[Many fans are now afraid to even boo or shout at an opposition player if he is black for fear of being called the dreaded 'racist'-ed]
A football fan has been cleared of shouting racial abuse at a player during a Scottish First Division match at Palmerston Park in Dumfries.
The allegations against Steven Linwood [...]

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An anti-Semitic cartoon in a Muslim paper, which depicts Israel’s acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, as a hook-nosed figure wearing a giant Star of David, last night drew protests from MPs and Jewish groups.
For days, Muslims across the world have been protesting about European newspapers that published drawings showing the Prophet Mohamed. One [...]

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A PRIEST yesterday launched a pulpit attack on Muslims who disrupted a Mass at a Catholic school.
Father John Gannon labelled parents who withdrew children from the service at staggered intervals as “extremists”.
And MP Mohammad Sarwar also condemned the demo, rejecting claims that Muslim pupils were forced to attend Mass at St Albert’s Primary in Pollokshields, [...]

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A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a motiveless attack by a group of youths in Glasgow.
Strathclyde Police said they were treating the late-night attack on the 22-year-old as attempted murder.
The victim was using a phone box on Prospecthill Crescent when he was assaulted at about 2335 GMT on Saturday. [...]

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[Why is this not a reported as a racist killing-ed]

THREE men accused of murdering Kriss Donald, 15, by stabbing him and setting him on fire almost two years ago appeared at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday.
Imran Shahid, 29, Mohammed Mushtaq, 27, and Zeeshan Shahid, 28, formally pled not guilty to the charge during [...]

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THREE men appeared at the High Court in Glasgow today accused of murdering schoolboy Kriss Donald almost two years ago.
Imran Shahid, 29, Mohammed Mushtaq, 27, and Zeeshan Shahid, 28, formally pleaded not guilty to stabbing Kriss, 15, and setting him on fire, during a preliminary hearing before Lord MacPhail.
The three deny abducting Kriss [...]

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A man who allegedly threatened to blow up a train from Glasgow on Friday has appeared before a court in Paisley.
The sheriff heard that Mohammed Hakeem, who is 42, was arrested further down the line at Port Glasgow.
Solicitor Paul Langan said his client denied the charge, which was brought as a racially aggravated [...]

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POLICE are hunting a gang who attacked a 20-year-old man in the Gallowgate in Glasgow.
Six men of Asian appearance got out of two cars and pushed their
victim to the ground at midnight on Saturday, before making off with cash and a mobile phone.
The man was uninjured. The vehicles used were a [...]

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Scotland’s only Muslim school is to close voluntarily.
The Imam Muhammad Zakariya school in Dundee, which has 20 female pupils, had been struggling to survive after a report highlighting poor standards.
An inspectors’ report two years ago criticised the young and unqualified staff and said pupils received only a limited number of subjects.
A follow-up inspection [...]

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[All this publicity for a Jamican sled-dog racer? Can someone tell me who won the tournament? Was Scotland represented? If so were did Scotland finish?-ed]

A Jamaican sled-dog racer has taken part in Europe’s largest husky racing event.
Devon Anderson, 42, who had never seen snow before, travelled to [...]

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CORONATION Street sparked outrage last night when Asian Sunita was accused of “living like white trash”.
Furious viewers phoned The Sun with demands that ITV apologise.
Watchdog Ofcom is now braced for a barrage of complaints over the episode.
Sunita — played by Shobna Gulati— has split from hubby Dev and lives above his shop [...]

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[Lemming response: That's seems fair to me!
Fast forward 25 years
Glasgow 75% Muslim, Islamic council establishes Sharia Law
Lemming response: Crikey! How did it come to this!? -ed]
AN ISLAMIC campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith.
The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90 per cent of pupils [...]

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Cars belonging to members of the Asian community in Edinburgh have been targeted in what police believe are a series of racist incidents.
The Lothian and Borders force said tyres had been slashed on at least 13 cars between 30 December and Tuesday.
A spokeswoman said they were “unlikely” to have been random acts of [...]

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AN ASIAN pupil was hit on the head with a hammer in a savage attack by 10 youths outside a school at lunchtime.
It follows a similar incident outside another East Renfrewshire school three weeks ago, where a 15-year-old boy was hit with a machete.
Police believe both attacks could be linked to gang feuds [...]

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Hindu leaders want a snack van moved from outside their temple – because they’re offended by the smell of beef burgers.
The religious chiefs are demanding Elsie McLean is shifted from her patch in Glasgow.
They’re upset because Hindus don’t eat cows,regarding the animals as sacred.
Last night Elsie,39 – who fears losing her trading licence – said: [...]

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[St Andrews day is about celebrating being Scottish and should not be hijacked for political gain-ed]

Trade union members, politicians and faith and community groups have marched through Glasgow to show a united front against racism.
About 1,000 people were estimated to have taken part in the Scottish TUC’s annual St Andrew’s Day march and [...]

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The first minister has distanced himself from comments by Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm over the treatment of failed asylum seekers.
Mr Chisholm made it clear that the Scottish Executive wanted an end to the controversial policy of dawn raids prior to deportation.
However, a source close to Jack McConnell disowned those comments.
As the immigration [...]

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A SCHEME to help refugees integrate into Scottish life was launched in Glasgow today.
The Sunrise project run by the Home Office is designed to help people make the transition from asylum seeker to resident by making sure their basic needs are met.
The launch came on a day when it was revealed that Eric [...]

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THE BBC were at the centre of a race storm yesterday as listeners bombarded bosses with complaints about the excessive use of the word “nigger” on Radio 4’s Today show.
Listeners to the flagship news programme were stunned to hear the highly offensive racist term used no fewer than seven times in a four-minute interview.
Respected presenter [...]

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A man who used his mobile phone to replay footage of a beheading in Iraq to a hotel shop worker has been jailed for 60 days.
Subhaan Younis, 23, played the images to shocked Charlotte McClay last September at a hotel in Glasgow.
Sentencing him at the city’s district court, the stipendiary magistrate said he could [...]

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