Islamophobia in the United Kingdom refers to a set of discourses, behaviours and structures which express feelings of hatred, anxiety, fear, hostility and rejection towards Islam or Muslims in the Uni
The English Defence League organises demonstrations against Islamism, but it has been criticised for targeting Muslims in general.
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The English Defence League was a far-right, Islamophobic organisation active in England from 2009 until the mid-late 2010s. A social movement and pressure group that employed street demonstrations as
The EDL's first protest took place outside of the East London Mosque in Whitechapel in June 2009.
Tommy Robinson (centre-right, in the light coloured jacket) with other EDL members on a visit to Amsterdam
The flag of St George displayed at an EDL demonstration in Newcastle in 2010
The North East Infidels at an EDL rally; this was one of the splinter groups which emerged from the EDL as it fragmented