What we’re watching

x.com

11:39 UTC

Carole Cadwalladr posted on X about The Times running multiple paid ads about Jason Arday that reached 195,746 people and ran until August 16.

x.com

11:15 UTC

Kehinde Andrews shared a podcast discussing the Jason Arday affair, stating that Arday was being 'lynched' and that people should stop the 'lynching' before addressing other issues.

x.com

10:29 UTC

Peter Jukes on X named Toby Young and mentioned his Free Speech Union's legal defense for Nathan Cofnas in relation to a Cambridge job row.

antisemitism.org

08:26 UTC

Alison Chabloz was convicted on three charges of criminal offences under the Communications Act for creating antisemitic songs.

glasgowtimes.co.uk

21:29 UTC

A Glasgow father is crowdfunding legal action against Tommy Robinson for defamation after being labeled an 'invader', as reported by the Glasgow Times.

linkedin.com

20:24 UTC

Islamophobia UK is monitoring a government working group on anti-Muslim hatred and has noted that Middle East Eye filed Freedom of Information requests about a non-engagement policy, which were denied by multiple government departments.

5pillarsuk.com

19:38 UTC

The article reports that John Cleese, described as a prominent Islamophobe, will tour the UK in September, visiting cities with large Muslim populations including Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford and Leeds.

x.com

14:26 UTC

Save Our Citizenships (@LetsStopC9) posted a video on X discussing plagiarism allegations against academics Jason Arday and William OReilly.

x.com

11:48 UTC

The Ayaan Institute posted on X criticizing British media for what they describe as elitist and racist treatment of public figures like Lady Diana and Meghan Markle.

x.com

11:46 UTC

An X post discusses a report about a Cambridge history professor who remained in post despite being found negligent in plagiarizing parts of a student's essays.

x.com

11:45 UTC

Lowkey posted on X about media coverage differences regarding plagiarism allegations involving two public figures.

x.com

06:26 UTC

Philip Proudfoot posted on X that defending media scrutiny of Jason Arday after his reported death shows a lack of humanity.

x.com

05:33 UTC

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu shared a post on X about the media coverage of Jason Arday, describing it as a 'circus of vultures' that could lead to harm.

dailymail.com

03:34 UTC

Aafaq Bookstore features hundreds of titles on various subjects at its new shop on Edgware Road, and has been accused of anti-Semitism after displaying Mein Kampf.

northernirelandworld.com

15:56 UTC

A family with two young children was targeted in a race-motivated arson attack in Newtownabbey, which police described as 'absolutely disgraceful'.

bridge.georgetown.edu

22:19 UTC

A research paper from Georgetown University's Bridge Initiative examining how Russian bots instrumentalized Islamophobia online, noting that bots amplify but are not the sole driver of anti-Muslim campaigns.

x.com

14:16 UTC

Rupert Lowe MP has an X account where he shares posts.

dailyrecord.co.uk

10:59 UTC

The Record reports on a dawn raid in Glasgow where police arrested a man following an attack on a delivery driver at a far-right protest.

islamophobiauk.co.uk

18:48 UTC

Islamophobia UK tracks and reports anti-Muslim incidents across Britain using interactive mapping and an anonymous reporting system.

islamophobiauk.co.uk

16:34 UTC

Islamophobia UK tracks and reports anti-Muslim incidents across Britain through interactive mapping, anonymous reporting, and real-time monitoring to combat Islamophobia in the UK.

Far-right X account BasilTheGreat posts anti-Muslim narrative about Norfolk pub-to-mosque conversion, calling for stopping Islamification of Britain

mol.im

05:28 UTC

The Daily Mail reports that intelligence officials have revealed the New IRA is planning a campaign of violence to drive migrants out of Ireland, following recent disturbances in Northern Ireland.

hopeandcourage.ie

18:16 UTC

The Islamophobia Playbook: A Project of Hate is a research report about Islamophobia in Ireland, which is described as a form of racism that discriminates against Muslims and people perceived to be Muslims.

Times article: FBI says Al-Khair Foundation used to bankroll Hamas; global director arrested in London facing US extradition

x.com

13:50 UTC

Ayaan Institute X post: strategic commentary from org leader on Islamophobia issues

opendemocracy.net

08:36 UTC

OpenDemocracy: What the rise in Islamophobia tells us about modern Britain - strategic analytical piece

theguardian.com

07:39 UTC

Guardian interactive: How Northern Ireland race riots unfolded in Belfast - detailed timeline of far-right violence

Times article: Charity Commission statutory inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation after UKLFI complaint alleging Hamas links

preventwatch.org

10:57 UTC

Prevent Watch issued a press statement responding to Home Office Prevent statistics, calling it 'record failure'.

x.com

08:51 UTC

Yvonne Ridley posts about class action against Met Police for political bias, referencing Prof David Miller case, CrowdJustice crowdfunding

hsj.co.uk

18:39 UTC

A hospital is considering removing resident doctors following racist incidents.

middleeasteye.net

16:06 UTC

Middle East Eye opinion piece critically assesses columnist Rod Liddle's legacy of anti-Muslim/anti-immigrant rhetoric in mainstream media; counter-commentary on a prominent Spectator columnist.

Muslim charities face rising anti-Muslim abuse & hostile-environment harassment: Islamic Relief workers speak out about public abuse (Hyphen report); Charity Commission survey finds ~a quarter of charities working with refugees/minority communities suffer abuse or hate; a community member (BIMA) reports rising malicious FOI requests & complaints to funders — Funders Forum has been made aware of malicious reports.

cfmm.org.uk

21:12 UTC

The Centre for Media Monitoring documented The Sun newspaper removing the word Muslim from wording after a complaint about discriminatory language in an opinion piece.

committees.parliament.uk

21:12 UTC

Rod Liddle referred to Muslims as savages and Islamic countries as hellholes in parliamentary written evidence.

examinerlive.co.uk

06:17 UTC

Examiner Live: dogs taken to defecate on Muslim graves in Kirklees — Islamophobic desecration incident; group notes headline absolves perpetrators

hellorayo.co.uk

20:42 UTC

Police have stated there is 'no evidence' that a gunshot heard outside York Mosque was a hate incident.

Public figure Alex Robinson announced the cancellation of an upcoming event in Glasgow and mentioned plans for future content.