![]() Group by the British anti-extremism think tank Quilliam, but later said that Quilliam paid him X Robinson said he was persuaded to leave the “EDL leader Tommy Robinson quits group,” BBC News, October 8, 2013, In October 2013, Robinson and Carroll quit the group, citing concerns of growing far-right extremism “Woolrich Reactions Poll,” Survation, May 24, 2013. X A 2013 poll found that 61 percent of Britonsīelieved that groups like the EDL made terrorism more likely. Hate told British media in 2013 that the EDL had become increasingly fascist in its protests and “wentįrom being concerned about extremism, to them radicalising themselves.” * X Matthew Collins of the British NGO Hope Not Patrols in southeast London and clashed with police. When was he jailed?” Sun (London), June 9, 2018. Tom Michael, “TOMMY CAGED Who is Tommy Robinson, why did the ex-EDL leader change his name and X According to Robinson, the two men formedĮDL in response to the threat of “militant Islam.” * “Ex-EDL leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll cleared,” BBC News, October 16, 2013. The EDL was co-founded in Luton, England, in 2009 by Kevin Carroll and Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, X The EDL blames the broader Muslim communityįor a list of offenses, including denigration and oppression of women, organized sexual abuse ofĬhildren, support of terrorism, female genital mutilation, honor killings, homophobia, racism,Īnti-Semitism, and intolerance of non-Muslims. Ingrained in Islamic religious texts and foundation. Of terrorism into England and raping English women, a phenomenon that it has dubbed “rape jihad.” *Įnglish Defence League, Tumblr post, April 22, 2018. It blames Muslim immigrants for importing a culture The EDL equates illegal immigration with an invasion. “About Us,” English Defence League, accessed June 26, 2018, (site discontinued). ![]() Concurrently, the group believes it is a leader in “the struggle against X The EDL claims to stand for English rights,ĭemocracy, and rule of law. “Far-right extremism: Who are the EDL?” Channel 4 News, May 28, 2013. Since 2009, the group has held what British media has routinely referred to as “aggressive rallies” The English Defence League (EDL) believes that British society is under attack by Muslim extremists. ![]()
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