** 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,...
BBC News and the Dorset Echo report on the suspension of a UKIP MEP in the face of allegations of improper conduct. Janice Atkinson, MEP for the South East and candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe seat in the upcoming general election on 7 May, was suspended by the party following the publication...
Peter Oborne, former chief political commentator at the Daily Telegraph, in a sequence of articles for Open Democracy has shed significant light on the demise of standards at the Telegraph titles drawing attention to the paper’s refusal to publish his investigative pieces on the behaviour of...
The Guardian on Saturday reported on another setback suffered by the Conservatives on their re-setting of new guidance on the Prevent statutory duty which has come into effect with the passing of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act. After having to pull a report on the Muslim Brotherhood just as...
Peter Oborne, former chief political commentator at the Daily Telegraph, in a sequence of articles for Open Democracy has shed significant light on the demise of standards at the Telegraph titles drawing attention to the paper’s refusal to publish his investigative pieces on the behaviour of...
Figures obtained by the Glasgow Evening Times show that the number of hate crimes in the city increased by more than 6 per cent in the last year. Between April 2014 year and January 2015, a total of 5,344 hate crime incidents were reported. This is compared to 5,036 reports during 2013/14. The...
The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror report on the trial of a man who stuck stickers stating “Beware! Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism” with the hashtag “#BanHalal” on chicken produce in the chilled foods aisle at a Sainsbury’s store in Salford, Greater Manchester. Liam Gary Edwards,...
The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News report on the planned anti-racism counter protest against the far right group Pegida’s rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh tomorrow. The group, which is an offshoot of the German movement, has invited “all patriot groups” to join its...
Local papers Express and Star and Dudley News draw attention to Britain First’s announcement on Wednesday of plans to hold a march against the building of a new mosque in Dudley on 9 May. The Express and Star note the statement on the far right group’s Facebook page, which currently has more...
The local paper News Shopper and This is Local London draws attention to a BNP protest against the conversion of a former Methodist church in Keston, Bromley into a mosque. The former reports that the British National Party (BNP) staged a demonstration against the plans outside the mosque last...
Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 per annum Hours: 40 hours per week Holidays: 20 days paid holiday + Bank holidays + Eid days Reports to Head of Community Development and Engagement Based at London Head Office THE ORGANISATION mend (Muslim Engagement & Development) is a not for profit company...
