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Faith Matters Produces Teaching Materials on the Ugandan Asians & Their Arrival into the U.K
September 21, 2023 By Faith Matters

Faith Matters Produces Teaching Materials on the Ugandan Asians & Their Arrival into the U.K

We are proud to announce the launch of the following teaching materials that have been produced by the team at Faith Matters and in partnership with Syeda Ali and Professor Becky Taylor, from the University of East Anglia. We are particularly grateful to Syeda Ali from the University of Cambridge and Professor Becky Taylor from […]

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Pegida – A Snapshot into their Protectionist World of German Culture & Ardent Xenophobia
May 19, 2019 By Faith Matters

Pegida – A Snapshot into their Protectionist World of German Culture & Ardent Xenophobia

In 2016, intelligence services estimated that there were just over 23,000 right-wing extremists in Germany. A myriad of groups networking covertly, utilizing social media to extreme effect, was sowing major social discord. Germany has in modern times been regarded by the rest as immune to the reach of the far-right, partly out of collective shame […]

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The Democratic Football Lads Alliance, Offshoot Groups & Engagement with Anti-Muslim Prejudice
May 6, 2019 By Faith Matters

The Democratic Football Lads Alliance, Offshoot Groups & Engagement with Anti-Muslim Prejudice

We are proud to launch the following report, which highlights the trajectory of the Democratic Football Lads alliance, offshoot groups and the ongoing engagement with anti-Muslim and radical far right movements in the United Kingdom. The report has been authored for Faith Matters by two leading lights in this area of work, Dr Matthew Feldman […]

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Generation Identity: Creating Racial & ‘Cultural’ Lines of Division in Europe
April 8, 2019 By Faith Matters

Generation Identity: Creating Racial & ‘Cultural’ Lines of Division in Europe

The social polarisation of a globalised world continues. Toxic discourse around ethnicity, identity, citizenship, belonging and nationhood has led to the fracturing of communities along the lines of skin colour and accents rather than shared values. And although societies are far more conscious today to not tolerate racism, what is clear also is that fear and […]

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Rebel Media: A Platform Promoting Division, White Nationalism and Fear Mongering
March 4, 2019 By Faith Matters

Rebel Media: A Platform Promoting Division, White Nationalism and Fear Mongering

We are launching this report on Rebel Media and its influence online in a world where click-bait content, conspiracy theories and untruths become fact in the minds of some. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE This report, entitled ‘Rebel Media – a platform promoting division, white nationalism and fear mongering‘ highlights the following. Key points include the […]

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My Story: Untold Personal Stories of Faith and Spirituality
March 4, 2019 By Faith Matters

My Story: Untold Personal Stories of Faith and Spirituality

My Story is a new project launched by Faith Matters, which brings forward the untold stories of faith and spirituality within local, national, and international contexts. If the stories are separated by distance, they are bound by a unifying aim: to promote change and to promote tolerance and understanding in their communities, and in communities […]

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Tell MAMA Annual Report 2017: ‘Beyond the Incident’
August 31, 2018 By Faith Matters

Tell MAMA Annual Report 2017: ‘Beyond the Incident’

Beyond the Incident: Highest Number of Annual Reports Logged by Tell MAMA Since Launch in 2012 Director of Tell MAMA, Iman Atta OBE says, “We are in deeply worrying times where people are looking for certainty and what they are getting is instability at a political and societal level. This means that at times like this, […]

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FAITH, HOPE AND CLARITY The Reintegration of Terrorist Offenders after Custody
May 14, 2018 By Faith Matters

FAITH, HOPE AND CLARITY The Reintegration of Terrorist Offenders after Custody

Report by Ian Acheson, Former Prison Governor and Reviewer of Islamist Extremism in Prisons, Makes the Case. This report – “Faith, Hope and Clarity”, commissioned by Faith Matters, and published today makes the case that Muslim communities, working in a unique new partnership with statutory services, can reduce risk of released extremist prisoners re-offending through a community re-integration […]

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Rethinking Links Between Mental Health Issues and Extremism: Towards a More Preventative Approach?
April 5, 2018 By Faith Matters

Rethinking Links Between Mental Health Issues and Extremism: Towards a More Preventative Approach?

  In recent years, several high-profile terrorist attacks, emanating both from the Far Right and from religious extremists, have brought public attention to the link between mental instability and susceptibility to radicalisation. Often it has been the friends, co-workers and relatives of those who have committed violent acts who have then retrospectively voiced concerns about […]

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The Changing Face of Hate in Poland: From Antisemitism to Anti-Muslim Racism
December 8, 2017 By Faith Matters

The Changing Face of Hate in Poland: From Antisemitism to Anti-Muslim Racism

Faith Matters launches a ground-breaking paper looking at worrying levels of far-right anti-Muslim racism in Poland and anti-Muslim activism in the UK in Polish Communities   The full report can be downloaded HERE.    Faith Matters is proud to launch a new briefing paper to outline some of the key dynamics and drivers of far-right narratives between […]

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