English Defence League

Paul Vale

The Twin Threats Of 'Individualised Jihad' And The EDL

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Vale | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK

The brutal murder of Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old serving soldier in Woolwich on Wednesday, and the subsequent rally of 50 hooded men under the banner of ...

Islamic Extremists Plead Guilty To EDL March Bomb Plot

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK

Six Islamic extremists have admitted planning to bomb an EDL rally - and they only failed because it finished early. Jewel Uddin, Omar Mohammed Kha...

A Multicultural Saint

Fiyaz Mughal | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK
Fiyaz Mughal

This picture of St George is clearly not as simple and straightforward as far-right groups such as the English Defence League (EDL) and its offshoots would like to make out when they march up and down waving the Cross of St George.

Why Did We Create the #StGeorge4All Initiative?

Julian Bond | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK
Julian Bond

This St George's Day we - 22 very different faith organisations, plus anti-racist groups - are reclaiming St George, plus people of different ethnicities and different religions (even the Welsh!). St George does not belong to extremists.

Head Of EDL Says He Will Vote Ukip

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 04.04.2013 | UK Politics

The leader of far-right group, the English Defence League (EDL), has urged supporters to vote for the UK Independence Party in the next election, argu...

Abu Qatada, Why he Perhaps Shouldn't Be Deported, and Why Torture Is Wrong

Gareth Milner | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Politics
Gareth Milner

I don't particularly like Mr Qatada, but if I condone either torture against him, or the use of evidence against him which was gained through torture, then I would be a complete hypocrite if I ever complained about torture against a UK citizen.

EDL Suspects Arrested In Dawn Raids After Protest Turned Violent

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

Eight people have been arrested in dawn raids by detectives investigating violent clashes which broke out at an English Defence League protest. The...

Let's Not Give the EDL Undue Credit

Vidhya Ramalingam | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Politics
Vidhya Ramalingam

The fragmentation of the EDL itself could... pose new threats to community safety and national security. Multiple splinter groups departing from the EDL's tactics could become more challenging for law enforcement to monitor, and could potentially be more violent.

The Sorry Truth Is That the Virus of Anti-Semitism Has Infected the British Muslim Community

Mehdi Hasan | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Politics
Mehdi Hasan

It pains me to have to admit this but anti-Semitism isn't just tolerated in some sections of the British Muslim community; it's routine and commonplace. Any Muslims reading this article - if they are honest with themselves - will know instantly what I am referring to. It's our dirty little secret. You could call it the banality of Muslim anti-Semitism.

EDL 'Exploiting Concerns About Grooming Gangs To Fuel Islamophobia'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

The English Defence League (EDL) is exploiting concerns surrounding sex-grooming gangs to fuel its anti-Islam agenda, a university report has said, wa...

Who Are The EDL?

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK

The image of English Defence League supporters as jobless, uneducated young men is largely wrong, according to a major new study. In fact, people s...

Jessica Elgot

'Xenophobic, Ultra-Nationalist' Ukip Must Be Resisted, Anti-Fascists Call

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

The rise of Ukip and the influence of the anti-immigration party on British politics was feverishly analysed at this weekend's United Against Fascism ...

Four Arrested In Tense EDL Cambridge Protest Over Mosque

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Police have arrested three English Defence League protesters in a tense stand-off in Cambridge between the anti-Islam group and counter demonstrators,...

Anti-Muslim Attacks: Telling MAMA Is Not Going to Solve the Problem

Sofia Ahmed | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Sofia Ahmed

Islamophobia has not only passed the dinner table test but it has permeated British society at every level. The media, politicians, security services, policymakers and other public institutions can all be held responsible for the rise in anti-Muslim sentiment over the past few years.

This House Believes That Multiculturalism Isn't Working

The Cambridge Union Society | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
The Cambridge Union Society

Chris Romalds, a postgraduate student in Development Studies, explores the reasons why multiculturalism could be said to be failing. Sarah Garland, a second year English student at Newnham College, argues that despite its problems, multiculturalism has not failed.

EDL's Leader Jailed For 10 Months

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK

The leader of the English Defence League was has been jailed for 10 months after admitting using someone else's passport to travel to the United State...

Three Arrested After Pig's Head Left At Muslim Centre

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK

Three people have been arrested after a frozen pig's head was left outside a community centre being used as a Muslim place of worship. Leicestershi...

Does Culture or Economics Motivate the Far-Right? Neither

Jamie Bartlett | Posted 17.02.2013 | UK Politics
Jamie Bartlett

No jobs or prospects means a lot of angry, disenfranchised young men with plenty of spare evenings, and days, to recruit, demonstrate, get active on and offline, organize, and mobilize. Economics might not have been key so far, but the past doesn't always predict the future.

Did the EDL Really Tweet That?

Jamie Bartlett | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Politics
Jamie Bartlett

Online information is extremely useful, but scepticism is always required: especially with screen-grabs.

Jessica Elgot

'Labour Must Stand Up Against The Immigration Hate Speech'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK

With the rise of UKIP, and immigration reform back on the agenda, The Huffington Post UK meets Nick Lowles, director of anti-fascist campaigners Hope ...

EDL Protesters Held After Demonstration At Interfaith Family Centre

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK

Two English Defence League protesters were arrested after a protest in Durham over plans to build a multi-faith educational family centre, by a Muslim...

Nick Griffin's 'right to discriminate'

James Woods | Posted 23.12.2012 | UK Politics
James Woods

While I support the right to free speech and feel that should be protected from the street to the World Wide Web, I believe we have no right to discriminate against anyone for any matter, especially when it can effect the discriminated and inflame stereotypes further, which only holds back the positive progression of society and humanity.

EDL Leader Behind Bars For Christmas

PA | Posted 22.10.2012 | UK

The leader of the English Defence League was remanded in custody until the New Year today accused of travelling to the United States last month using ...

Police Arrest '53 EDL Supporters'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.10.2012 | UK

53 men who are believed to be supporters of the far-right group the English Defence League have been arrested for conspiracy to cause a public nuisanc...

EDL Portest Turns Violent In Midlands Town

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 29.09.2012 | UK

Members of the English Defence League (EDL) clashed with police in the town of Walsall on Saturday. According to West Midlands Police, 28 arrests ...