🧵1/11 In response to the @themuslimvoteuk’s 18 pledges to Keir Starmer, which explain what Labour needs to do to win back disaffected Muslim voters, right-wing media have trotted out a well-worn Islamophobic trope. MEND unpack below. @themuslimvoteuk 2/11 Before diving in, its odd that some seem to think concerns about the ethics of our foreign policy should not play a role in voting behaviour - foreign policy is something that happens abroad - ‘out there’ - but we should only be focused on what happens ‘here at home.’

🧵1/10 MEND announces with deep regret that, once again, the Jewish Chronicle is attacking a mainstream Muslim group. This time, they have targeted @AzizFndn in a hit piece filled with cherry-picked quotes, factual inaccuracies & baseless smears. @AzizFndn 2/10 Let’s remind ourselves of what @AzizFndn is: a family-run charity that gives grants to Muslims, many of whom are women and from deprived backgrounds. Aziz’s work has been championed by politicians and universities across the country. No controversy. azizfoundation.org.uk/about/

🧵 [1/17] It is rumoured that Khalid Mahmood MP has been tipped as the next Islamophobia tzar, following the recent Fiyaz Mughal debacle. This is yet another example of the Tories’ tendency to govern by ideology, rather than by credentials and competence. #Islamophobia [2/17] Many examples have been cited here in @BylineTimes on how this government has a record of placing appointees who reflect the views of ministers into strategic positions of power, from where they can feed government-supported narratives: bylinetimes.com/2023/07/13/the…

🧵1/5 The real reason Fiyaz Mughal's appointment died before it started! 2/5 Downing Street Backtracks on Appointing its Chosen Anti-Muslim Hatred Advisor Who Concealed Conservative Neo-Nazi Ties – After Byline Times’ Inquiries
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🧵1/10 Apparently, the government are going to appoint Fyaz Mughal as their “anti-Muslim hatred” adviser! A thread on why this is gaslighting of the highest order, even for this government!! (more to follow) 2/10 In 2017, Mughal commented to The Independent that Islamist terrorism is the most significant factor driving hate crime.

🧵: Why the difference in media coverage? #MediaBias

Following the current situation in #Palestine and Israel where innocent men, women, and children have been slaughtered, the media once again shows its bias when describing the horror as it unfolds... 👇🏽 Israelis are killed.
Palestinians die.

According to the media, Palestinians just happen to die. The reason? Who knows or who cares. #MediaBias

🧵[1/9] - Let's set the record straight and clarify why the phrase 'From the River to the Sea' CANNOT be deemed antisemitic.

This is a crucial distinction in conversations about the ongoing situation. #StopGazaGenocide [2/9] - 'From the River to the Sea' is not anti-Jewish. It's largely used to advocate for Palestinians to be given equal rights alongside Israelis without prejudice.

Numerous bodies across the world have called for Palestinians to be given equal rights:
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[1/6] - As racial inequality remains rife in healthcare, the Government’s inaction is a colossal failure on its part to protect women from minority backgrounds

@NHSMillion @BritishIMA @APPGBritMuslims @MuslimCouncil @NHSMuslimNet @NHSMuslimWomen [2/6] - Experts have previously described how widespread racial discrimination is within every aspect of healthcare, leading Habib Naqvi, Director of the Health and race Observatory to conclude clear evidence of “race inequity” in the NHS theguardian.com/society/2022/f…

🧵1/9 A new “report” by right-wing Islamophobia-linked think tank, the Henry Jackson Society (HJS), attempts to bring together Hindutva talking points with a right-wing obsession with Islam and Muslims. Some comment below 2/9 We shall have a closer look at the "report" in the coming days but would question a report put together by Charlotte Littlewood; let's look at why she shouldn't be trusted on issues of Islam, Hindutva, or Hindu-Muslim relations 👇🏽

Hindutva lies about #Leicester violence exposed 🧵

Hindutva-inspired tweeter Eray Mridula Cather tweeted a series of lies about recent violence in Leicester. He has a history of attacking Muslim communities and left-leaning Indians. (1/8) Thank you @leicspolice for immediately challenging the lies by Eray Mridula Cather. (2/8)