Teacher ‘inundated with support’ as he delivers free school meals on foot

July 18, 2020 Article

Teacher Zane Powles said he was “inundated with support” as he hand-delivered 7,500 free school meals to his students in Grimsby. Mr Powles, assistant headteacher at Western Primary School, began handing out free school meals to his students on foot at the beginning of the lockdown, delivering his final meal on Friday. “When lockdown happened […]

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Driver asked Muslim man ‘where he could buy bombs from’ and made ‘boom’ hand gestures

July 17, 2020 Article

Another driver asked a Muslim man ‘where he could buy bombs from’ before making a...

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China’s Aggressive Actions on Human Rights Should Not Be Forgotten

July 15, 2020 Article

We are currently seeing a change and shift in relations between the United Kingdom and the Chinese Communist Party. This on the back of a number of issues that have included Huawei, the Coronavirus crisis, aggressive postures against human rights activists in Hong Kong and the mass internment of Uighur Muslims. For far too long, […]

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Appeal by British charities to fight Covid-19 in world’s poorest countries

July 14, 2020 Article

A collection of British charities have launched a new appeal to raise funds to fight coronavirus in refugee camps and poor communities in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. The UK Government has pledged to match the first £5 million in donations made by the public to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). The DEC, […]

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Neighbour shouted “they probably have a bomb in them” at Muslim men delivering furniture

July 10, 2020 Article

A white neighbour shouted, “they probably have a bomb in them” at a group of...

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South Yorkshire Police reopened hate crime investigation after Tell MAMA requested a review

July 7, 2020 Article

South Yorkshire Police has apologised to a taxi driver and reopened their hate crime investigation...

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Telegraph claim that ‘half’ of UK’s imported Covid-19 cases from Pakistan total just 30 since June 4

June 29, 2020 Article

The Telegraph newspaper claimed on Friday that “half of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases originate from...

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Museum of London records call to prayer for Ramadan project

June 28, 2020 Article

The Museum of London is collecting objects to reflect how the Muslim community experienced Ramadan during lockdown. It is part of a project to reflect Londoners’ lives during the pandemic to provide a record for future generations. One strand will be Ramadan, from earlier this year, with the museum recording calls to prayer at the […]

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Mayor tells vigil Reading community ‘shall not be divided’ by terror attack

June 27, 2020 Article

The mayor of Reading has said the town’s community “shall not be divided” by the recent terror attack at a vigil held in memory of the victims one week on. Cllr David Stevens said the Berkshire town would always be “inclusive and diverse” at a private memorial event held in Market Place on Saturday evening. […]

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Mississippi moves toward stripping Confederate image from flag

June 27, 2020 Article

Mississippi legislators have taken the first steps toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. The second-ranking officer in the Mississippi house, Jason White, told his colleagues: “The eyes of the state, the nation and indeed the world, are […]

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