UK Muslims

A Hezbollah presence at a London march would put both Jews and Muslims at risk, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has been warned. Backers of the Lebanon-based group are reportedly planning to attend next month’s Quds Day in the capital.

Former Tory minister Baroness Warsi, the first female Muslim to attend cabinet, has revealed that “there are almost now weekly occurrences of Islamophobic incidents and rhetoric,” in the Conservative Party.

Far-right campaigners were stopped at the UK border for the second time in a month. Martin Sellner, leader of anti-Islamization group Generation Identity was turned away at a UK Airport, along with his crony, Abel Bodi.

A Tory MP has been accused of “giving Islamophobia a pass” after sharing social media posts from a US-based anti-Muslim website.

Boris Johnson has said the UK will allow for an independent international examination of the nerve agent which was used in the attack on the former double agent Sergei Skripal.

‘Punish a Muslim’ letters calling for acts of violence against Muslims in the UK have prompted a police investigation. The letters demand acid attacks, bombings and torture.