Category Archives: islamophobia

Book Review: A Very British Muslim Activist

Posted on Dec 15, 2019 by inayatscorner

What an incredible journey Ghayasuddin Siddiqui has been on. Arriving in Sheffield as an impoverished Chemistry PhD student from Pakistan in the early 1960s, he would be heavily involved in the earliest UK student Islamic societies. It would be a … Continue reading →

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Defending The Values of The Enlightenment

Posted on Jul 14, 2018 by inayatscorner

Donald Trump’s visit to the UK has led to mass demonstrations in London, Scotland and elsewhere with protestors making clear that they oppose his anti-immigrant and anti-environment policies along with his appallingly misogynistic views. On Monday 16th July, Trump is … Continue reading →

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Fiyaz Mughal Slanders Imams Over Anti-Semitism

Posted on Mar 24, 2018 by inayatscorner

Each day I receive an email from Jewish News Online in which they highlight some stories. Yesterday’s edition contained an article by Fiyaz Mughal – the founder of Tell MAMA – entitled “Chief Rabbi right to call out ‘see no … Continue reading →

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Did The Evening Standard Libel MEND Today?

Posted on Nov 3, 2017 by inayatscorner

There are a number of articles in today’s papers condemning the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for refusing to attend a dinner tonight with the right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The dinner is to celebrate (!) the 100th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Finsbury Park Attack – It Was Only A Matter of Time

Posted on Jun 19, 2017 by inayatscorner

It was only a matter of time sadly. The attack just after midnight which saw a van being apparently deliberately ploughed into a group of worshippers outside a mosque in Finsbury Park comes after a  series of very worrying anti-Muslim incidents over the past couple of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Face Down Bigotry…Including Our Own

Posted on Jun 7, 2017 by inayatscorner

The above “jokes” were sent to a number of people including me by a former (non-Muslim) work colleague. How would you respond to them? The person who sent them appears to see no harm in them and even defended them as being … Continue reading →

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The Folly of Funding the Community Security Trust

Posted on Mar 4, 2017 by inayatscorner

 The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, delivered a speech this week at the annual dinner of the Community Security Trust (CST) – the Jewish charity that works to ensure the safety of the British Jewish community. During the speech, Rudd announced … Continue reading →

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The Sun Forced To Apologise Over “1 in 5 British Muslims Support ISIS” Claim

Posted on Mar 26, 2016 by inayatscorner

Congratulations to the Muslim advocacy group MEND for complaining to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) about last year’s appalling headline in The Sun and getting their complaint upheld today.  The official IPSO ruling about the MEND complaint can be read here. … Continue reading →

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BBC R4’s Moral Maze – The ISIS Problem

Posted on Mar 24, 2016 by inayatscorner

Yesterday evening, I took part in a discussion about the terrorist attacks in Brussels on Radio 4’s Moral Maze programme. The episode can be heard in full here. I mentioned that in light of the pledge by the so-called Islamic State … Continue reading →

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The Shameful Smearing of Sadiq Khan MP

Posted on Feb 12, 2016 by inayatscorner

We are less than three months away from London’s Mayoral election to be held on 5th May 2016 and it should come as no surprise that the front runner, Labour’s Sadiq Khan, is being targeted by the right-wing press. Earlier … Continue reading →

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