** 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,...
The Liverpool Echo reports on how a Muslim woman was left unconscious after suffering a horrific ordeal in front of her young children. Ms Hamman Hamood was with her four young children in McDonald’s in Kensington, on the 27th of March, when Ms Kellie Cooke approached her and started...
United Nations (UN)’s human rights experts have raised concerns of structural racism being rooted in the “fabric of UK’s society” just days after the 25th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder. The experts have expressed concerns of the disproportionate number of deaths of people of...
Ahead of the local elections taking place on the 3rd of May our Croydon working group wanted to ensure their Muslim community were well informed of as to who to vote for. The team held a meeting last week in a local mosque to strategise and organise how they will be able to hold a meeting...
The High Court has ruled that the “cab rank” policy introduced by a Coroner, Ms Mary Hassell, which did not take into account religious needs of communities was “unlawful, irrational and discriminatory”. The ruling was handed down today, 27th of April 2018, in reference to the following...
A new report released by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims aims to highlight the numerous charitable initiatives being instigated by British Muslims and the significant contribution of the British Muslim population to the humanitarian sector. The report, ‘Faith as the Fourth...
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...
