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We urge the government, employers, media outlets, and civil society to act on these findings and work towards a more inclusive and just society for all
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We urge the government, employers, media outlets, and civil society to act on these findings and work towards a more inclusive and just society for all
4/4 We’re calling for: authorities to adopt the official definition of Islamophobia, stronger support for victims and action in media, politics & workplaces. Muslim women deserve safety, dignity, and equal opportunity.
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
4/4 We’re calling for: authorities to adopt the official definition of Islamophobia, stronger support for victims and action in media, politics & workplaces. Muslim women deserve safety, dignity, and equal opportunity.
3/4 Muslim women face a ‘triple penalty’ in employment: being women, from BME backgrounds and visibly Muslim. Religion is often the most significant barrier, with bias against hijab-wearing candidates limiting access to jobs and promotions publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/...
publications.parliament.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
3/4 Muslim women face a ‘triple penalty’ in employment: being women, from BME backgrounds and visibly Muslim. Religion is often the most significant barrier, with bias against hijab-wearing candidates limiting access to jobs and promotions publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/...
2/4 Muslim women face levels of Islamophobia from verbal abuse and death threats to having their hijabs forcibly removed in public. These attacks intensify after political or global events. October 2024 alone saw a 763% rise in incidents, with women most affected
www.theiru.org.uk/763-percent-...
www.theiru.org.uk/763-percent-...
763% spike in islamophobia for the month of October 2024 - The Islamophobia Response Unit
Press Statement: “Get out of my class, you female dog,” school teacher orders Muslim student, amidst alarming 763% spike in islamophobia for the month of October 2024. IRU Press Release 25-11-2024 As ...
www.theiru.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
2/4 Muslim women face levels of Islamophobia from verbal abuse and death threats to having their hijabs forcibly removed in public. These attacks intensify after political or global events. October 2024 alone saw a 763% rise in incidents, with women most affected
www.theiru.org.uk/763-percent-...
www.theiru.org.uk/763-percent-...
Looking ahead, Muslim communities & their allies must organise to challenge & expose Reform’s divisive agenda, not only to protect their rights but to ensure our core democratic values are upheld.
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Looking ahead, Muslim communities & their allies must organise to challenge & expose Reform’s divisive agenda, not only to protect their rights but to ensure our core democratic values are upheld.
(12/12) Tomorrow’s elections will be a crucial litmus test for how far to the right parts of British society are shifting. Turning out to vote is crucial, but simply voting is not enough.
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(12/12) Tomorrow’s elections will be a crucial litmus test for how far to the right parts of British society are shifting. Turning out to vote is crucial, but simply voting is not enough.
(11/12) If they were to perform strongly in a future General Election (as recent polls suggest), it would pose a serious threat to the safety of British Muslims, fuelling further hate, discrimination, and undermining Britain’s democratic & multicultural fabric.
www.thenational.scot/news/2511080...
www.thenational.scot/news/2511080...
Nigel Farage's Reform UK to win next General Election, YouGov poll predicts
REFORM UK are on course to win the next General Election and see Nigel Farage enter Downing Street, according to a new poll ...
www.thenational.scot
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(11/12) If they were to perform strongly in a future General Election (as recent polls suggest), it would pose a serious threat to the safety of British Muslims, fuelling further hate, discrimination, and undermining Britain’s democratic & multicultural fabric.
www.thenational.scot/news/2511080...
www.thenational.scot/news/2511080...
(10/12) By promoting a deeply Islamophobic agenda, Reform has played a key role in normalising anti-Muslim sentiment across British society – arguably helping to lay the groundwork for last summer’s far-right riots.
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(10/12) By promoting a deeply Islamophobic agenda, Reform has played a key role in normalising anti-Muslim sentiment across British society – arguably helping to lay the groundwork for last summer’s far-right riots.
bylinetimes.com/2024/08/07/i...
bylinetimes.com/2024/08/07/i...
(9/12) A strong performance by Reform risks embedding this divisive far-right ideology into local government & policymaking across the UK, which is serious cause for concern.
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Reform UK Facebook Groups Rife with Far-Right Sentiment and Support for Riots
From conspiracy theories to spats over Tommy Robinson, Reform UK supporter groups are kicking off amid Britain's racist riots
bylinetimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(9/12) A strong performance by Reform risks embedding this divisive far-right ideology into local government & policymaking across the UK, which is serious cause for concern.
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(8/12) Disturbingly, this pattern continues. Multiple Reform candidates standing in this week’s local elections have shared Islamophobic posts, neo-Nazi material & racist conspiracy theories on social media.
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April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(8/12) Disturbingly, this pattern continues. Multiple Reform candidates standing in this week’s local elections have shared Islamophobic posts, neo-Nazi material & racist conspiracy theories on social media.
x.com/hopenothate/...
x.com/hopenothate/...
(7/12) Reform UK's candidate selection has raised concerns. During the 2024 General Election, several Reform candidates were dropped after it was revealed that they had posted racist, Islamophobic & conspiracy-driven content online.
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April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(7/12) Reform UK's candidate selection has raised concerns. During the 2024 General Election, several Reform candidates were dropped after it was revealed that they had posted racist, Islamophobic & conspiracy-driven content online.
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/10/r...
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/10/r...
(6/12) Under Nigel Farage’s leadership, #Islamophobia has become a core theme in the party’s political rhetoric. Anti-Muslim & anti-migrant discourse runs deep throughout the party, from its leadership to its grassroots.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK campaigners caught making racist slurs
Party leader Nigel Farage said where people made comments that are
www.bbc.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(6/12) Under Nigel Farage’s leadership, #Islamophobia has become a core theme in the party’s political rhetoric. Anti-Muslim & anti-migrant discourse runs deep throughout the party, from its leadership to its grassroots.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(5/12) While the Muslim population in the areas holding local & mayoral elections may be relatively small, major gains for Reform would still carry serious implications for Muslim communities nationwide.
www.mend.org.uk/reform-poses...
www.mend.org.uk/reform-poses...
Reform Poses a Clear and Present Danger. Muslims Must Organise and Fight Back - Muslim Engagement and Development
In May, Brits will go to the polls to vote in council and mayoral elections. These elections will be of great significance to the Muslim community because Reform, the far-right party led by Nigel Fara...
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April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(5/12) While the Muslim population in the areas holding local & mayoral elections may be relatively small, major gains for Reform would still carry serious implications for Muslim communities nationwide.
www.mend.org.uk/reform-poses...
www.mend.org.uk/reform-poses...
(4/12) Last month, Reform achieved a major breakthrough by unseating Labour in the Tameside by-election in Greater Manchester, meaning it now holds 113 council seats nationwide. That number looks set to significantly increase on May 1st.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform will 'eat into old Labour vote' says Nigel Farage after by-election win
Reform ousted Labour in a landslide victory in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Thursday night
www.standard.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(4/12) Last month, Reform achieved a major breakthrough by unseating Labour in the Tameside by-election in Greater Manchester, meaning it now holds 113 council seats nationwide. That number looks set to significantly increase on May 1st.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
(3/12) There will also be a by-election in the Cheshire parliamentary constituency of Runcorn and Helsby, following the resignation of Labour MP Mike Amesbury. Reform UK is currently seen as the favourite to take the seat from Labour.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/ele...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/ele...
Labour has nothing to be happy about in Runcorn and Helsby
What the Britain Predicts forecast says with a few days to go.
www.newstatesman.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(3/12) There will also be a by-election in the Cheshire parliamentary constituency of Runcorn and Helsby, following the resignation of Labour MP Mike Amesbury. Reform UK is currently seen as the favourite to take the seat from Labour.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/ele...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/ele...
There will also be the election of 6 mayors – including in Greater Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire & Doncaster – where Reform candidates are the current frontrunners.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Local elections 2025 mapped: Where are the council and mayoral contests on 1 May?
There are thousands of seats up for grabs across 23 local authorities
www.independent.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
There will also be the election of 6 mayors – including in Greater Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire & Doncaster – where Reform candidates are the current frontrunners.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
(2/12) Elections will take place in 23 local authorities across England with 1,641 council seats up for grabs. Reform is currently projected to win over 400 of them.
Local elections 2025 mapped: Where are the council and mayoral contests on 1 May?
There are thousands of seats up for grabs across 23 local authorities
www.independent.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
(2/12) Elections will take place in 23 local authorities across England with 1,641 council seats up for grabs. Reform is currently projected to win over 400 of them.
(9/9) Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy must unequivocally condemn any calls for an Israel-style campaign of violence in Kashmir & take concrete steps to help prevent it. All religious & ethnic communities, in Kashmir, India & beyond, deserve to live in peace, dignity & safety.
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David Lammy on X: "I am appalled by the horrific and cowardly terrorist attack on Kashmir earlier today. My thoughts are with all of those affected, especially those who have lost loved ones." / X
I am appalled by the horrific and cowardly terrorist attack on Kashmir earlier today. My thoughts are with all of those affected, especially those who have lost loved ones.
x.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
(9/9) Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy must unequivocally condemn any calls for an Israel-style campaign of violence in Kashmir & take concrete steps to help prevent it. All religious & ethnic communities, in Kashmir, India & beyond, deserve to live in peace, dignity & safety.
x.com/davidlammy/s...
x.com/davidlammy/s...
(8/9) Even amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, India has continued exporting arms to Israel – including weapons systems that have been used to murder Palestinians.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Israel using AI weapons system co-produced with Indian firm in war on Gaza
The Arbel weapons system is said to enhance machine guns and assault weapons so users can hit their targets more accurately and efficiently
www.middleeasteye.net
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
(8/9) Even amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, India has continued exporting arms to Israel – including weapons systems that have been used to murder Palestinians.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
(7/9) India is the largest buyer of Israeli weapons, and the two states have a long history of defence & security cooperation – including in occupied Kashmir.
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
Israel's Love Affair With India
From drones to missiles to small weapons, Israel's military-industrial complex has found a desirable partner in the subcontinent
www.tabletmag.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
(7/9) India is the largest buyer of Israeli weapons, and the two states have a long history of defence & security cooperation – including in occupied Kashmir.
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
(6/9) The prospect of India replicating Israel’s genocidal tactics in #Gaza within Kashmir is not unthinkable – particularly given the deep ties between Modi’s India & Netanyahu’s #Israel, and the striking ideological parallels between #Hindutva & #Zionism.
thediplomat.com/2022/12/indi...
thediplomat.com/2022/12/indi...
India’s Hindutva Proponents and Zionist Israel: Strange Bedfellows
Although they share a strong affinity in outlook, goals, and methods, Hindutva ideologues were also fanboys of Adolf Hitler.
thediplomat.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
(6/9) The prospect of India replicating Israel’s genocidal tactics in #Gaza within Kashmir is not unthinkable – particularly given the deep ties between Modi’s India & Netanyahu’s #Israel, and the striking ideological parallels between #Hindutva & #Zionism.
thediplomat.com/2022/12/indi...
thediplomat.com/2022/12/indi...
(5/9) Indian authorities have already detained & interrogated 1,500+ people in Kashmir, while demolishing several homes of people allegedly linked to the attackers – a tactic that has become a hallmark of the BJP’s approach towards Muslims.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Pakistan is the root of the problem’: Kashmir attack stokes anger in India
Pressure grows on Modi and his Hindu nationalist government to mount a military response
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
(5/9) Indian authorities have already detained & interrogated 1,500+ people in Kashmir, while demolishing several homes of people allegedly linked to the attackers – a tactic that has become a hallmark of the BJP’s approach towards Muslims.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(4/9) A 2022 report by @bridgeinit highlighted the rise of #Islamophobia in India under the Modi-led BJP government, concluding that “examples of the first 8 stages of genocide are present in India.”
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The Bridge Initiative on X: "Our new report on Islamophobia in India under PM Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government is out now. Near daily episodes of harassment, public lynchings, and hate speech has resulted in a climate of fear for India’s 200 million Muslims. https://t.co/Z81FohXdhe https://t.co/NnXO6c2zYP" / X
Our new report on Islamophobia in India under PM Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government is out now. Near daily episodes of harassment, public lynchings, and hate speech has resulted in a climate of fear for India’s 200 million Muslims. https://t.co/Z81FohXdhe https://t.co/NnXO6c2zYP
x.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
(4/9) A 2022 report by @bridgeinit highlighted the rise of #Islamophobia in India under the Modi-led BJP government, concluding that “examples of the first 8 stages of genocide are present in India.”
x.com/bridgeinit/s...
x.com/bridgeinit/s...