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 rise in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in occupied territories has escalated to alerting levels to a point where the UN has mentioned settler attacks are at an all-time high since 2006. In certain cases, Palestinians are in fear for their own lives after recent settler attacks on the...
MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development), came together with Stand Up to Racism and other community organisations and MSPs Foysol Choudhury and Daniel Johnson to mark UN’s International Day to Combat Islamophobia. International Day to Combat Islamophobia was established by the United Nations in...
It has been revealed as of late that, over the last decade, the upper house of the British Parliament, the House of Lords, has become a hub for the Islamophobia Industry. Those tuned into the Islamophobic statements that have echoed from Britain’s corridors of power in recent years may not greet...
MEND is an organisation that has fought extremism in all its guises since its inception. Unfounded attacks like those of Suella Braverman have resulted in death threats to our staff and volunteers and are totally unwarranted. Any insinuation of extremism will be challenged robustly via the courts...
In his widely criticised review of the UK government’s Prevent strategy for countering non-violence extremism, William Shawcross levelled several mendacious accusations against MEND. While MEND and many other Muslim and civic organisations already rejected Shawcross’ findings owing in no...
MEND has serious concerns regarding William Shawcross’ review of Prevent and its findings, which has been recently published. Despite initially backing the notion of an Independent Review of Prevent and seeing it as a means of achieving meaningful democratic reform, alarms arose with the...
The improper treatment of Shaima Dallali, the former President of the NUS, has uncovered a truth of contempt for Palestinian activism in student politics. Ever since her election, Ms Dallali has faced a barrage of hate, with right-leaning press and lobbies supportive of Israeli policies,...
A new “report” (Blurred Lines) by Policy Exchange criticises the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) and other police staff networks for working with civil society organisations within their respective communities, amongst other farcical criticisms. This latest Policy Exchange attack...
Excerpts from Prince Harry’s recent memoir ‘Spare’ revealed harrowing details of his time as a serving soldier in Afghanistan and the unjust nature of the so-called ‘war on terror’ invasion of the country. The Duke of Sussex recounted: “So, my number: twenty-five…...
The recently published British Muslim Civil Society (BMCS) 2023 report commissioned by Mercy Mission UK and supported by the APPG on British Muslims has passionately called on policymakers in the UK to unlock the potential of British Muslims. It urges policymakers to recognise the pivotal role...
