The UN special rapporteur on racism, Professor Tendayi Achiume, has said that Brexit has contributed to an environment of increased “explicit racial, ethnic and religious intolerance”, identifying a range of institutional prejudices that work against ethnic minorities in Britain, including some extreme views which have gained ground in mainstream political parties on the left … [Read more...] about UN representative criticises Prevent duty for impacting racial equality in the UK
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Channel 4’s ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims’ sparks criticism for its allegations about MEND Muslim advocacy group
The Programme In a March 2018 TV programme entitled ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims?’ Channel 4’s Dispatches went undercover in MEND[1], which describes itself as “a not-for-profit company that helps to empower and encourage British Muslims within local communities to be more actively involved in British media and politics”[2]. MEND works with public institutions, including … [Read more...] about Channel 4’s ‘Who Speaks for British Muslims’ sparks criticism for its allegations about MEND Muslim advocacy group
‘The Silence of the Liberals’ criticises the British left-wing for damaging the voices of progressive Muslims, but this criticism lacks a nuance
Columnist, Nick Cohen, discusses how the British left-wing fail to support, and sometimes undermine, liberal progressive Muslims who are fighting inequalities endorsed by culture and religion in their community in his documentary for BBC Radio 4 (which has so far not sparked significant online reaction). He argues these inequalities would never be tolerated if they applied to … [Read more...] about ‘The Silence of the Liberals’ criticises the British left-wing for damaging the voices of progressive Muslims, but this criticism lacks a nuance
Sara Khan’s appointment as chief of Commission for Countering Extremism stands to alienate British Muslim community
Sara Khan’s appointment as the chief of the government’s Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE), which was set up after the Manchester bombing in 2017[1], has been described as “alarming” by Baroness Warsi[2]. Khan has previously been described as a “mouthpiece” for the Home Office “who does not share the concerns of the [British Muslim] community” and has even endorsed … [Read more...] about Sara Khan’s appointment as chief of Commission for Countering Extremism stands to alienate British Muslim community