Leicester violence

It is exactly one year to the infamous riots that shook the British town of Leicester and made global headlines. The four-week long intermittent attacks on Hindu residents and symbols …

An on-ground report into the unprecedented communal violence in Leicester, the UK, during August-September 2022 blames the rise of “ethnic enclaves (organised by religion)” that led to “territorial tensions and …

Clifford Smith is Director Washington Project of the Middle East Forum (MEF), where he seeks to inform policy makers in the US about issues like radical Islam, Israel, and Iran, …

Muslim organisations have begun to play the Islamophobia card after police investigations based on CCTV footage have raised suspicions about the involvement of Muslim youth in the violence. Leicester was …

The US-based Network Contagion Research Institute in its report on the Leicester incidents says that “malicious online narratives”, “ethnic hatred” and false reports of child kidnapping and attacks on a …

The Henry Jackson Society (HJS)—a trans-Atlantic think tank based in the UK—said that its investigations in the Leicester incidents do not find any “Hindutva extremist organisations operating in Leicester”. The …

Rishi Sunak’s rise to the top in British politics has come with its share of ‘shock and awe’. Sunak became the prime minister of the UK within a month of …

Hindus in the UK are gearing up once again to hold a protest, this time against the BBC for allegedly peddling an anti-Hindu agenda and for being “Hinduphobic”. The protest to …

Offended by what it saw was biased coverage of the Leicester incidents in which the Hindu community was allegedly portrayed negatively by The Guardian newspaper, a section of the Indian …

In a rather rare piece of action, British Hindus protested in front of The Guardian‘s office at Kings Place in London on Wednesday afternoon. They were “holding a vigil” against …

Stern action by the British government, though a bit late, against widespread violence directed at Hindus in Leicester, intimidation in Birmingham and Coventry has brought peace to the UK. The …

The violence in Leicester has shaken the foundations of the harmonious social order that was the hallmark of multicultural assimilation in Britain. The British government, which was caught by surprise …

After nearly three weeks of hate incidents and violence that rocked Leicester, community leaders from the Muslim and Hindu groups issued a joint statement appealing for harmony. Reading out the …

Simmering communal tensions in Leicester flared over the weekend as mobs attacked a Hindu temple and reportedly injured 16 police officers. The mob tore down a Hindu flag in front …