On the 8th Feb MEND were hosted by Anglia Ruskin Islamic Society to deliver our flagship presentation. The event started with complimentary slices of fresh pizza for all the attendees. As the presentation started more and more students filed in filling the room with inquisitive minds. Hands were...
Leicester Working Group held a Media masterclass jointly with Amnesty International and Islamic Society at Leicester University. The masterclass was delivered by Mend board members Aman Ali and Isobel Ingham-Barrow. The students received the class well and were well engaged with the material...
Mr. Paul Moore has been found guilty by Nottingham Crown Court for the attempted murder of Mrs. Zaynab Hussein, the attempt to cause grievous bodily harm of a young Muslim girl and dangerous driving. Mr. Moore collided with Mrs. Hussein on the morning of 20th of September 2017. The defendant then...
The second day of the trial in Nottingham Crown Court began today, 28 February 2018, which sees the defendant, Mr. Paul Moore, being accused of attacking a Muslim woman and a young Muslim girl in Leicester on the 20th of September 2017. The defendant faces three charges: the attempted murder of...
Nottingham Crown Court heard shocking evidence on the opening day of the trial against Paul Moore, 21, who is accused of attacking a Muslim woman and a young Muslim 12-year old girl. In his evidence, Mr. Lewis Welsh – the half-brother of Mr. Moore – stated that the defendant, who had come to...
MEND is deeply disappointed with the comments by Sir Mark Rowley, the outgoing Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who stated in a speech on Monday 26 February that MEND was “seeking to undermine the State’s considerable efforts to tackle all hate crime”. We wholeheartedly...
New figures, released by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, show a sharp rise in Islamophobic crimes in London last year, the Evening Standard reports. With 1,678 anti-Muslim hate crimes reported in London last year – almost a 40% increase compared with the 1,205 reported in...
Jewish News was forced to issue an apology after suggesting that Baroness Sayeeda Warsi had sought to justify ISIS’s conduct, as well as objecting to “action being taken against British Muslims who murder and rape for Islamic State.” In the front-page apology, Jewish News writes: “We...
The Independent reports that a Sikh man had his turban ripped from his head while he was queuing outside Parliament. Police are investigating the alleged racist attack against Ravneet Singh, 37 from Punjab, India, who was about to enter Portcullis House to meet with Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh...
On the 23rd of February 2018, the Central London Working Group participated in a joint panel discussion with City Circle. City Circle is an open platform where issues relevant to British Muslims are explored with speakers and further discussed with the audience. The panel consisted of Omar Khan,...
