A survey conducted by YouGov and commissioned by Arab News evidences the concerns of British voters towards Arabs and Islam, underlying the tensions between different segments of UK society. The poll, which sampled 2,142 adults in August 2017, reveals that 63% of respondents believe that Arabs...
MEND ran a hugely successful fringe event on Tuesday at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on the topic of Labour and Muslim women’s empowerment. On the panel was a selection of highly inspirational speakers, including Diane Abbott, the Shadow Home Secretary; Naz Shah, MP for Bradford West;...
A new survey published last week by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights shows that Muslims in Europe suffer discrimination in all areas of life. The study, which surveyed Muslim immigrants and descendants of immigrants in 15 European countries including the United Kingdom, shows...
The Birmingham Mail reports that a local councillor in Solihull has been suspended from the Conservative Party after retweeting a series of Islamophobic and xenophobic tweets. Solihull Borough Council’s Jeff Potts, a councillor for the Knowle ward, retweeted several offensive and...
MEND will be hosting a powerful line up of successful women speakers at our fringe event at the Labour Party conference today. The event, titled, Labour and Muslim Women Empowerment, will highlight the acute challenges Muslim women face in the spotlight of public opinion and in the workplace,...
A Muslim taxi driver in Leeds was falsely accused of sexual assault by aspiring police officer, Sophie Pointon, after he drove her home from a night out on 22 April, The Mirror reports. In the driver’s account, Pointon was highly intoxicated when she got into his car and became abusive...
A 12-year-old thug involved in a brutal attack against the son of a Syrian refugee has been convicted of racially aggravated assault by the Manchester Youth Court. The vicious hate crime involving schoolboys took place on June 24 in Blackley, Manchester, when a gang of five attacked a...
“Rent-a-gob” Katie Hopkins has once again made the news for sharing Islamophobic remarks on her Twitter account. As reported by the Daily Star, the 42-year-old has attracted harsh criticism after posting a photo of six Muslim women wearing the niqab, with the caption: “Hey, beautiful...
Dunfermline Press reports that a man is to be sentenced after being found guilty of uttering racially offensive language at a takeaway shop owner in Kincardine, Scotland. Mark Davis, 31, acted in a racially aggravated manner towards Mohammed Khan, after he was told the shop did not do a particular...
Romford Recorder reports that a Muslim doctor has been racially assaulted by a motorcyclist as she was driving past Pettis Lane, Romford. Dr Naila Imran, 41, was in her car when the motorcyclist knocked off her wing mirror as he moved past her. When she caught up with him and pointed out the...
