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Ogniwo – ‘The Link’ Is A Group That Should Concern Us All
March 1, 2018 By Faith Matters

Ogniwo – ‘The Link’ Is A Group That Should Concern Us All

Ogniwo – ‘the Link’, is an organisation that describes itself as a ‘Patriotic Association’ and is active mainly in London but also has chapters in Cambridgeshire and the South of England. Some of their members and sympathisers are known to come from football hooligan circles and can be seen on social media photographs making fascist […]

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SUPER SALAH Liverpool’s Egyptian goal machine Mo Salah is breaking down religious barriers
February 26, 2018 By Faith Matters

SUPER SALAH Liverpool’s Egyptian goal machine Mo Salah is breaking down religious barriers

HE is the Liverpool striker who has already netted 31 goals in his first season at the club. But Egyptian ace Mo Salah has also inspired a hilarious fans’ chant which is helping to dismantle racial prejudice in the football world. Fans have been filmed, in both the stadium and pubs, singing: “If he’s good […]

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“France first”, far right’s Marechal-Le Pen says in comeback speech
February 24, 2018 By Faith Matters

“France first”, far right’s Marechal-Le Pen says in comeback speech

France should follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead and fight for “France first”, Marion Marechal-Le Pen, seen as a potential leader of France’s far right, told U.S conservatives on Thursday in her first public appearance in months. The 28-year-old former lawmaker, granddaughter of National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen and niece of party leader Marine […]

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Second Austrian far-right group has anti-Semitic songbook – newspaper
February 21, 2018 By Faith Matters

Second Austrian far-right group has anti-Semitic songbook – newspaper

A second Austrian student fraternity has a songbook containing anti-Semitic lyrics making fun of the Holocaust and insulting Jews, a newspaper said on Tuesday, three weeks after it exposed a similar case that forced a far-right politician to quit. The earlier case reported by Falter prompted the resignation of a prominent member of the anti-Islam Freedom […]

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Home Office urged to refuse Polish far-right speaker entry to UK
February 14, 2018 By Faith Matters

Home Office urged to refuse Polish far-right speaker entry to UK

The Home Office has been urged to prevent a Polish far-right speaker from entering the UK, amid growing concern about extremist groups sending people to Britain to spread hateful views. Rafał Ziemkiewicz, a Polish author and journalist who has compared Muslims to “invaders” and “barbarians”, is due to speak at events in Bristol and Cambridge […]

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Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub Also Goes Into Anti-Shia Rants
February 12, 2018 By Faith Matters

Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub Also Goes Into Anti-Shia Rants

Yesterday we highlighted how this imam was involved in posting comments on his Facebook page that inflamed community divisions. A further observation shows how sometimes, hatred towards minorities spreads to anti-Shia hatred. Imam Ayub, who preaches in various mosques has also been highlighting his dislike of Shia Muslims through a series of postings on his […]

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Parisian eyes on Brussels court as Bataclan suspect goes on trial
February 4, 2018 By Faith Matters

Parisian eyes on Brussels court as Bataclan suspect goes on trial

More than two years after Islamist militants killed 130 people in their city, Parisians will be hoping for some new insight into the carnage when the sole surviving suspect appears in public for the first time on Monday. But Salah Abdeslam, who goes on trial under high security in his native Brussels in relation to […]

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Charity Commission looks into far-right groups’ work with homeless people
January 30, 2018 By Faith Matters

Charity Commission looks into far-right groups’ work with homeless people

Far-right groups are being investigated for potentially breaching Charity Commission rules after the Guardian found they were distributing food and clothes to homeless people. The fascist party the National Revival of Poland – known as Narodowe Odrodzenie Polski (NOP) – is one of several far-right groups across Britain that have launched charity campaigns. The NOP’s […]

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Driver who targeted London mosque was angered by Islamist attacks, TV show-prosecutor
January 22, 2018 By Faith Matters

Driver who targeted London mosque was angered by Islamist attacks, TV show-prosecutor

A man who drove a van into Muslim worshippers outside a mosque last June was motivated by deadly Islamist attacks in Britain and an obsession with a television account of Muslim men who targeted white girls, a London court heard on Monday. Darren Osborne, 48, also lambasted politicians, calling London Mayor Sadiq Khan a disgrace […]

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Germany to Step Up Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism
January 21, 2018 By Faith Matters

Germany to Step Up Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism

Germany’s lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to step up efforts to combat anti-Semitism and called for the creation of a new government post to oversee the issue, backed by an independent panel of experts. The proposal was jointly introduced and backed by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), the pro-business […]

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