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  1. The English Defence League ( EDL) is a far-right, Islamophobic organisation in England. A social movement and pressure group that employs street demonstrations as its main tactic, the EDL presents itself as a single-issue movement opposed to Islamism and Islamic extremism, although its rhetoric and actions target Islam and Muslims more widely.

  2. Organisation and structure of the English Defence League. Academics characterise the EDL as a social movement, [1] and more specifically as a new social movement, [2] and a social movement organisation. [2] In its organisational structure, the EDL has been characterised by academic observers as a direct action or street-based protest movement. [3]

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  4. 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.

  5. In 2011, Bartlett and Littler surveyed 1,295 EDL Facebook supporters. [4] At the time, 81% of the EDL's Facebook supporters were male, to 19% female; among those surveyed by Bartlett and Littler most were young, with only 28% being over the age of thirty, and only 30% had attended either college or university. [47]

  6. English Defence League. Robinson with EDL demonstrators in Amsterdam in 2010. Robinson founded the English Defence League (EDL) in 2009 with his cousin Kevin Carroll, [9] [10] [11] and became its leader with Carroll as deputy leader. [12]

  7. The English Defence League, or in short EDL, is a street protest group in the United Kingdom which is against Sharia law and Islamism. The group was founded in 2009 in Luton by Tommy Robinson. Groups including Unite Against Fascism (UAF) and Anonymous are against the EDL.

  8. Sep 11, 2009 · Who are the English Defence League? 11 September 09 12:05 GMT. By Dominic Casciani BBC News. A mysterious group has been leading "anti-Muslim extremism" demonstrations around England this...

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