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...
A massive survey conducted by Muslim Census and distributed by MEND shows that Labour has suffered a significant collapse in the Muslim vote over its stance toward Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. From among a huge sample of 30,000 Muslims spread across 575 Parliamentary constituencies, 66% expressed...
Today, the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, or anti-BDS Bill as it unofficial known, returned to the House of Commons for third reading after the report stage. The bill, which was met with much controversy over the summer, will prevent local authorities, universities, and...
The Israeli state has started and is planning to escalate a genocide, pogrom and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Western governments, politicians and media who are supporting Israel now with words, propaganda or weapons and logistics are and will be complicit in this genocide. Asking one million people...
In recent times, discussions surrounding Islamophobia and its definition have gained traction, notably with the release of the Civitas report titled ‘Islamophobia Revisited’ and Policy Exchange’s report titled ‘The Symbolic Power of the Veil’. These reports have alleged that the...
On the first day of the new academic year in France, dozens of French schoolgirls were singled out by their teachers and sent home. These girls had two things in common: they were all Muslim and they chose to rebel against France’s new ban on the Abaya by wearing the traditional piece of...
Following a recent string of Qur’an burning incidents across the Scandinavian region under the banner of free expression, followed by numerous governments across Europe, including our very own UK Government, refusing to label such incidents as hate crimes, it is worth assessing the burning of...
Download Khutbah Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Islam is a universal and complete way of life Almighty Allah mentions in the Holy Qur’ān: “You are the best community ever raised for humanity; you encourage good, forbid evil and believe in Allah. Had the People of the Book believed, it would have...
The Home Office has announced the continuation of ‘The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme’ alongside a ‘Protective Security for Mosques Scheme’ in 2023 and 2024, which means that mosques and Muslim faith schools/community centres have been given access to funding to...
In a recent open letter, campaign groups have urged the government to adopt amendments to the Online Safety Bill which would enable researchers to access platform data to monitor harmful material. According to the letter, if the landmark legislation does not provide independent researchers access...
The results of May’s local elections proved a marginal victory for the Labour Party in Leicester. Although they lost 22 seats, and the Conservatives gained 17, the party Sir Keir Starmer still holds an overall of 31 councillors to Rishi Sunak’s 17. However, behind the numbers, a potentially...
