** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Rights group Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND) have launched a new report The Great Debunk: Challenging Islamophobic Conspiracy Theories, which examines how false narratives about Muslims once limited to the far-right fringes have entered mainstream political,...
MEND is deeply concerned about the appointment of Sir Mark Rowley, former counter-terrorism chief, as the new commissioner of Met Police. This worry stems from his past prejudicial comments and ties to right-wing organisations. He was scheduled to attend the launch of a report by the...
In collaboration with MEND, Muslim Census has released a report detailing attacks on mosques and Islamic Institutions in the UK. Attacks on mosques are common occurrences in the UK and peaked after the Christchurch terror attack in March 2019, which killed 51 people and injured 40. Meanwhile,...
This month, cinemas across the country began showing The Lady of Heaven, a sectarian hate film. The film, which seeks to disrespect figures revered in Sunni Islam purposefully, has been roundly condemned by mainstream Sunni and Shia voices as an attempt to sow sectarian discord. In response to...
The government recently announced that it is cutting off ties with the National Union of Students (NUS), rendering them ineligible for government funding after concerns of antisemitism were raised concerning the group. The Union of Jewish Students (UJS), alongside Jewish news outlets such as the...
The Government has announced ‘The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme’, which means that Mosques and Muslim faith schools / community centres have been given access to £24.5 million for security measures to protect their premises. This includes requesting security measures...
The local elections, which took place on May 5 2022, show that the UK’s political map is changing with voters swinging to other parties. The Conservative Party lost nearly 500 seats in England, Wales and Scotland. Meanwhile, Labour failed to make significant gains in England’s...
Media reports have stated that leaked extracts from the controversial Shawcross inquiry into the Prevent strategy call for a ‘crackdown’ and broadened focus on ‘Islamist’ extremism, which would inevitably further securitise British Muslims as the ‘suspect...
MEND condemns the abhorrent racist murders of members of the predominantly African-American community in Buffalo, New York, and stands in solidarity with all those affected by this senseless act of terrorism perpetrated by a white supremacist motivated by the hate-filled and largely anti-Muslim...
According to Al Jazeera she was shot “deliberately” and “in cold blood” by Israeli troops. Another reporter was also shot and wounded. If it transpires that the IDF is indeed responsible for this atrocious act, this is yet another reason, amongst many, for the Israeli State...
Recently, the right-wing think tank Policy Exchange released a report accusing Muslim organisations of enabling terrorism by opposing the Prevent programme. Former Prime Minister David Cameron, whose government had introduced the current iteration of the Prevent programme, mentioned in the report,...
