** 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,...
The Observer this week published an article about plans by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to introduce a “hate crime hotline” for victims of hate crime to report incidents. The Observer erroneously titles the article, “Jewish, Muslim and LGBT communities oppose hate-crime...
Camilla Turner in the Daily Telegraph today spins more neo-con outrage with an article about the National Union of Teachers being accused of “spreading political propaganda” over an educational resource exploring the theme of Palestinians living under occupation. The teaching pack...
The Times (£) today reports on a new guide about Islam that former UKIP leader, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, is hoping to launch in October. Lord Pearson, no stranger to controversial comments about Islam and violence, is reported in today’s paper as saying that the guide is intended to begin a...
The Independent has published statements from the Labour leadership contenders on addressing race inequality in the UK. Jeremy Corbyn, the favourite to win the Labour leadership race, having secured support from a number of trade unions, promised that confronting racism in Britain would be one...
The Huffington Post and al-Arabiya News report on an apology by the managing editor of the Mail on Sunday for any “offence caused” after the paper headlined an article claiming that a “Muslim gang” was behind an attack on immigration enforcement vehicles without presenting any evidence to...
The Judicial Diversity Statistics for 2015 published today by the Ministry of Defence reveals a number of key findings about female and BME representation in the judicial system. The report reveals that the number of female judges in the courts has increased by 0.7% between 1 April 2014 and 1...
The Bolton News reports on a group of Muslim volunteers who are giving up their time this week to deliver food and water to people in need in their city. Dozens of volunteers will be making free packed lunches to feed youngsters during the school holidays. Four young Muslim males who are behind the...
The Daily Mail reports on the life sentence passed on a “racist thug” who slashed a Turkish shopkeeper’s neck with a kitchen knife last year. Andrew Jefferson, 53, attacked Hilmi Uludag in his shop in Paddington shouting at him “you f*****g foreigners, coming to the UK to poison the British...
BBC News and the Middle East Eye report on developments in the investigation into the closure of Muslim bank accounts by banking giant HSBC amid accusations that the United Arab Emirates may be behind the bank’s “risk appetite” claims. The investigation is to be aired in a radio programme on...
There have been several reports in the papers on the number of young children who have been referred for “de-radicalisation” under the Government’s controversial “Channel programme”. Data released under Freedom of Information presents a startling picture of the fate of young Muslims who...
