81 year old Mushin Ahmed, the elderly man who was on his way to pray at a local mosque in Rotherham, has died. Mushin Ahmed was attacked in the early hours as he was reportedly on his way to Fajr prayers at the local mosque. He was attacked off Fitzwilliam Road. This is the statement
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Continue ReadingOrganisers of the ‘Mohammed Cartoons Exhibition‘ have cancelled the event citing security concerns. After talking up the event and inviting Geert Wilders and far right Liberty GB leader, Paul Weston, the event is no longer. We have also highlighted the association of the Lawyers’ Secular Society in the event through this article. Today, we have also
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Continue ReadingThe Head of Religion and Ethics in the BBC, Aaqil Ahmed, recently posted this blog on why he made the decision to hold ‘Songs of Praise’ from a small community built church in the ‘Jungle’, a piece of land where refugees desperately try and maintain a meagre pitiful existence in Calais. Aaqil Ahmed provides some
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Continue ReadingFor the last 3 years, TELL MAMA has built up evidence on the language of anti-Muslim hatred. Key terms and words that are used and targeted towards Muslims have been collated through our work and we have worked with partner agencies to explain the meanings of the terms, their links to Muslim communities and the
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Continue ReadingThis is an example of why work is needed with young people and we have raised this issue a number of times previously. The key is to ensure that young people understand that anti-Muslim hatred is just the same as other forms of prejudice, hate and intolerance and needs to be tackled. This is the
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Continue ReadingEssex based Muslim, (who is visibly Muslim), reported in what he believes is an anti-Muslim targeted hate crime. The individual had parked his vehicle at a seaside town and there were several cars that were also parked next to his. He came back to find that his vehicle had had its tyres slashed and there
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Continue ReadingWe have been informed by a female Muslim victim of an assault that took place against her on Saturday after the Arsenal and Chelsea game in Wembley. At around 6 pm, a mother was sitting at a bus-stop in Wembley Central. She was wearing the Hijab and some Chelsea fans walked by her and then
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Continue ReadingHaving worked with about 4,000 individuals in the last 3 years, there are times when a case is shocking and we were contacted by a Muslim family who were humiliated after spending a few hours at the seaside. This is their story and highlights a growing trend towards aggressive threats made to individuals who are
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Continue ReadingThe fascist group, the British National Party, posted the ‘No more mosques’ poster with a view to play to the fears of some individuals in our communities. As is expected from such Facebook pages, they also draw in those who are more disposed to displaying outright hostility to Muslims, or in some cases, suggesting that
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Continue ReadingAll of the data that we have accumulated to date shows that at a street level, visible Muslim women are the ones that are predominantly targeted for anti-Muslim hate incidents and crimes. We received this text today from an individual who reported into TELL MAMA and this highlights the kinds of issues that some Hijab
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