Discrimination and Xenophobia
New Report: Discrimination and Lack of Unity between Muslim, Black and White People in the UK
Introduction In July 2022 the report “Discrimination, Prejudice and Cohesion – Intergroup relations among Black, Muslim and White People in Britain in the Context of Covid-19 and Beyond” was published as part of the Beyond Us and Them project, “a series of national and sub-national surveys examining perceptions and experiences of social cohesion across Britain…
“Attacks Upon Mosques And Islamic Institutions in the UK”: Latest Survey
MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development, a non-for-profit organization that empowers and encourage British Muslims to become more actively involved in British media and politics) and Muslim Census (an independent organisation committed to collecting data to highlight issues faced by UK Muslims) released a report in June 2022 titled “Attacks Upon Mosques And Islamic Institutions in…
“The Lady of Heaven” inflames Muslim public opinion
“The Lady of Heaven” was released in the UK on the 3rd of June 2022 and has since been banned by the cinema chain Cineworld, after it prompted protests outside some of its movie theaters in Birmingham, Bolton and Sheffield1. The film has also been banned in Morocco, Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq, and Iran. According to…
The Backlash against the “Delegitimising Counter-Terrorism” Report
On April 26th 2022, Policy Exchange (a UK educational think tank) released a report “Delegitimising Counter-Terrorism: The Activist Campaign to Demonise Prevent”. Authored by Sir John Jenkins (British Diplomat), Dr Damon L. Perry (Senior Research Fellow), and Dr Paul Stott (Head of Security and Extremism ) the report was written in response to the “People’s Review…
Sweden: Threats of burning the Quran spark anger internationally
After a far-right party leader threatened to tour the country burning copies of the Quran, riots spread through different Swedish cities for several days in late April. Rasmus Paludan, Danish-Swedish politician and leader of the far-right, anti-immigration and anti-Muslim Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party, held a demonstration that included burning a copy of the Quran in the…