Crime

Baroness Warsi endorses government pulling funding from Islamophobia monitor Tell Mama has been accused of lacking credibility and under-reporting hate crimes by over 90 percent

(Middle East Eye) Former Conservative chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has endorsed the Labour government’s decision to pull funding from an Islamophobia reporting service accused of severely under-reporting hate crimes. Tell Mama, which is funded by the communities ministry, was founded in 2012. […]

Government & Politics

Muslim Council of Britain denies endorsing British Muslim Network Sayeeda Warsi told launch event that the MCB was among community organisations which had expressed support for the new network

(Middle East Eye) The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has distanced itself from the British Muslim Network (BMN) after Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a former government minister, suggested that the new organisation had the MCB’s support at a launch event on Tuesday. Addressing remarks made by […]

Government & Politics

UK election: What is The Muslim Vote — and why does it matter? The campaign backs a list of MPs for the election, and has been driven by Labour's early support for Israel’s war on Gaza

(Middle East Eye) Launched in December 2023, The Muslim Vote (TMV) is a campaign in the UK supporting parliamentary candidates for the upcoming election in constituencies with a significant Muslim electorate. Much of its driving force has been the early support from the […]

Government & Politics

New extremism definition unveiled because ‘democracy at risk from far-right and Islamist extremists’ Michael Gove updates the description to include conduct that falls short of criminality, but the government still deems 'unacceptable.'

(Sky News) The government has unveiled its new definition of extremism despite warnings it could have a “chilling effect” on free speech. Michael Gove, the communities secretary, has updated the definition as part of a drive to clamp down on the Islamist […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Campaigners decry attack on Tory plan to tackle Islamophobia Conservative efforts to root out Islamophobia defended against Baroness Warsi's complaints

(National-UAE) Campaigners against Islamophobia distanced themselves from Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the former chairman of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party, as she reignited her feud with its leadership over Islamophobia. Weeks after the Conservative chairman Brandon Lewis announced it would work with campaigners to […]