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Streatham attack intensifies debate in the United Kingdom on how to deal with those convicted of terror offences
The United Kingdom experienced its second terrorist attack in three months, and the third at the hands of someone convicted of terrorism. On Sunday 2nd February, 20-year-old Sudesh Amman stabbed two people in a South London Borough, on Streatham High Street, after seen entering a shop where it is believed he stole the knife which…
New study compares sensitivity of “everyday” Muslim and Jewish People in the UK towards Islamophobia and Antisemitism
A recent study has compared the attitudes of “everyday” Muslim and Jewish people in the United Kingdom, on their understanding and sensitivity to Islamophobia and Antisemitism. It is the first know study to compare the two using statistics. Nearly 1,500 Jewish people were shown statements designed to reflect anti-Semitic attitudes, while 1,000 Muslim respondents were…
Muslim organisations release data showing impact the Muslim vote can have in upcoming UK General Elections
Muslim advocacy organisations in the United Kingdom, in their push to encourage Muslims to take part in the upcoming General Elections, have released data showing the impact that the Muslim vote could have, to the extent that they hold the “balance of power” in marginal seats. MEND has created a spreadsheet that shows the data…
New initiatives challenge anti-Muslim biases in German media landscape
Biased representations of Islam and Muslims abound across Europe, in journalism as well as in research. The situation is no different in Germany, as a recent book edited by Berlin-based academic Schirin-Amir Moazami shows: contributors to the volume Der Inspizierte Muslim (German for The Inspected Muslim) analyse the myriad ways in which research and public debates about Muslims –…
Accusations of the “Dual loyalties” of Muslims resurfaces in the United Kingdom’s run up to general elections
The run up to the general election, due to take place in December, in the United Kingdom has brought to the forefront again the question of political loyalties of Muslims. Conservative candidate for South Cambridgeshire and former aide to Prime Minister Boris Johnson Anthony Browne is facing calls to stand down after the Guardian brought…