The local elections, which took place on May 5 2022, show that the UK’s political map is changing with voters swinging to other parties. The Conservative Party lost nearly 500 seats in England, Wales and Scotland. Meanwhile, Labour failed to make significant gains in England’s...
On Sunday 1st May 2022, MEND Yorkshire was invited by Ramadhan Radio Bradford to talk about Islamophobia and the work of MEND. MEND Yorkshire regional manager had an in-depth conversation with hosts, Farakh and Zahir. The conversation began with an introduction to MEND and its objectives. The hosts...
Media reports have stated that leaked extracts from the controversial Shawcross inquiry into the Prevent strategy call for a ‘crackdown’ and broadened focus on ‘Islamist’ extremism, which would inevitably further securitise British Muslims as the ‘suspect...
MEND condemns the abhorrent racist murders of members of the predominantly African-American community in Buffalo, New York, and stands in solidarity with all those affected by this senseless act of terrorism perpetrated by a white supremacist motivated by the hate-filled and largely anti-Muslim...
According to Al Jazeera she was shot “deliberately” and “in cold blood” by Israeli troops. Another reporter was also shot and wounded. If it transpires that the IDF is indeed responsible for this atrocious act, this is yet another reason, amongst many, for the Israeli State...
Recently, the right-wing think tank Policy Exchange released a report accusing Muslim organisations of enabling terrorism by opposing the Prevent programme. Former Prime Minister David Cameron, whose government had introduced the current iteration of the Prevent programme, mentioned in the report,...
The Nationality and Borders Act, first introduced in July 2021 by Priti Patel, has passed parliament and is now set to be enacted as law. Following months of debates between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, peers have decided against a fourth attempted defeat of the Act despite their...
MEND condemns the blatant Islamophobic attack on Muslim critics of the PREVENT strategy and the Shawcross review into the strategy, launched today by David Cameron and Right-Wing Think Tank Policy Exchange and further propagated by press outlets. In recent years there has been sustained criticism...
As the French Presidential Election nears a close, following the first round of voting, the National Rally party candidate Marine Le Pen continues to challenge incumbent Emmanuel Macron for the top seat in France in round two, which is set to take place on the 24th of April. Perhaps unsurprisingly,...
Near the end of last month, the BBC announced the return of former England captain and ex-Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) player Michael Vaughan after being dropped when allegations surfaced that Vaughan had made racist comments towards his teammates. Indeed the YCCC investigations were...
