Counterjihad Timeline

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A chronology of the Counterjihad movement.

2004

Gates of Vienna blog header, Screengrab Gates of Vienna

October

2005

June

2006

January

May

September

910 Group logo, Screengrab from Gates of Vienna

October

November

December

2007

January

February

March

Daniel Pipes receiving the Danish Free Press Society's award, 2007. Source: Algemeiner
  • According to the Center for Vigilant Freedom, CVF chapters "began to meet locally and organize public education campaigns in several nations and U.S. states" by this month.[18]
  • 1 - The Center for Vigilant Freedom was set up as a non-stock incorporated company, Center for Vigilant Freedom Incorporated, on this date under Corporation ID number 0670082-7. The registration agent for the company was Christine Brim. [19]

April

Counterjihad Scandinavia 2007, Source: screengrab from Gates of Vienna

June

July

September

  • 11 - SIOE demonstration in Brussels.[26]

October

Counterjihad Brussels 2007. screengrab from Gates of Vienna

November

2008

January

Filip Dewinter of the far right Vlaams Belang Flemish political party. Source. CCSA

March

May

June

October

November

December

2009

January

February

March

April

May

Counterjihad Copenhagen 2009, Source: Liberties Alliance

July

August

September

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“the concern to me is how groups like that either willingly or unwillingly allow themselves to be exploited by very extreme rightwing groups like the National Front and the British Freedom Fighters”.[55]

October

November

December

2010

Counterjihad Zurich 2010, screengrab from Gates of Vienna

February

April

May

June

2011

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February

July

August

  • 5 - Counterjihad blogger Peder Jensen announces he is abandoning his "Fjordman" pseudonym after being cited by extremist Anders Breivik, who killed dozens of people in Norway.[70]
    Counterjihad London Conference 2011, screengrab Gates of Vienna

September

2012

Dispatch International front page, screengrab from Loonwatch

July

August

2013

June

March for Fuselier Lee Rigby, Source:Wikimedia
  • 29 June - EDL leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll were arrested in East London after they defied a police order confining an EDL Armed Forces Day demonstration to an area between Hyde Park Corner and Westminster in central London. The two men planned to pass East London Mosque on their walk from Hyde Park to Woolwich to lay flowers at the place where soldier Lee Rigby was killed.

September

  • Counterjihad Warsaw 2013 - scheduled to coincide with another conference, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.[1][76]

October

  • Tommy Robinson quit the EDL, announcing this at a press conference organised by the 'counter-extremist' think tank Quilliam Foundation who say that they 'facilitated' his departure. Robinson claimed in an interview with the Guardian that he was 'sorry' for creating fear among Muslims in the UK and an 'us and them' culture of violence. [77]

2014

PEGIDA Dresden rally, 2014, Wikimedia

April

September

  • EDL protest in Rotherham, England over revelations of child sex exploitation in the town, with around 1000 attending. Protestors attack police.

October

November

December

  • 22 - around 17,000 people attend PEGIDA's 10th demonstration in Dresden, alarming the mainstream.[79]

2015

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January

  • 9 - Fifty English Defence League supporters jailed for more than a combined 75 years, for violence at a protest in Birmingham, England in July 2013
  • 12 - PEGIDA protest in Dresden attracts record 25,000 following Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris.[80]

February

  • 8 - Around 600 EDL protestors in Dudley, England marched against a planned construction of a mosque in the West Midlands. Thirty arrested, 25 later released.
  • 28 - Pegida UK holds its first rally in Newcastle, but its 375-400 supporters are vastly outnumbered by 3000 counter-protestors organised by the Newcastle Unites group. Banners at the protest featured far-right insignia including that of the National Front party. [84]


March

  • 4 - An attempted rally by Pegida Scotland flops, with a handful of protestors again outflanked by over 200 anti-fascists

May

July

  • 1 - Baroness Caroline Cox, who originally hosted its launch in 2014 makes a statement on her 'position' regarding Sharia Watch: 'I now have no continuing connection or involvement with Sharia Watch'. [87]

August

  • Anne Marie Waters cancels the Mohammed cartoon drawing exhibition, citing security concerns including that 'people could be killed'.[88]

September

October

  • 20 - Two years after he quit the English Defence League and 'apologised' for his anti-Muslim violence and rheteoric, Tommy Robinson speaks at rallies of PEGIDA protestors in the Netherlands and Germany to mark the first anniversary of PEGIDA, telling anti-Islam protesters that refugees are 'invading Europe'. [89]

December

  • Tommy Robinson announces he will take over as leader of Pegida UK, to be re-launched in the New Year.
  • London sees a tripling of anti-Muslim attacks following Paris terror attacks
  • US Republican candidate Donald Trump calls for a temporary ban on all immigration of Muslims into the USA following the San Bernardino shootings on 2 December. He cites a discredited public opinion poll by Frank Gaffney's Center for Security Policy as evidence for his policy call.
  • New York Times reports that "kill Muslims" is the top Google search in California using the word "Muslims" after the San Bernadino shootings

Notes

  1. Baron Bodissey, The Newest Phase of a Very Old War, Gates of Vienna, 9 October 2004.
  2. UK and Scandinavia Counterjihad Summit, Stop Islamiseringen af Danmark, 15 April 2007,accessed via the Internet Archive 17 August 2011.
  3. Andrea Elliott, The Man Behind the Anti-Shariah Movement, New York Times, 30 July 2011.
  4. Herzl Award Recipients 2006, World Zionist Organisation, 7 May 2006.
  5. CVF News, Center for Vigilant Freedom, via the Internet Archive, accessed 17 August 2011.
  6. Baron Bodissey, The Emperor is Naked, Gates of Vienna, 4 September 2006.
  7. Lee Kaplan, The ISM-Terror Connection, FrontPageMagazine.com, 13 September 2006.
  8. ISM Responds to Internet Photos, Reaffirms Commitment to Non-violence, International Solidarity Movement, 16 September 2006.
  9. Part 1 - "The International Solidarity Movement unmasked", Lionheart, 24 February 2007.
  10. Baron Bodissey, Slouching Towards London, Gates of Vienna, 2 October 2011.
  11. Baron Bodissey, Name-Dropping from the National Press Club, Gates of Vienna, 28 September 2006.
  12. Jack Wheeler and Steve Baldwin, THE CREATION OF AN ANTI-ISLAMOFASCISM MOVEMENT, To The Point News, 24 November 2006.
  13. Baron Bodissey, The Coalition to Preserve Civilization, Gates of Vienna, 30 November 2006.
  14. Paul Belien Appointed Director of Islamist Watch, Middle East Forum, 11 December 2006.
  15. Copy of Who is record for VigilantFreedom.org, from Domain Tool, 4 June 2009
  16. Atlas and LIONHEART, blogtalkradio, 9 January 2007.
  17. Baron Bodissey, “Gilani Lane Is Insane!”, Gates of Vienna, 20 February 2007.
  18. CVF News, Center for Vigilant Freedom, via the Internet Archive, accessed 17 August 2011.
  19. Clerk's Information System, Virginia State Corporation Commission, accessed 14 December 2008.
  20. "If They Aren't Guilty,Why Are They Hiding Down There?", Southside Messenger, 2 March 2007.
  21. Baron Bodissey, Daniel Pipes at the Copenhagen Workers’ Museum, Gates of Vienna, 12 March 2007.
  22. Baron Bodissey, Vigilant Freedom at Ground Zero, Gates of Vienna, 31 March 2007.
  23. Baron Bodissey, Report on the Counterjihad Summit, Gates of Vienna, 19 April 2007.
  24. Anna Reiman, Far-Right Mobilizes against Cologne Mega-Mosque, Der Spiegel, 19 June 2007.
  25. Online Radio interview, Lionheart, 6 July 2007.
  26. Police arrest 2 far-right Belgian leaders at anti-Islam 9/11 protest, Associated Press, 11 September 2007, accessed via the Internet Archive on 17 August 2011.
  27. CounterJihad Brussels 2007 Conference, accessed 17 August 2011.
  28. CounterJihad Brussels 2007 Conference, accessed 17 August 2011.
  29. Haaretz: Jews for Le Pen, Centre for Vigilant Freedom, 22 November 2007, via the Internet Archive.
  30. CENTRE FOR VIGILANT FREEDOM/VIGILANT FREEDOM EUROPA PRESENTAZIONE, lisistrata.com, 30 November 2007.
  31. A Profile in Courage: An Interview with "Lionheart," The British Blogger in Hiding, by Phyllis Chesler, Chesler Chronicles, Pajamas Media, 9 January 2008.
  32. Conference 'Cities against Islamization', Cities against Islamisation, 18 January 2008.
  33. Dymphna, Counterjihad Vienna 2008, Gates of Vienna, 12 May 2008.
  34. Program - How Free is the University - an International Conference, American Freedom Alliance, accessed, 17 August 2011.
  35. SHARIA LAW IN BRITAIN...IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN, http://acaciafreedomfighters.blogspot.com, 27 September 2008.
  36. Interview with Andrew G. Bostom/Islam and Anti-Semitism, by Alan Johnson, Democratiya, Winter 2008. Accessed via the internet Archive, 17 August 2011.
  37. Schedule, Facing Jihad: A Lawmakers' Summit, accessed via the Internet Archive, 17 August 2011.
  38. Policy Statement, International Free Press Society, 1 January 2009, accessed via the Internet Archive, 17 August 2011.
  39. NEVER-BEFORE-REVEALED TERRORIST TRAINING VIDEO EXPOSES 35 COMPOUNDS ON AMERICAN SOIL, Christian Action Network, 28 January 2009.
  40. 40.0 40.1 Daniel Luban and Eli Clifton, POLITICS: Dutch Foe of Islam Ignores US Allies' Far Right Ties, Inter Press Service, 28 February 2009.
  41. Gerry Gable, Simon Cressy and Tom Woodson, A hot August?, Searchlight, August 2009.
  42. Sally Anne Johnson, Luton Today, 14 April 2009.
  43. Events, Florida Security Council, accessed 14 September 2009.
  44. Baron Bodissey, Slouching Towards Copenhagen, 23 May 2009.
  45. Baron Bodissey, Slouching towards Copenhagen, 23 May 2009.
  46. New English Review Symposium, New English Review, accessed 15 May 2009.
  47. Muslim group shuts down Conservative conference, Newsmax.com, 28 May 2009.
  48. Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league, Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.
  49. Final List of Participants, Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom of Religion or Belief, OSCE, accessed 17 August 2011.
  50. Robert Spencer, Libelblogger Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs digs deeper, adding new lies to his original ones, JihadWatch, 9 September 2009.
  51. Robert Spencer, Oh to be in England, JihadWatch, 19 August 2009.
  52. Robert Spencer, Libelblogger Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs digs deeper, adding new lies to his original ones, JihadWatch, 9 September 2009.
  53. Seminar about islamization, speaker Alan Lake, part 1, Youtube, uploaded 10 October 2009, accessed 12 October 2009.
  54. Robert Booth, Matthew Taylor and Paul Lewis, English Defence League: chaotic alliance stirs up trouble on streets, The Guardian, 12 September 2009.
  55. James Boxell, Police play down threat from far right, Financial Times, 24 September 2009.
  56. Richard Bartholomew New Anti-Islam Group, Same Old Faces Bartholomew's Notes on Religion Posted on September 27, 2009
  57. Robert Spencer, Spencer at Human Rights Rally in Europe, Jihad Watch, 3 October 2009.
  58. Paul Ray, A United European & International Christian defence force, Lionheart, 23 October 2009.
  59. Richard Bartholomew, Paul Ray Identifies with Northern Ireland Loyalist Groups, 23 October 2009.
  60. David Leask, Far-right extremists contained amid anti-war marches, Scotland on Sunday, 15 November 2009.
  61. Marc Vallée, EDL & PRESS FREEDOM, marcvallee.co.uk, 15 December 2009.
  62. Phone call to Metropolitan Police Press Bureau, 9.40pm, 18 December 2009.
  63. Eli Clifton, CPAC’s Third Rail, Lobelog, 19 February 2010.
  64. Britons In Berlin At Rally For Geert Wilders, International Civil Liberties Alliance, 2 May 2010.
  65. SIOA “NO MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO” JUNE 6 RALLY (VIDEOS AND PICTURES), No Mosques at Ground Zero, 7 June 2010.
  66. Baron Bodissey, Slouching Towards Zurich, Gates of Vienna, 16 June 2010.
  67. Morrigan Emmaleth and Cassandra Victoria, EDL Jewish Division Issues First Press Release, EDL, 29 June 2010
  68. Video and ohotos of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff addressing the English Defence League demonstration, 5 February 2011, accessed 8 February 2011.
  69. EDL founder Stephen Lennon guilty over football brawl, BBC News, 25 July 2011.
  70. Morten Hopperstad, Marianne Vikås, Rolf J. Widerøe, Dennis Ravndal, Hans Henrik Torgersen, Jarle Brenna and Gordon Andersen Breivik's political idol «Fjordman» emerges from anonymity, VG, 5 August 2011.
  71. Dymphna, Counterjihad London 2011, Gates of Vienna, 25 September 2011.
  72. KGS, EDL’S TOMMY ROBINSON TELLS OF HIS PERSECUTION BY THE BRITISH STATE…….., Tundra Tabloids, 29 September 2011.
  73. Slouching Towards Brusells Redux, Gates of Vienna, 15 July 2012
  74. Brussels 2012 Agenda], International Civil Liberties Alliance, 9 July 2012
  75. Stop Islamization of Nations, Worldwide Counter-Jihad Alliance to Launch with Stockholm Demonstration on August 4012, sacbee.com, 12 June 2012.
  76. Slouching Towards Warsaw, Gates of Vienna, 6 October 2013
  77. Shiv Malik, Ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson says sorry for causing fear to Muslims , The Guardian, 11 October 2013
  78. Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters, Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015
  79. Lizzie Dearden, Germany anti-Islam protests: 17,000 march on Dresden against 'Islamification of the West', The Independent, 23 December 2014, accessed 5 Jan 2015
  80. PEGIDA leader Kathrin Oertel resigns one week after founder quits, CBC, 28 January 2015
  81. ‘Defeat Jihad Summit’ Challenges Islamic Supremacism – And The Obama ‘Strategy’and A.U.M.F. That Disregard It, Center for Security Policy, 10 February 2015, accessed 18 December 2015
  82. Miranda Blue, [Cruz and Jindal join far-right activists at Frank Gaffney 'Defeat Jihad' Forum], 18 February 2015, accessed 25 February 2015
  83. ‘Defeat Jihad Summit’ to feature a parade of Islamophobes, Imagine2050, 7 Feb, 2015, accessed 25 February 2015
  84. Jon Stone UK Pegida rally met with thousands at counter-protests in Newcastle, The Independent, 28 February 2015
  85. Why the shootings happened in a small city in Texas, BBC Newsbeat, 5 May 2015.
  86. Ewan Palmer, Prophet Mohammed cartoon exhibition with Geert Wilders planned for central London, IBTimes, 2 July 2015
  87. Equal and Free website, accessed October 2015
  88. Jess Denham, London 'Draw Mohamed' exhibition cancelled due to 'real possibility people could be killed', The Independent, 20 August
  89. Lizzie Dearden, Tommy Robinson tells German anti-Islam protesters refugees are 'invading Europe' as Pegida marks anniversary Independent, 20 October 2015