What is English Defence League?
The '''English Defence League''', or in short '''EDL''', is a street protest group in the [[United Kingdom]] which is against [[Sharia law]] and [[Islamism]].<ref>{{cite news|author= Maryam Namazie | location = UK | url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/jul/05/sharia-law-religious-courts |title= Sharia, Law, religious courts |work=The Guardian |date= 5 July 2010 | accessdate =17 September 2011}}</ref> The group was founded in 2009 in [[Luton]] by [[Tommy Robinson]]. Groups including [[Unite Against Fascism]] (UAF) and [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]] are against the EDL.<ref>Gunning (2010): p 151–152<br>Morey, Peter; Yaqin, Amina. (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=46v5uCV9JBYC&pg=PA215 ''Framing Muslims: Stereotyping and Representation After 9/11'']. [[Harvard University Press]]. p. 215.<br>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/28/anonymous-edl-supporters-information Anonymous-linked groups publish EDL supporters' personal information] retrieved 2 June 2013</ref> EDL can also stand for the ''European Defence League'', also founded by Tommy Robinson.<ref name=Globalpost>{{cite web|title=The anti-Islam English Defense League plans a massive European rally|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/120119/the-anti-islam-english-defense-league-plans-massive-european-ral|publisher=Globalpost|accessdate=19 June 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/counter-jihad/organisations/Defence-Leagues-Network Counter-Jihad report: Organisations Defence Leagues Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031054754/http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/counter-jihad/organisations/Defence-Leagues-Network |date=2013-10-31 }} retrieved 19 June 2013</ref> Tommy Robinson left the EDL in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-24442953|title=EDL boss Tommy Robinson quits group|date=8 October 2013|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> [[Tim Ablitt]] became the new leader. A report found that 81% of EDL supporters are male.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the