The English Defence League (EDL) 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 its main tactic, the EDL presented itself as a single-issue movement opposed to Islamism and Islamic extremism , although its rhetoric and ...

Aug 4, 2024 · A wave of violent protests around the country has raised questions about whether the English Defence League (EDL) - technically a defunct organisation - should be banned under UK terrorism laws.

Aug 19, 2024 · More than 230,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to ban the English Defence League (EDL). Merseyside Police blamed the Islamophobic group for encouraging the far-right disorder which broke out in Southport earlier this month.

Jul 31, 2024 · Founded in 2009, the EDL is a far-right, Islamophobic pressure group. Its members will often mobilise for street demonstrations against immigration and multi-culturalism, and sometimes mount...

Aug 5, 2024 · More than 400 people have been arrested in connection with the unrest, and the number is expected to rise, leading some commentators to call for groups such as the English Defence League (EDL)...

Mar 12, 2018 · The EDL held regular protests throughout 2012, with a few hundred supporters turning out in Leicester, Bristol and Walsall, but it struggled to achieve anything like its early notoriety.

Aug 7, 2024 · The English Defence League or EDL is one of the most well-known far-right groups in the UK and grew to prominence in the early 2010s.

Aug 2, 2024 · In the UK’s Southport, a peaceful vigil turned violent as far-right group supporters, fuelled by misinformation, clashed with police following a tragic knife attack that claimed the lives of three young girls. The English Defence League (EDL), notorious for its anti-Islamic views and history of inciting violence, is once again under scrutiny

Jul 31, 2024 · At the time, the EDL described itself as a ‘human rights organisation’ and claimed to be raising legitimate concerns about Islam on behalf of the UK’s white working class. But its...

The Ideology of the English Defence League comprises the beliefs of the English Defence League, a far-right, Islamophobic organisation in the United Kingdom. Political scientists identified the EDL as existing on the far-right of the left–right political spectrum. [1]