MEND is pleased to announce the release of a new and important briefing paper titled, No Race to the Bottom: Avoiding Further Curbs to Freedom of Speech Under Labour. The briefing argues that our democracy, and particularly freedom of speech, is being put at risk by government actors who...
Back in June, during a TV debate, the now Chancellor Mr Sajid Javid made the headlines by asking the contenders for the Conservative Party leadership to commit to an independent investigation into Islamophobia in the party if elected. While there was no oral agreement from his opponents, each...
Over recent years, several organisations, including Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), and Hope Not Hate, have repeatedly called for an inquiry into the prevalence of Islamophobia within the Conservative Party. These calls have largely either been ignored...
The first leaders’ election debate, between Conservatives’ Boris Johnson and Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, was watched by 6.7 million viewers; more than 10% of the British population and a third of the British TV audience. With less than a month until the General Election, the debate provided the...
With a general election less than a month away, British Muslims need to make sure that their voices are heard. The potential of the Muslim vote is significant, with geographical concentrations of Muslim populations in specific areas providing their votes an enhanced ability to influence various...
A recent report by Equality and Human Rights Commission, “Tackling Racial Harassment: Universities Challenged” has found alarming levels of racist incidents occurring across British universities and Higher Education. While 24% of ethnic minority students were reported to have experienced...
Xenophobic, Islamophobic, and Orientalist narratives that often dominate the media frequently centre upon suggestions of clashes of civilisations, dichotomies between ‘us’ and ‘them’, and foreign identities that have no place within the national collective. Such discourses propagate an...
We are living in an age where politicians have described Muslim women as “bank robbers” and “letterboxes”, and where Islamophobic hate crime rose by over 40% in London alone in the year up to January 2018. In this climate of hostility towards Muslim communities, it is...
November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM), a time during which many misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding Islam and Muslims are challenged and deconstructed by highlighting the valuable contributions of British Muslims to our society. IAM brings together Police and Crime Commissioners...
An article from Isa, aged 12 MEND hosts practical workshops to empower aspiring writers. Isa may be young, but he demonstrates the extraordinary talent amongst young Muslims and their awareness for the issues that affect them in their daily lives… Why should we prioritise PSHE within the...
Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM) aims to highlight how British Muslims, a community currently estimated to be around 3.4 million, make significant contributions to our society. One particular sector where Muslims have had a long history of valuable contributions and continue to be an...
