** 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,...
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...
Last week witnessed a debate in Parliament about the contributions of Gujarati communities to the UK. In light of Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM) Naz Shah, MP for Bradford West, made comments that are a particularly relevant reminder of the contributions that Muslim and BAME communities have...
Today is the first day of Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM). IAM is more than highlighting levels of anti-Muslim hate crime (an important task in itself). It is also an opportunity to deconstruct and challenge stereotypes surrounding Islam and Muslims by highlighting the positive...
With various political parties facing accusations of racial and religious impropriety, and of being detached from the lived experiences of the UK’s minority communities, the importance of a diverse party membership cannot be stressed enough. It is important that the UK’s religious and...
The Government’s recent proposals to introduce ID requirements at polling stations, has led to fears that the scheme will lead to voter suppression and disproportionately disenfranchise already marginalised minority groups. Under the “electoral integrity” bill proposals, as stated in...
As the potential of a general election becomes exponentially more viable with every passing day, possible candidates are mobilising their teams, testing their PR strategies, and raising their public image an effort to seem ‘vote-able’. Inevitably, this occasionally includes unsavoury political...
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU), a lot of attention has been directed towards the impact of Brexit on such issues as the Irish backstop, as but one example of the impossibly complicated obstacles that must be navigated in negotiations. However, despite perhaps not receiving a...
