English Defence League
The English Defence League, or in short EDL, is a street protest group in the United Kingdom which is against Sharia law and Islamism.[1] The group was founded in 2009 in Luton by Tommy Robinson. Groups including Unite Against Fascism (UAF) and Anonymous are against the EDL.[2] EDL can also stand for the European Defence League, also founded by Tommy Robinson.[3][4] Tommy Robinson left the EDL in October 2013.[5] Tim Ablitt became the new leader. A report found that 81% of EDL supporters are male.[6]
English Defence League Media
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The EDL's first protest took place outside of the East London Mosque in Whitechapel in June 2009.
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Tommy Robinson (pictured in 2018) became de facto leader of the EDL shortly after its formation.
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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
The EDL was part of the broader "counter-jihad" movement, an international far-right phenomenon focused on opposing the presence of Islam in Western states.
An EDL march in Newcastle in 2017
A march by the fascist National Front (NF) in Yorkshire during the 1970s. The EDL's tactics of street marches and demonstrations have been described as being similar to those of the NF.[7]
Robinson was the EDL's co-leader during its period of major growth and national attention.
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Video of damage being caused to a restaurant in Leicester in March 2011.*A supporter of the English Defence League was later convicted for his involvement in the attack, and admitted causing criminal damage worth £1500.
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References
- ↑ Maryam Namazie (5 July 2010). "Sharia, Law, religious courts". The Guardian (UK). http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/jul/05/sharia-law-religious-courts. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Gunning (2010): p 151–152
Morey, Peter; Yaqin, Amina. (2011). Framing Muslims: Stereotyping and Representation After 9/11. Harvard University Press. p. 215.
Anonymous-linked groups publish EDL supporters' personal information retrieved 2 June 2013 - ↑ "The anti-Islam English Defense League plans a massive European rally". Globalpost. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ Counter-Jihad report: Organisations Defence Leagues Network Archived 2013-10-31 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 19 June 2013
- ↑ "EDL boss Tommy Robinson quits group". 8 October 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Taylor, Matthew; Walker, Peter (30 October 2011). "EDL supporters are young, male and anti-immigration, says survey" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Cleland, Anderson & Aldridge-Deacon 2017, p. 2.
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