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The latest attacks by a Birmingham-based group calling itself Muslims against Advertising follows a series of complaints by conservative Muslims about poster campaigns featuring bare naked flesh.

The group has set up a with advice to would-be Muslim vandals recommending surveillance of the area, use of walkie-talkies, checking escape routes and avoiding arrest.

"The procedures outlined here are based on our six months' experience of executing poster attacks professionally, safely and without injury or arrest. After choosing your board, be sure to inspect it both during the day and at night. Take note of all activities in the area. Who is about at 2am? How visible will you be?

"Bring a camera -- it's a good cover for doing anything you're not supposed to. Check your escape routes. For work on larger boards we recommend walkie-talkies. The ground crew should monitor oncoming traffic and maintain radio contact with the lookout on the board,” the MAAD site advises.

The latest attacks follows a ruling in September by the Advertising Standards Authority, which said that nakedness could cause serious offence to Muslims if placed near a mosque.

The ASA ruling followed complaints about an ad for Triumph's Sloggi underwear, showing three women wearing nothing but G-strings along with the strapline 'It's string time!'.

A spate of attacks on poster sites has seen various ads defaced including Dove's real women campaign from last year and, more recently, a poster for Channel 4's 'Desperate Housewives'.

The MAAD website argues for direction action against what it sees as offensive advertising and declares that there "is no longer any need to cringe as you walk past a sleazy poster, we'll improve it".

The placement of ads near mosques has become an increasingly contentious issue as Islamic groups become more vocal.

In 2003, there were complaints about a poster for Adidas, featuring the sprinter Dwain Chambers naked except for a pair of trainers fitted with explosives in the heels, in a reminder of the would-be Muslim shoebomber Richard Reid.

Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines plane with a home-made explosive concealed in the heel of his shoe. Fortunately, he was stopped by other passengers and has been jailed for life in the US.

The ASA ruled against another complaint, again Sloggi, showing three rugby players wearing only fitted underpants. The complainant said that it was unsuitable to be placed in a predominantly Muslim area, but the ASA said that there was not sufficient reason to assume that it was a particular problem for Muslims.

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