaret Nicholls, 42, a retail assistant said: "The BNP give Stoke a bad name and I'm glad Michael Coleman lost his seat."

Mr Coleman, who refused to go on BBC Radio Stoke during the campaign, was heard to say that sitting across from the other council members made him feel "physically sick".

Sanjeet Riddy, a Fenton taxi driver, slammed Mr Coleman's reference to traditional Islamic clothes as "ninja outfits".

He said: "I have been living in Fenton for over 20 years and I have never been so offended by anyone. I was shocked at his ignorance. He is supposed to be the head of a political party. People look up to him but he's just a joke."

The programme also showed local residents protesting against the BNP with a man interrupting one of their election events asking why he should vote for holocaust-deniers, racists, fascists, and Nazis.

StaffsLive, 13 November 2012

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EDL News draws our attention to a recent Facebook comment by Kevin Carroll, who is now leading the English Defence League during the enforced absence of his cousin Stephen Lennon, and is also standing as the British Freedom party candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in Bedfordshire.

The official EDL line is that they are opposed to Islam as a barbaric 7th-century ideology, but have nothing against its followers. In reality, of course, the EDL is a movement of far-right racists who just hate Muslims, as the vile comments that its rank-and-file supporters post on Facebook demonstrate every day. And, as Carroll shows here, even the EDL leaders sometimes allow their mask to slip.

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The leader of the far-right English Defence League is set to spend Christmas in prison after a judge rejected an application for bail. Stephen Lennon, 29, who also uses the name Tommy Robinson, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on October 20 on suspicion of possessing a false passport. He tried to use a passport in the name of "Andrew McMaster" to enter the United States on September 10 this year, Southwark Crown Court heard.

Court News, 26 October 2012

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Stephen Lennon's claim that he is already sorting out a venue to screen The Innocence of Muslims is probably just a wind-up, as it is unlikely that he's even arranged to get a copy of the film yet. That isn't going to stop him doing so in future, however. He is clearly desperate to find a means of reviving his demoralised and disintegrating organisation, so whipping up the troops into a self-righteous fury over the EDL's entitlement to show a film exposing the evils of Islam would be an obvious move.

Over at Hope Not Hate, Nick Lowles suggests that if Lennon does try to screen the film the EDL leader "should immediately be prosecuted for incitement".

But incitement to what? Not racial hatred, as Muslims are defined as a multi-ethnic faith community and, unlike Jews or Sikhs, are not covered by the racial hatred law. Perhaps incitement to religious hatred, then? But the religious hatred law requires that the language or images used should be "threatening" and, further, that the prosecution should prove intent. An attempted prosecution under the latter legislation would fall at the first hurdle, since judging by the YouTube trailer The Innocence of Muslims contains no actual threats. And how could it be proved that Lennon's intention was to incite hatred, as he would undoubtedly deny this, claiming instead that he merely intended to inform the public about the true nature of Islam?

Once again, we run up against the utter inadequacy of the existing religious hatred law. While we can hardly expect that the present Tory-led government will do anything to rectify this situation, it is an issue that a future Labour government will have to urgently address.

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Stoke-on-Trent's BNP leader posted racist articles on a website including claims the city was being "flooded with Muslims and blacks", a court heard.

Former city councillor Michael Coleman has gone on trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court accused of racially-aggravated harassment. The 46-year-old was reported to police after two blogs he wrote in response to last summer's London riots appeared online.

In them, he said the riots were a perfect example of "the difference in personality, perceptions and values of people of the darker races and ourselves". And he accused Stoke-on-Trent City Council of "flooding this city with Muslims and blacks, a complete population replacement programme. Darkies in, whites out."

Police were called in by Labour city councillor Joy Garner who had been asked to read the blogs by a member of the public.

Coleman, of Caverswall Road, Weston Coyney, admitted writing the entries, but denies intending to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Mrs Garner told the jury: "I couldn't believe it. It really angered me. I felt real disgust."

The blogs, which were posted by Coleman on Stokepatriot.blogspot.com on August 9 and September 12, were read out in court.

In the first he wrote about the riots saying: "London darkies have reacted with violence. The darkies have exposed their true nature in siding with criminality." In the second, Coleman, who became a BNP councillor for Meir North in 2007 and lost his seat in 2011, criticised the council. Talking about immigration, the father-of-three wrote: "The ultimate outcome will be a city with no jobs, 100 mosques, a massive crime wave and thousands of very poor elderly folk."

Following Mrs Garner's complaint, Coleman voluntarily attended a police interview. He was later charged with intending to cause racially-aggravated harassment, alarm or distress by displaying writing, a sign or other representation, which was threatening, abusive or insulting.

Giving evidence yesterday, former JCB worker Coleman said he used the website to express his personal views and communicate with BNP members.

Asked about the language he said: "We had been warned against using the word 'black' in the party. Instead of using that 'darkie' came to mind. It's a good old English word, I'm a good old English boy. If people are offended I'm sorry."

The jury was due to consider its verdict today.

The Sentinel, 5 September 2012

Update:  See "BNP member Michael Coleman guilty of racism charges", BBC News, 5 September 2012

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A prominent Phoenix tea party leader who believes Muslims cannot be trusted to be loyal to the United States and should not be working for the federal government is incensed with U.S. Sen. John McCain's defense of a top State Department official and is eying a recall drive against Arizona's senior senator.

Wes Harris, the founder and chairman of the Original North Phoenix Tea Party, said he plans to take out a recall petition against McCain. While Harris has many problems with McCain, a mass email he sent out focused solely on the senator's recent defense of Huma Abedin, a top aide to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Harris accused Abedin of having ties to an Islamic extremist group, and he objected to the fact that a Muslim was working for the State Department in the first place.

Harris said he believes Muslims' loyalty to the U.S. is questionable because their ultimate loyalty is to the Quran and Islam, which he described as "more a fascist type of organization."

"Have you ever read the Quran? I suggest you do so, because anyone that is a Muslim is a threat to this country, and that's a fact," Harris told the Arizona Capitol Times. "There is no such thing as a moderate Muslim. If they are Muslim they have to follow the Quran. That's their religion and that's their doctrine."

Harris said he plans to circulate recall petitions against McCain. In his email, he said, "We must find a way to get rid of this embarrassment."

The email Harris sent includes a forwarded item from the blog Bare Naked Islam that castigates McCain for defending "Islamic enemies of America" and attacking U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican and tea party favorite. The blog piece ends by saying, "Go to hell, Senator, it's time for you to take your final dirt nap."

Harris said he believes Abedin has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. But ultimately, he said it doesn't matter whether she's linked to the group or not because he doesn't believe Muslims should work for the federal government.

"Is she a Muslim? Is she an active Muslim?" Harris said. "I rest my case. That's all she needs to be."

Arizona Capitol Times, 23 July 2012

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Members of Gungahlin's evangelical community are distributing extremist material from overseas in their campaign against the construction of a mosque on The Valley Avenue.

A senior pastor at a Gungahlin evangelical church contacted The Canberra Times and supplied a video of far-right agitator Paul Weston, the chairman of the British Freedom Party. In the eight-minute video, Mr Weston says Islam was "worse than Nazism" and claimed Islamic influence in Britain would lead to civil war.

The Gungahlin pastor declined to be interviewed yesterday, but said the video had been circulated via email through associates in the community.

The pastor added that their church was not involved in the anti-mosque campaign by the "Concerned Citizens of Canberra".

In the video, Mr Weston said: "Islam in its most fundamental form is Nazism in its desire for global supremacy … In fact, Islam is even worse than Nazism".

Canberra Times, 13 July 2012

The video is an extract from a speech by Weston in Toronto in February. If you can stomach it, you can watch it here.

The British Freedom Party has been building links with co-thinkers in Australia for some time. Last November it ran an interview with the leader of the far-right Australian Protectionist Party.

Incidentally, the Canberra Times is holding a poll on the question "Are you for or against the proposed mosque at Gungahlin?" You can vote here.

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The utterly useless Simon CookThe far right English Defence League has been given a clear message by city council leader Simon Cook – "We don't want you in Bristol."

The EDL, which describes itself as an anti-Islamist group, is planning to press ahead on Saturday with its controversial march through the city.

Meanwhile, a group of trade unions, community groups and anti-racist organisations called We Are Bristol will stage a counter demonstration opposite the Bristol Hippodrome at the same time.

Labour councillor Mike Wollacott (Brislington East) wrote to Mr Cook, inviting him to attend the anti-EDL demo. But Mr Cook has turned down the invitation, saying he thought it would send out the wrong message.

Mr Cook added: "We have made absolutely clear that we do not agree with their extremist views and do not want them in Bristol. They are not a proscribed organisation and have a right to march.

"Council officers have worked closely with the police to ensure that the march goes off peacefully. At all times, the police have made it very clear that they do not believe that banning the march would be in the public interest.

"I and other members of the cabinet will respond to the EDL presence in our city by showing solidarity with Pride on the Saturday and the multi-faith event on the Sunday. I do not believe however, that attending a counter demonstration would send out the right message: it would simply give the EDL the oxygen of publicity."

The EDL march and counter demo clashes with the climax of the week-long Pride Festival which celebrates the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

Paul Stephenson, who received an OBE earlier this year for his work with race relations in the city, has urged council leaders to review their decision not to ban the march. A petition was handed in last week asking cabinet councillors to call on Home Secretary Theresa May to stop the march. Cabinet Councillor Gary Hopkins said there was not the slightest chance of winning a ban without a police recommendation.

Policing the EDL march is expected to cost £500,000 and involve about 1,000 police officers.

March organiser Mickey Bayliss expects about 500 EDL members to take part in the march which starts at Redcliffe Wharf at 1pm.

Mr Stephenson, Bristol's first black social worker, founded the West Indian Development Council to campaign against racism in Bristol, and in particular the ban on the employment of black people to work on Bristol buses. Within six months, the ban was lifted.

He told the Post: "I was surprised and deeply disappointed that the city council decided not to ban the proposed march. The decision by the council to allow this march to take place on the spurious grounds of freedom of speech flies in the face of the EDL's members' bid to stir up racial hatred, bigotry and intolerance.

"Despite the assertions the EDL make in denying they support a racist philosophy aimed at attacking Bristol's Muslim communities, they use them as a scapegoat for high youth unemployment and dismantling the welfare state. At a time of economic collapse both locally, nationally and globally, Bristol's citizens do not wish to see racial and religious bigotry promoted on its streets in the name of freedom of expression."

Mr Stephenson said that this year's St Paul's Carnival, which was an expression of peace, love and friendship had to be cancelled because of lack of financial support. Yet the EDL march, which was going to cost so much of council taxpayers' money to police, was going ahead.

Bristol Post, 9 July 2012

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Members of Luton's Muslim community packed into the Crescent Hall in Bury Park on Saturday night for a meeting aimed at tackling Islamophobia.

Guest speakers included journalist Yvonne Ridley, and Cherie Booth's sister Lauren Booth, both converts to Islam. Also speaking was political commentator Mohammed Ansar, and Luton Borough Council leader Hazel Simmons.

Lauren Booth, who spoke on the topic of Women and Islam, told the audience: "I'm not sure we can call the reaction we get in Luton 'Islamophobia'. People here base their reactions on a lot of reading, they will be sure they have a full and rounded definition of what Islam is. People might be wishing to rescue you from something they genuinely believe is bad.

"As women we are like celebrities, we are the front page of Islam. We can see ourselves as 'Brand Islam'. We need to be bastions of the community and share the good values of Islam."

Mohammed Ansar warned that Luton, as in the days of football hooliganism, was being threatened by "dark shadows of intolerance and hatred". He said anti-Muslim discourse was increasingly being seen as legitimate, and said the country was in the middle of "a Muslim civil rights crisis".

But he accused Muslims of being their "own worst enemies", saying: "We have the best product but the worst salesmen." He continued: "It is not right to abuse troops, it is not right to deny children a proper education, it is not right to threaten homosexuals or others."

English Defence League leader Stephen Lennon was denied entry to the meeting by security staff. He said on Monday: "It was supposed to be a public meeting but it wasn't. All we hear is that we need to sit down and talk but no-one wants to talk to us."

Luton Today, 3 July 2012

The leader of a gang of violent anti-Muslim racists is denied entrance to a Muslim meeting. It's inexplicable.

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BNP leader Michael Coleman has been sent to Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court charged with racially aggravated harassment.

The former councillor, aged 45, of Caverswall Road, Weston Coyney, elected crown court trial at an earlier hearing at North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court.

He is charged that between August 8, 2011 and March 8, 2012, he intended to cause racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress by displaying writing, a sign or other visible representation which was threatening, abusive or insulting.

The defendant will appear at the crown court on June 15 for a plea and case management hearing and was granted unconditional bail.

The Sentinel, 25 May 2012

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Tommy Robinson, leader of the English Defence League, has spoken positively about Anders Behring Breivik’s approach to his twin attacks.

In an interview with Dagbladet he said justifying the attack on Utøya, which some conspiracy theory supporters allege was a place designed to support Fatah, would have been easier to justify if it was directed against Muslims. "Nevertheless, he would only then have been brushed off as the one that killed Muslims because he did not like Islam. Whether you like it or not, that person was quite shrewd. What he did is despicable, but he managed to make people curious."

Robinson, who has previously claimed Breivik was rather tough as "he dared to come forward with his opinions", also cites the terrorist's manifesto, major parts of which are comprised of blogs and books. "The blogs are full of facts. You cannot yell at people because they tell the truth. You may find that the truth hurts, but it is still the truth. I read the blogs themselves – they contain facts about Islam," he alleged.

The Foreigner, 12 April 2012

Update:  See "EDL leader forced to deny praising Anders Breivik", Independent, 12 April 2012

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