** 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,...
On April the 20th the Mend Leicester working group held a dinner titled “Inspiring Positive Change”, attended by 130 Councillors, Imams, business people and community leaders. It was a glamorous evening held in the prestigious, gothic St Barnabas Hall. The assembled leaders were served...
The Times has been forced to issue a correction after the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) upheld a complaint against the newspaper. The complainant, Tower Hamlets Borough Council, argued that The Times had breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice on its...
Last week MEND hosted a luxury cruise and dinner to highlight the significance of Islamophobia in our society – but also the significant amount of work MEND is doing in tackling it and how MEND is empowering the British Muslim community! The event started with Sufyan Ismail, the founder of MEND,...
On 13 April 2018 Nicholas Bishop was found guilty of committing racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment during an open community event in Caerphilly Leisure Centre in November 2017. An open dialogue hosting families, faith leaders and community leaders aimed at uniting Muslims...
The BBC reports on the story of a British Army veteran, Mr Ian Durrant, who now campaigns for the building of mosques after strongly fighting against a mosque’s planning permission. Mr Durrant was originally a staunch opponent of the building of Lincoln’s first purpose-built mosque, which is to...
Mr John Tomlin has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for throwing acid on Ms Resham Khan and Mr Jameel Mukhtar on the 21st of June 2017. The cousins had been celebrating Ms Khan’s 21st birthday when they were viciously attacked in Beckton, East London. CCTV footage shows Mr Tomlin running up...
The Edinburgh News reports on how a Muslim woman has taken it upon herself to tackle Islamophobia in schools after her daughter was a victim of religious bullying. Ms Samena Dean, a 45-year-old mother of three, quickly realised something was wrong when her nine-year-old daughter was visibly upset...
The Huddersfield Examiner reports on how Mr. Perry Booth has been taken to court after allegedly using racial slurs against an estate agent. The incident occurred on the 22nd of April 2016 at Reeds Rains Estate Agents in Dewsbury. The prosecutor, Mr Andy Wills, told Kirklees Magistrates’ Court...
With the rise of the far right in the UK and across Europe, the substantial problem and threat of far right extremism is starting to be finally recognised and addressed by the British Government. The Daily Star reports that the deputy leader of Britain First, Ms Jayda Fransen, has been...
Mr Connor Ward has been convicted for life for planning terror attacks against mosques by the High Court in Glasgow today, 12th of April 2018. The police had found a number of weapons at Mr Ward’s house that were capable of committing serious injury to a large number of people. These...
