Key Policy Pledges
Our Manifesto
Although Brexit dominates the political scene, questions and issues pertaining to British Muslims are also important. This manifesto highlights these issues, including those of integration, identity, belonging, counter-terror, hate-crime, discrimination, media representation, and human rights.
MEND works to promote greater Muslim engagement at all levels in our democracy. This manifesto is our contribution to furthering the social, civic, economic, and political participation of British Muslims in UK society.
Individual Policy Pledges
Policy Area 1: Racial and Religious Equality
MEND urges the UK Government to adopt the definition of Islamophobia produced by the APPG for British Muslims: “... Read morePolicy Area 2: Youth and Education
Islamophobia in the education system impacts Muslim children and their development in a wide variety of ways. Fr... Read morePolicy Area 3: The Labour Market
Studies have shown that Muslims encounter discrimination at all levels of recruitment, retainment and progressio... Read morePolicy Area 4: Media and Broadcasting
Studies have also shown that, with 21 negative references to Muslims within the British press for every single n... Read morePolicy Area 5: Crime, Policing, and the Criminal Justice System
Over the past decade, the number of Muslims in prison increased by over 48%, with Muslims now constituting 15% o... Read morePolicy Area 6: Security and Counter-Terror
MEND calls on political parties to commit to independently reviewing all counter-terrorism legislation enacted s... Read morePolicy Area 7: Political Engagement
While data shows a growing trend of Muslim engagement in the field of politics, there remain significant challen... Read morePolicy Area 8: Minority Rights and Integration
Despite the protections afforded by the ICCPR, the ECHR, and the Human Rights Act, recent years have witnessed p... Read morePolicy Area 9: Adopt the APPG definition on Islamophobia
Policy Pledges:- Commit to adopting the definition of Islamo... Read more