(GB News) Labour is under mounting pressure over a new government-backed definition of “anti-Muslim hatred” after a petition was sent to MPs calling for the plans to be scrapped. It comes amid warnings the definition could shut down honest discussion about grooming […]
(BBC) The government is considering a draft definition of anti-Muslim hatred which does not include the term “Islamophobia.” The BBC has seen the form of words from the Islamophobia/anti-Muslim hatred working group, which the government has taken to stakeholders for consultation. Free […]
(National-UAE) A proposal to introduce new laws to protect Muslims from hate in the UK has resulted in a behind-the-scenes move to quash an official definition of Islamophobia being adopted, the National can reveal. Speaking to people inside the room during high-level […]
(GB News) A London borough mayor has praised a charity fun-run which banned women and girls aged over 12 as “truly inspiring.” After Sunday’s Muslim Charity Run, mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “It was a pleasure to attend the prize-giving ceremony at the […]
(Middle East Eye) The British government blocked a working group it set up to advise on a possible definition of Islamophobia from consulting the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), while the group consulted prominent figures and organisations themselves accused of Islamophobia, Middle […]
(Middle East Eye) The UK government has published more details about a working group set up to advise it on a possible definition of Islamophobia which would also protect the right to “insult” religious beliefs and practices. The membership of the working […]
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