The leader of Austria’s far-right Identitarian movement, Martin Sellner, has been permanently banned from entering the UK on the grounds of security, specifically concerns were raised regarding the threat Mr. Sellner poses to the UK’s national interest of countering extremism, preventing...
A recent poll from Hope Not Hate researching the scale of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party has found that nearly half of Tory members (43%) would not want a Muslim Prime Minister. This suggests that Islamophobic attitudes permeate the party membership and highlights the need for a robust...
On the 27th June 2019, The Daily Mail issued an apology and agreed to pay damages to Farah Koutteineh, a student they wrongly called a “cheerleader for terrorist groups” in an article dating back over a year, to the 19th April 2018. That such a prominent media outlet published an...
On 10th April 2019, Steven Bishop was imprisoned for four years for plotting to bomb a mosque in London. He was found with fireworks, instruction pamphlets, and components to make an incendiary device. He was initially charged with preparing an act of terrorism, but his guilty plea and...
As the Tory Party scrambles to find a leader, for their Party and the entire country, minority communities are left facing what, for some, is the queasy idea of having Boris Johnson – a ‘poundland Donald Trump’ – occupy 10 Downing Street. As increasing levels of populist rhetoric is...
On Friday 21st June, MEND presented their Causes + Cures of Islamophobia material to a large congregation at Quwwatul Islam in Preston. Shaykh Sulaiman Moola then followed to reiterate the message and work that MEND are doing to address Islamophobia in the UK. The C&C resonated with the...
A report published today calls for an independent investigation into the Times’ coverage of stories involving Muslims. The report examines three “scandals” covered by Andrew Norfolk, who is one of Britain’s leading journalists for one of Britain’s most respected newspapers. The authors...
A recent study produced by Stanford University has shown that the county of Merseyside has experienced a reduction in Islamophobic hate crime since the Egyptian striker, Mo Salah, was signed by Liverpool Football Club in June 2017. It is suggested that his record achieving performances as the...
At times when the Muslim communities are being portrayed as backwards, LMRC 2019 sets to be an opportunity for our communities to take back the narrative! To take ownership of what it means to be a British Muslim! To decide how society views the Muslim communities! 300 people attended MEND losing...
A study from the NSPCC has found that children are attempting to whiten their skin in an effort to avoid being victims of abuse. According to the NSPCC, this comes as racial abuse and bullying recorded by police of under-18s in the UK rose by 22% in three years, from 8,683 in 2015/16 to 9,752...
