Islamophobia: Crime, Policing, and the Criminal Justice System
Institutional racism and discriminatory practices ingrained within the criminal justice system require examination due to both their disruption to many Muslims and BAME communities’ lives and the long-term consequences on their future social engagement as equal members in society. Institutional racism is not a new concept within analyses of criminal justice systems across the UK, […]
Islamophobia: Youth and Education
Due to British Muslims’ young age demographic, attention must be paid to the disproportionate impact of educational policies on these communities. At the same time, it is important to explore how accommodating religio-cultural identities positively impact the development of children from minority backgrounds, with the provision of Islamically-compliant student loans and state funded faith schools […]
How Does Islamophobia Impact Scotland?
Islamophobia is an “everyday issue” for more than a third of Muslims in Scotland, a public inquiry has revealed.The nationwide survey found that 83.4% of Scottish Muslims had experience Islamophobia, with 78.8% saying the problem was getting worse.Two thirds stated they had been verbally abused, while six in ten had changed their behaviours as a […]
Recognising Islamophobia in the Scottish Council
Scotland has always considered itself a society that is “open, inclusive and outward-looking” according to its first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. But the nation’s popular and persistent belief that it does not have a problem with racism has been contradicted by a study by Tackling Islamophobia, a cross-party group of the Scottish government. This starkly reveals […]
Factors that Enable Islamophobia
The inquiry identifies the key factors that enable Islamophobia in Scotland. One set focuses on politics, whereby Islamophobia is reinforced by Scottish politics, politicians and elections, by far-right politicians and as a result of Brexit. Another set relates to military intervention abroad and problematic counterterrorism policies, alongside terrorist incidents, in allowing it to thrive. A […]
Why is IAM Important?
IAM (Islamophobia Awareness Month) raises awareness within society of how Muslims are discriminated against in various spheres, along with providing information on the positive contributions of British Muslims to the UK. It helps break down barriers and challenge incorrect stereotypes people may hold about Muslims, as well as providing an avenue for people of other […]
What is Islamophobia?
Islamophobia is defined as: a prejudice, aversion, hostility, or hatred towards Muslims and encompasses any distinction, exclusion, restriction, discrimination, or preference against Muslims that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or […]
What More Can Be Done?
The UK needs more regional Black archives so it can celebrate Black British history in its entirety.Located in the heart of Brixton, London, an area that instantly brings to mind the capital’s Black community, is the national Black Cultural Archives (BCA). Founded in 1981, the BCA is the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, […]
Edinburgh’s Part in the Slave Trade
It is a side of Scotland’s past not widely spoken of – the disproportionately high connections to the slave trade, the legacy of that wealth on spaces like the New Town, and the relevance which carries to the modern day.Remembering how Edinburgh benefited from the mistreatment of enslaved people is important in ensuring that the […]
The Reality of Being Black in Todays Britain
Britain’s racism problem—we’ve made progress, but not enoughIt’s starkly evident that major ethnic and racial inequalities persist in employment, housing and the justice system. Black and Muslim minorities have twice the unemployment rate of their white British peers and are twice as likely to live in overcrowded housing. They are also much more likely to […]