** 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,...
Having been left in shock when her car was vandalized with a racist slur, a Muslim woman from Wirral was pleasantly surprised and heartened by the huge amount of support she received from the local community. Nazma Miah spoke out about the incident in a local paper, the Liverpool Echo, and...
Over recent decades, the political and media landscape has witnessed a powerful and growing interest in developing simple explanations for infinitely complex and multi-layered problems. Such oversimplifications include the declared link between Islam and terrorism, or the apparent incompatibility...
The recent appointment of Sara Khan as head of the newly-formed Commission for Countering Extremism has been received with great concern by the British Muslim community. In just a couple of days, over 100 mainstream Muslim organisations and community leaders have signed an open letter condemning Ms...
Scottish newspaper The National reports that a mosque in Dundee has decided to increase its security following the attack on the site of a proposed new mosque in the neighbouring town of Perth. In September 2017, a site secured by Perth Islamic Society for their new place of worship was vandalised...
The Guardian reports that Sara Khan, founder of Inspire, has been appointed as head of the newly-created Commission for Countering Extremism. This has prompted over 100 mainstream Muslim community organisations and leaders to sign an open letter objecting to the appointment. Before the question...
Witnesses at the trial of Darren Osborne, the man accused of driving a van into worshippers outside a mosque in Finsbury Park, have told how the alleged attacker smiled at those present in the crowd after the incident. Worshippers outside the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park shortly after the...
BBC News reports that a mother was racially abused on a Tube train by another woman, who also threatened to have her children kidnapped. The assault took place on the Central Line at 6.30PM on 28 December, according to British Transport Police. The mother, who is in her 30s, got on the tube at...
New, chilling details have emerged regarding the Finsbury Park attack of 19 June 2017, as the trial of Darren Osborne at Woolwich crown court unveils the dangers posed by far-right propaganda. The Guardian reports that, according to prosecutors, Mr Osborne, 48, had indeed been “brainwashed”...
The UK’s competition regulator has provisionally blocked Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of Sky due to concerns about media plurality. The Competition and Markets Authority stated that due to the Murdoch Family Trust’s (MFT) current ownership of 21st Century Fox and News Corp, its...
An investigation launched by The Sun reveals that drivers with the first name Mohammed are charged more by insurance companies than their counterparts with English names. When comparing car insurance, firms such as Admiral, Marks & Spencer, Bell, Elephant and Diamond were found to...
