** 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 STATEMENT: POLICY EXCHANGE’S REPORT MISLEADS ON ISLAMOPHOBIA AND TARGETS MUSLIM ORGANISATIONS MEND strongly rejects the misleading claims made in Policy Exchange’s recent report on Islamophobia and its criticisms of Muslim civil society organisations, including MEND. The report is part of...
MEND strongly condemns the actions of officers at Charing Cross station who expressed support for far-right extremist Tommy Robinson, made Islamophobic, racist and misogynistic comments and used excessive force against suspects, including children, as revealed in a BBC investigation. Such behaviour...
MEND strongly condemns the far-right “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London over the weekend as a dangerous demonstration of Islamophobia, racism and incitement to violence. While organisers and supporters have framed the march as an expression of “patriotism”, the speeches delivered at the...
MEND commends the Government’s appointment of Shabana Mahmood as the UK’s first Muslim woman home secretary. However, as has often been the case, we hope the choice is neither tokenistic or worse a cynical attempt to cover over the government’s failings towards ethnic minorities, the...
Angela Rayner’s resignation as Deputy Prime Minister and Communities Secretary marks the end of a disappointing tenure. While MEND recognises Ms Rayner’s advocacy around issues of poverty, her record includes serious shortcomings in relation specifically to Muslim communities. Following the...
While MEND cautiously welcomes the UK Government’s move to recognise the State of Palestine, we note with concern that, in his announcement of the decision, Prime Minister Starmer stated that recognition will happen unless the Israeli Government takes “substantive steps to end the appalling...
MEND welcomes the government’s recognition of the rise in Islamophobia and the urgent need for action. Islamophobia is becoming increasingly normalised across politics, media and online spaces. The appointment of the British Muslim Trust to lead a new initiative tackling Islamophobia comes at a...
On 7 July 2005, four coordinated suicide bombings struck London’s transport system killing 52 people and injuring over 770 more. It was the deadliest terror attack in the UK since Lockerbie in 1988. A decade earlier, the world witnessed the largest massacre in Europe since the Second World War,...
