** 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,...
Nick Ferrari in his column in last week’s Sunday Express wrote of “England’s Terror Shame.” Ferrari remarks on the £100million spent by Government “on programmes designed to counter the radicalisation of Muslims in Britain.” He argues that extremism continues to exist – the latest...
The Jewish Chronicle publishes extracts and analysis of the speech delivered by PM David Cameron at the Conservative Friends of Israel business lunch earlier this week. Cameron spoke of the “unbreakable” ties between the Conservative Party and Israel and of friendship with Israel as meaning...
The Charities Commission has today published the results of its investigation into claims that the British Muslim charity, Muslim Aid, made payments to the Al-Ihsan Charitable Society, a ‘designated entity’ in the UK (making any funds transfer a criminal offence under the Terrorism Order...
Could this be the most sensible thing so far to come out of the current review of the Prevent programme? Paul Goodman at Conservative Home claims that the Home Office have decided to stop funding the Quilliam Foundation. Goodman writes, “Sources close to Quilliam focus on the role of Charles...
Twenty four Muslim graves in Harehills cemetery in Leeds have been defaced. It is the third time so far this year that Muslim gravestones in the cemetery have been desecrated. From Manchester Evening News: “Overnight between Sunday and Monday name plaques were ripped off graves and one...
We have written to the Jewish Chronicle concerning last week’s article by Martin Bright, the JC’s political editor, about ENGAGE. Read our letter here.
ENGAGE have written to the Home Secretary on the amendment included in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility bill which would see the Director of Public Prosecutions given veto power over arrest warrants issued against overseas visitors to the UK who are suspected of war crimes. Read our...
Manchester Evening News carries a news story on the sentencing of a drunken yob who racially abused a member of staff at Eccles mosque and threatened to blow it up. From MEN: “The court heard how a member of the mosque had been locking up after prayers when he heard Walsh shouting from across...
The Guardian published a letter yesterday signed by MPs (Sir Gerald Kaufman MP pictured), human rights activists, playwrights, novelists and advocacy groups, denouncing the Government’s proposed plan to amend the law on universal jurisdiction in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility bill...
The newspapers are filled with news and comment (Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Scotsman, Guardian, Independent and BBC) on the Home Secretary “actively” considering an exclusion order against Pastor Terry Jones who has been invited to the UK to address an EDL gathering in Luton...
