** 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,...
This article was originally published in The National on 2 February 2025. The trauma suffered by victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) is profound and immeasurable. These young people suffer unimaginable pain, and any genuine conversation about CSE must prioritise victims. However, the...
MEND is deeply alarmed by the direction that the national conversation has taken in recent days around the issue of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and so-called “grooming gangs”. Firstly, CSE is a barbaric crime, regardless of the ethno-religious background of the perpetrators. The state and...
This comes six months after Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan requested them, citing “reasonable grounds” for their “criminal responsibility” in crimes, including the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and crimes against humanity such as mass murder and persecution. Since 7th October...
This article was originally published in The National on 29 September 2024. Riots broke out across the UK in August after Tommy Robinson and a number of far-right figures took to social media to incite violence towards Muslims. Though rioters were driven by anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant...
Press Release – Islamophobia Action Group (IAG) In light of the recent far-right riots, 80 Muslim organisations and community leaders have come together to demand immediate and concrete action from the government to tackle the growing threat of Islamophobia. The alarming rise in hate and...
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 seem to...
Media speculation and outright lies have surrounded a number of incidents in the last few weeks. These have led to attacks on mosques, commercial and residential property and people perceived to be Muslim. In recent days, a 17 year old of Rwandan heritage stabbed several children in Southport,...
MEND commends the new Labour government for earlier reinstating UK government funding to UNRWA. We also commend them on removing the Conservative Government initiated objection to the ICC’s application for arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals. We further welcome reports that the government...
Dear Mr Burnham, MEND is writing this letter to you with great urgency and concern regarding yesterday’s incident at Manchester Airport, in which a police officer for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) kicked and stomped on a young Asian man’s head at Manchester Airport. This was made all the...
This article was originally published in The National on 14 July 2024. Though Labour secured a victory in the general election, a number of constituencies have seen a significant decline in support for the party. With some major local Labour losses and independent gains, much attention has been...
