Tag: Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND)

The Times’ failed attack against Mend is good news

Dr. Salman Butt 17 Min Read

Every now and then, a servile Islamophobic journalist whips up a hatchet job so embarrassing that even their newspapers seek to bury it in the middle somewhere or behind a subscription-only paywall

Police chief avoids HJS event after public pressure

Editor 3 Min Read

We reported yesterday that a senior Metropolitan Police Chief Mark Rowley came under criticism for initially agreeing to attend an event by the infamous Henry Jackson Society. However, due to campaigning by

New resources released for schools to tackle Islamophobia

Editor 1 Min Read

Muslim community and advocacy group MEND (Muslim Engagement & Development) has recently made public a wealth of high quality resources to be used in schools to teach about and tackle Islamophobia. The

Islamophobia – the elephant in the room

Dr Shazad Amin 8 Min Read

Islamophobia Awareness Month #IAM2016 Islamophobia has been described as “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.” Really? Women are having their hijabs pulled off as they go

The London Mayoral Elections

Dr Shazad Amin 10 Min Read

It is easy to forget with the domination of the EU referendum in current political debate that there are a number of elections that will take place in May, ahead of the

Daily Mail Propoganda: Smokescreen & Mirrors

Ahmed Ali 11 Min Read

Daily Mail Propoganda: Smokescreen & Mirrors The right-wing media schooled us well in propaganda and how to instigate a witch-hunt over the last seven days. The Daily Mail’s “4 month investigation of