Scottish news site Herald Scotland reports on the guilty plea of a man who planted a fake bomb outside a mosque in Paisley following the London Bridge terror attacks in June. James Palmer, 31, admitted creating the hoax device in his Paisley flat after watching news coverage of the shocking attacks...
The Metropolitan Police and Transport for London are holding a series of events as part of a campaign against Islamophobic hate crime on London’s transport system. TfL and the Met are organising community events as part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week to reassure communities that London’s...
Britain’s media regulator, Ofcom, has cleared Al Jazeera of accusations of antisemitism and unfair bias related to its undercover investigation of Israeli embassy officials, the Guardian reports. In January, Al Jazeera aired a four-part documentary “The Lobby” investigating the activities...
Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM) was co-founded by mend with other British organisations in 2012 to deconstruct and challenge the stereotypes about Islam and Muslims. The month long campaign aims to work with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC), Local Council, in particular the lead on Hate...
Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) in collaboration with Swansea Mosque and Islamic Community Centre, relaunched Swansea working group on 14th of October 2017 and presented Islamophobia: Action for Change. Speakers included; Ali Hammuda who spoke about Islamophobia at the time of the prophet...
The new government study “Race Disparity Audit” is likely to stir social debates surrounding racial integration for some time. Bringing together important data about minority groups in Britain, the newly launched website clearly indicates that BAME groups are at a disadvantage in almost every...
Britain first leader, Paul Golding, known (and jailed) for his ‘mosque invasions’ is at it again. In August 2016, Paul Golding and his deputy leader, Jayda Fransen, were banned from entering any mosque in England and Wales for three years, but he was arrested only nine days later and imprisoned...
Muhammad Rabbani, international director of campaign group CAGE, emerged from Westminster Magistrates’ Court smiling despite being convicted of obstructing counter-terror police following a one-day trial in September. Rabbani was on trial after refusing to disclose passwords to his electronic...
An investigation launched by the Press Association reveals a dramatic increase in hate crimes against Muslims, The Independent reports. Figures show that between March and July this year, police forces have recorded 110 attacks against Muslim places of worship, up from 47 over the same six month...
MEND (Muslim Engagement & Development) have raised £38,000 for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attacked in May. They handed over the cheque on 4th October to the British Red Cross in Manchester, who co-orinated and administered the fundraising in the aftermath of the attack Dr...
