There is growing disenchantment at the government's "lacklustre response" to rising anti-Islamic hostility, the Muslim Council of Britain has said. The council wrote to the home secretary on the "growing problem" after a march by the English Defence League (EDL). Some 1,500 EDL supporters protested against Islamic extremism in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday.
The Home Office insisted the government "will challenge any views that reject or undermine our shared values". A spokesman added: "We do not encourage or advocate any voices of hatred or violence within our communities." [BBC] Read more
