** 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,...
International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, as well as raising awareness of the continued battle to ensure gender parity. The seeds of IWD were planted in 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding...
Both the leader, Mr. Paul Golding, and the deputy leader, Ms. Jayda Fransen, of Britain First have been found guilty of religiously aggravated conduct by Folkestone Magistrates’ Court. The charges levied against the pair related to the same incidents with three of the four charges levied against...
As Islamophobic hate-crime surges across the nation, the UK is to hold the first ever festival, “MFest”. It will be dedicated to celebrating the variety and beauty of Muslim literature, ideas and culture between the 27th and 29th of April 2018 at the British Library, London. MFest is set to...
Mr. Paul Moore has been found guilty by Nottingham Crown Court for the attempted murder of Mrs. Zaynab Hussein, the attempt to cause grievous bodily harm of a young Muslim girl and dangerous driving. Mr. Moore collided with Mrs. Hussein on the morning of 20th of September 2017. The defendant then...
The second day of the trial in Nottingham Crown Court began today, 28 February 2018, which sees the defendant, Mr. Paul Moore, being accused of attacking a Muslim woman and a young Muslim girl in Leicester on the 20th of September 2017. The defendant faces three charges: the attempted murder of...
Nottingham Crown Court heard shocking evidence on the opening day of the trial against Paul Moore, 21, who is accused of attacking a Muslim woman and a young Muslim 12-year old girl. In his evidence, Mr. Lewis Welsh – the half-brother of Mr. Moore – stated that the defendant, who had come to...
MEND is deeply disappointed with the comments by Sir Mark Rowley, the outgoing Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who stated in a speech on Monday 26 February that MEND was “seeking to undermine the State’s considerable efforts to tackle all hate crime”. We wholeheartedly...
New figures, released by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, show a sharp rise in Islamophobic crimes in London last year, the Evening Standard reports. With 1,678 anti-Muslim hate crimes reported in London last year – almost a 40% increase compared with the 1,205 reported in...
Jewish News was forced to issue an apology after suggesting that Baroness Sayeeda Warsi had sought to justify ISIS’s conduct, as well as objecting to “action being taken against British Muslims who murder and rape for Islamic State.” In the front-page apology, Jewish News writes: “We...
The Independent reports that a Sikh man had his turban ripped from his head while he was queuing outside Parliament. Police are investigating the alleged racist attack against Ravneet Singh, 37 from Punjab, India, who was about to enter Portcullis House to meet with Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh...
