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Religious Offences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Anthony W Jeremy
Anthony W Jeremy
Affiliation:
Solicitor, Research Fellow, Centre for Law and Religion, University of Cardiff
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In the aftermath of the tragedies in the United States on 11 September 2001, the news media in the United Kingdom reported a great increase in crime and attacks on Muslims. A Director of the Central Mosque spoke publicly of the unprecedented backlash against the British Muslim community and whilst emphasising Islam to be a religion of peace and opposed to terrorism, urgently stressed the need for greater protection. The police chiefs were responsive. The government had to act.

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Ecclesiastical Law Journal , Volume 7 , Issue 33 , July 2003 , pp. 127 - 142
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Copyright © Ecclesiastical Law Society 2003

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