In his widely criticised review of the UK government’s Prevent strategy for countering non-violence extremism, William Shawcross levelled several mendacious accusations against MEND. While MEND and many other Muslim and civic organisations already rejected Shawcross’ findings owing in no...
On Thursday 16th November, MEND was invited to take part in the Dar Al Arqam Mosque, Youth Camp in Edinburgh. During the gathering, Daniel Gilius from MEND hosted a discussion session with a group of around 20 young brothers to discuss the challenges they face as Muslims in school. The event began...
Yesterday, the Government released the delayed “independent” review of Prevent by William Shawcross. Instead of dealing with the many failings of the Prevent Policy, the review has turned out to be a blatant attempt to smear MEND and other law-abiding Muslim organisations. The report remarkably...
MEND has serious concerns regarding William Shawcross’ review of Prevent and its findings, which has been recently published. Despite initially backing the notion of an Independent Review of Prevent and seeing it as a means of achieving meaningful democratic reform, alarms arose with the...
The improper treatment of Shaima Dallali, the former President of the NUS, has uncovered a truth of contempt for Palestinian activism in student politics. Ever since her election, Ms Dallali has faced a barrage of hate, with right-leaning press and lobbies supportive of Israeli policies,...
A new “report” (Blurred Lines) by Policy Exchange criticises the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) and other police staff networks for working with civil society organisations within their respective communities, amongst other farcical criticisms. This latest Policy Exchange attack...
Excerpts from Prince Harry’s recent memoir ‘Spare’ revealed harrowing details of his time as a serving soldier in Afghanistan and the unjust nature of the so-called ‘war on terror’ invasion of the country. The Duke of Sussex recounted: “So, my number: twenty-five…...
The recently published British Muslim Civil Society (BMCS) 2023 report commissioned by Mercy Mission UK and supported by the APPG on British Muslims has passionately called on policymakers in the UK to unlock the potential of British Muslims. It urges policymakers to recognise the pivotal role...
On the day of the Government releasing its draft strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission, former Cabinet Minister Greg Clark accused the Electoral Commission of turning the cheek on voter fraud within minority communities out of fear of “woke sensibilities”. Indeed voter...
The FIFA World Cup 2022 competition, hosted in Qatar, has finally ended, with Argentina defeating France to take the trophy since they last won it in 1986. Lionel Messi, who some people regard as the greatest player ever, was presented with a bisht, a traditional Arab cloak or robe, by the Emir of...
