The Illegal Migration Bill is now law. What does this mean for people seeking safety?
By Julia Tinsley-Kent and an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation When the Nationality and Borders Act became law last year, many of us thought the UK’s hostile approach to asylum and immigration couldn’t get any worse. We were wrong. The Illegal Migration Bill was introduced in early March 2023 and was met with widespread […]
PRESS RELEASE: Online Safety Bill will fail to protect Muslim communities
The Online Safety Bill is supposed to make the UK “the safest place in the world to go online”. However, a new report from the Community Policy Forum reveals that the Government’s Online Safety Bill “will have little to no tangible protective benefits for Muslim communities in the UK.” Experts contributing to the report raise concerns that: The [&h
Young Muslims want to participate in politics – but prejudice and Islamophobia may be stopping them
Taken from the Islamophobia in daily life Series – theconversation.com Authors: Professor Peter Hopkins and Dr Robin Finlay Muslim youths tend to be portrayed as politically disengaged or potentially extremist. Debates about the “war on terror”, and US president Donald Trump’s immigration plans are damaging how the world see
Young non-Muslims face Islamophobia too
Taken from the Islamophobia in daily life Series – theconversation.com Islamophobia simply cannot be overlooked anymore. It is a wide-ranging issue, impacting public and private lives in ways that are causing concern the world over. US president Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban and the UK’s Brexit vote are just two examples in
Eight ways that Islamophobia operates in everyday life
Taken from the Islamophobia in daily life Series – theconversation.com Immigration and national identity currently are at the forefront of the public conscience. In France, the burkini ban and in the UK proposals for migration controls following the Brexit vote are dividing communities. The growing tensions mean that many ethnic and religious minority