** 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,...
Christina Patterson writes an excellent piece on Israel for the Independent today, which we thought you may wish to read. She writes: “You can see why, when much of the Arab world was uniting, and igniting, in anger against oppression, you might want to have your own ‘day of rage’, and...
Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday delivered a speech to the Kuwait National Assembly in which he distanced himself from past British policies of propping up “highly controlling regimes” in the name of stability. Yesterday’s Telegraph further reported Cameron telling reporters in...
Prime Minister David Cameron today delivered a speech on Britain’s relationship with the Middle East to the National Assembly in Kuwait. Below are excerpts from his speech, which you can read in full here.
At 6pm tonight, BBC Asian Network broadcast a programme on British Muslims serving on behalf of the British Armed Forces on the frontline in Afghanistan. It is called “Muslims on the Frontline.” The synopsis from the BBC Asian Network website reads: “It’s the first time a reporter...
Leo McKinstry’s anti-Muslim prejudice is on display again today in the Daily Express. McKinstry warns that the West should be careful what if wishes for when heralding the demise of authoritarian and unpopular regimes in north Africa and the Middle East arguing that the “Cries of freedom...
The Mail on Sunday reported: “A Muslim airport worker has accused airline Cathay Pacific of racism after he was refused a job interview – only to be offered one when he applied two days later using a fake white British-sounding name.” “Algerian-born Salim Zakhrouf applied to Cathay...
On Monday, the BBC’s ‘This World’ broadcast a programme on the far right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders. The programme, “Geert Wilders: Europe’s Most Dangerous Man?” is available to watch on BBC iPlayer until 8pm on Monday, 21st February. The programme follows Wilders on the...
Universities UK released its report on “Freedom of Speech on Campus: rights and responsibilities in UK universities.” The Working Group responsible for the report was chaired by Professor Malcolm Grant, Provost of University College London and member of the Caldicott Inquiry which...
Despite his being banned from physically entering the UK, Zakir Naik last Friday addressed the Oxford Union via video link, giving a speech and answering questions on topics such as how the media represents Islam; terrorism ,and his own ban from the UK. From ‘The Oxford Student’...
Three people have been charged with arson following a fire at a mosque in West Sussex, reported the BBC. “The fire at the mosque in Wivelsfield Road, Haywards Heath, was started in the early hours of Sunday. “It opened in November after being renovated at a cost of hundreds of thousands of...
