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The English Defence League (EDL) is an English Patriotic organization and Anti-Islam street protest movement.[1][2] the group describes itself as an anti-racist and human rights organization.[3] the ideology in forming the EDL was the belief that the religion of Islam "challenges an English, Christian way of life".[3] It has been described by critics as "Islamophobic",[4] and was until 2013 "the most significant counter-jihad movement in Europe" and considered by some liberal "academics" to be "one of the more intriguing developments on the Right-wing".[5] the group has been both physically and verbally attacked by various extremist left wing groups, particularly the violent organization Unite Against Fascism (UAF).[6]

It's ideology can be understood as a militant version of Conservatism, with strands of Paleo-Conservatism and Traditionalism; however, it can be considered a rather non-homogenous group, similar ideologically to PEGIDA in Germany. It's main point of reference, both culturally and politically, is Winston Churchill.

In October 2013 the group's co-founders, Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll, left the group.[7] He was replaced as leader by Tim Ablitt.[8]

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  1. ↑ English Defense League's Bradford march banned by Theresa May (20 August 2010). Retrieved on 13 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Violence erupts at Right-wing march in Birmingham (5 September 2009). Retrieved on 13 July 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cleland, Jamie; Anderson, Chris; Aldridge-Deacon, Jack (7 February 2017). "Islamophobia, war and non-Muslims as victims: an analysis of online discourse on an English Defence League message board". Ethnic and Racial Studies: 1–17. doi:10.1080/01419870.2017.1287927. 
  4. ↑ Britain's fascists in a right state (14 June 2014). Retrieved on 13 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Goodwin, Matthew J.; Cutts, David; Janta-Lipinski, Laurence (September 2014). "Economic Losers, Protestors, Islamophobes or Xenophobes? Predicting Public Support for a Counter-Jihad Movement". Political Studies: n/a–n/a. doi:10.1111/1467-9248.12159. 
  6. ↑ Gunning (2010): pp 151–152
    Morey, Peter; Yaqin, Amina. (2011). Framing Muslims: Stereotyping and Representation After 9/11. Harvard University Press. p. 215.
  7. ↑ EDL leader Tommy Robinson quits group retrieved 22 October 2013
  8. ↑ broken cite news
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