MEND is pleased to announce the release of a new and important briefing paper titled, No Race to the Bottom: Avoiding Further Curbs to Freedom of Speech Under Labour. The briefing argues that our democracy, and particularly freedom of speech, is being put at risk by government actors who...
MEND unequivocally condemns Israel’s decision to detain and deport Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang. This is yet another blatant attempt by the Israeli state to conceal its ongoing violations of international law and crimes against humanity, including the systematic oppression and...
In May, Brits will go to the polls to vote in council and mayoral elections. These elections will be of great significance to the Muslim community because Reform, the far-right party led by Nigel Farage and that is home to many MPs who have histories of Islamophobia, is predicted to make big gains....
MEND unequivocally condemns Israel’s shattering of the ceasefire through devastating airstrikes that have massacred over 400 Palestinians. The horrific images emerging from Gaza – particularly of murdered children and babies – are a harrowing testament to the Israeli state’s ongoing...
The government has announced that it will stop all funding to Tell Mama, an organisation set up to record incidents of Islamophobia in the UK. The news was met with alarm by some activists as it comes amidst a record rise in Islamophobia throughout the country. It is impossible to combat...
Rights group Muslim Engagement & Development (MEND) have launched a new report Unmasking the Myth: The Fallacy of the “Muslim/Asian Grooming Gangs” Narrative, which debunks the Islamophobic narrative that has dominated discussions around child sexual exploitation (CSE). CSE is a heinous...
This article was originally published in The National on 2 February 2025. The trauma suffered by victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) is profound and immeasurable. These young people suffer unimaginable pain, and any genuine conversation about CSE must prioritise victims. However, the...
MEND is deeply alarmed by the direction that the national conversation has taken in recent days around the issue of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and so-called “grooming gangs”. Firstly, CSE is a barbaric crime, regardless of the ethno-religious background of the perpetrators. The state and...
This comes six months after Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan requested them, citing “reasonable grounds” for their “criminal responsibility” in crimes, including the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and crimes against humanity such as mass murder and persecution. Since 7th October...
This article was originally published in The National on 29 September 2024. Riots broke out across the UK in August after Tommy Robinson and a number of far-right figures took to social media to incite violence towards Muslims. Though rioters were driven by anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant...
Press Release – Islamophobia Action Group (IAG) In light of the recent far-right riots, 80 Muslim organisations and community leaders have come together to demand immediate and concrete action from the government to tackle the growing threat of Islamophobia. The alarming rise in hate and...
