** 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,...
In response to the Conservative Party publishing the Terms of Reference for its discrimination investigation, MEND would like to reiterate that, although it welcomes the fact that an investigation is finally about to take place, it is disappointed to note that scope of the inquiry is extremely...
Since the start of lockdown, religious communities across the UK have had to adjust to the new reality as they celebrate their religious festivals. The Jewish festival of Passover took place on April 8, which was shortly followed by Good Friday on April 10 and Easter Sunday on April 12 for...
A cross-party group of MPs has written to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, warning that ethnic minorities must not be unfairly targeted by police forces in the exercise of their powers to enforce the Coronavirus lockdown. This warning is not without merit. Some police forces have demonstrated a...
Print media in the UK is the least trusted out of all European countries. In an annual survey of 33 countries (EU states as well as acceding and candidate countries), the UK comes last, a position it has held for 9 of the 10 years the survey has been conducted. Other key findings in the […]
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the virus has been used as a tool by the far-right to peddle Islamophobic hate by spreading stereotypes fuelled by conspiracy theories, memes, and fake videos, leading to a rise in Islamophobic sentiment online. Since the beginning of the outbreak, abuse directed...
The frequent battle cry of populist and far-right discourse centres around the “dangers” of immigration: the stealing of jobs; the loss of “our” identity; the threat of criminality. In light of this criticism that ethnic minorities are often confronted with, a viral video poem entitled...
A recently leaked internal Labour Party report appears to have revealed a disturbing past of Islamophobia and inaction within the party. The report shows former senior members of the party supporting Islamophobic views and discussing delaying investigations. Meanwhile, it provides evidence of...
Despite people from ethnic minority backgrounds comprising just 14% of Britain’s population, research by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre has shown that they make up approximately 35% of over 3,000 critically-ill Coronavirus patients. Whilst the disease undoubtedly does not...
Yesterday, the BBC reported the arrest of two men in Sheffield for posting racist stickers bearing the logo of the far-right Hundred-Handers group and claiming to link migration with the coronavirus pandemic. Increasing levels of racism surrounding the coronavirus crisis have been reported ever...
The world is facing a health crisis that few have seen for over a century since that of the Spanish Flu of 1918. In March, in response to the pandemic, the Government enacted emergency legislation to deal with the impact of the current coronavirus crisis. While there is no doubt that the...
