Experts have warned that new neo-Nazi terror groups will continue to emerge as online communities, which further serves to compound existing concerns surrounding the lack of adequate legislation to deal with online far-right activity and social media offences. Last month, Feuerkrieg...
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has requested the Royal Mint design British coins and notes in a way to honour some of Britain’s BAME figures. The importance of Mr Sunak’s move to try and make our legal tender more inclusive should not be underestimated, and is of particular significance given the...
In a recent interview, Craig Whittaker, Conservative MP for Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, stated that there are “sections of our community that are just not taking the pandemic seriously”. When pressed as to whether he was referring to Muslim communities, Whittaker responded: “Of...
Following pressure from the National Association of Muslim Police, it was recently revealed that police forces are exploring dropping terms such as “Islamist terrorism” and “Jihadis” when referring to attacks carried out by people who claim to be motivated by Islam. If the police were to...
Approximately around 2000 people came out in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement that is currently highlighting systemic and institutional racism in the UK and the US. The protest was organised by a group of six ladies, each having had their own unique part to play as the day unfolded....
It has recently emerged that colleges and universities in Greater Manchester drew up a data-sharing agreement after the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 with the help of counter-terrorism police and the Department for Education (DfE) to share details of students who had been referred to PREVENT....
Last week marked nine years since Norwegian right-wing terrorist, Anders Breivik, killed 77 people. Of the 77 killed by Breivik, 69 were mainly adolescents who were massacred on the island of Utoeya, while eight were killed as a result of a bomb he detonated in a government block in Oslo. As we...
The MEND Leicester team have developed a video to present the amazing work being done by the wider Muslim Community in Leicester during the Lockdown. The short video showcases Leicester’s Muslim Community working to serve the city and beyond during COVID-19. The kinship, kindness and the...
Following Humza Yousaf’s speech in the Scottish Parliament on 10 June, where he expressed solidarity with the protests and campaigns linked to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice was subjected to over 6,000 abusive social media posts in just one...
Birmingham Central Masjid and MEND volunteers have launched the Phone A friend Listening Service to help people with mild anxiety symptoms related to the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. There will be a separate phone line for brothers and sisters. Please do share the below details to anyone...
