Anti-Bullying Week 2021
Anti-Bullying Week 2021 will be taking place from Monday 15th – Friday 19th November and the theme is One Kind Word. To find more information on Anti-Bullying Week and how to deal with bullying, or, asking for help, please visit the link in our bio for the Anti-Bullying toolkit booklet. For more info, please contact […]
Islamophobia: It’s Different for Men and Women
Women and men do not experience Islamophobia in the same way. Women are more likely to experience anti-Muslim sentiment, particularly if they are wearing a headscarf, hijab or burka. In fact, 61% of Islamophobic incidents reported to Tell MAMA in 2015 were against women, and 75% of these victims were visibly Muslim. For Muslim men, […]
Remembrance Day: The Forgotten
Remembrance Day is marked annually on 11 November to commemorate the end of the First World War on 11 November, 1918. The day, also known as Poppy Day, is also observed to remember all those who sacrificed their lives in the war, and other conflicts that followed it. However, today we are remembering those who […]
Islamophobia: The impact of Structural Inequalities
Unfortunately, Islamophobia overshadows many areas of British life. The structural challenges facing Muslims are well established. For example: o Employment: – A job seeker with an English-sounding name was offered three times the number of interviews than an applicant with a Muslim name. One in five Muslim adults in full-time work, compared with 35% of […]
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 […]
Tree planting event
Following COP 26 let’s take #Climateaction by planting trees for the planet at Montgomery Street Park Join our tree planting event on Saturday 13th November – from 10 to12pm Grab your tickets here: https://elrectreeplanting.eventbrite.co.uk Confirm your presence on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/214WGYvkI This is a unique opportunity to help plant trees for the planet, for our community and […]
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 […]
