Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) have questioned the decision to list Extinction Rebellion alongside extremist organisations within guidance it issued as part of its anti-radicalisation training under the PREVENT program. DCS Kath Barnes, the head of CTPSE, said: “I would like to...
Outgoing chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation, Alan Moses has acknowledged the disparity in reporting and biases against Muslims within media, stating; “I speak for myself, but I have a suspicion that [Muslims] are from time to time written about in a way that would simply not...
Recently revealed statistics show a reported 496 racism-related temporary exclusions from Primary Schools in the academic year 2017-18. This was an increase of more than 40% from 2006-07 when there were a reported 350 temporary exclusions of the same nature. Muslim pupils frequently encounter...
On the 4th of December, 14-year-old Muslim schoolgirl, Redena Al-Hadi, was assaulted on a bus in Sheffield while on her way home from school. Her attacker, a 40-year-old woman, was let off with a mere caution after the assault, which left the schoolgirl with heavy injuries and the fear of leaving...
Following last week’s general election, few could have missed the fact that the Conservative Party has emerged with a significant majority in Parliament. We hope their government sets their sights on tackling the inequalities, disadvantages, and prejudices affecting many in our society. Whilst...
Presently, the perception of Muslims that is largely driven by the mainstream media in the UK is overwhelmingly negative – with more than a third of Britons believing that Islam is a threat to the “British way of life”. Indeed, a poll conducted by the advocacy organisation Hope Not Hate...
Amidst further allegations of incidents of Islamophobia within the Conservative party, Conservative chairman James Cleverly recently apologised for such cases of Islamophobia in his party. Mr Cleverly said he was “sorry” when Tory members and candidates “do or say things that are...
We hope that now the Conservative Party has a majority, their primary aim of delivering Brexit is also accompanied by a recognition of their responsibility to fully represent all British citizens in accordance with their stated aims of bringing the country back together. This must include...
Shocking levels of Islamophobia within the Conservative Party have been revealed in a new report from Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND). The report uncovers over 120 incidents of Islamophobia that have come to light in the last five years and which have emanated from over 60 conservative...
In March 2014, the so-called “Trojan Horse Affair” hit the headlines. It has since come to be understood by many observers to have been “the product of a climate in which all British Muslims are viewed with suspicion, and complex questions about faith and integration are reduced by...
