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'The Gaza blockade, Israel and the storming of the MaviMarmara and Gaza aid flotilla'

01 June 2010

'The Gaza blockade, Israel and the storming of the MaviMarmara and Gaza aid flotilla' This briefing document lays forth the destructive impact of the blockade on Gaza, the many recommendations of international aid agencies and the House’s select committee on Foreign Affairs on a reassessment of the UK’s Middle East policy as well as the policies of the Quartet (US, EU, UN and Russia), and in line with the EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy and the Union of the Mediterranean and the EU-Israel Association Agreement which forms the basis of developing bilateral relations between the EU and Israel.

Submission to the Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry into ‘Preventing Violent Extremism’

17 September 2009

Submission to the Communities and Local Government Committee Inquiry into‘Preventing Violent Extremism’ This submission is the work of ENGAGE, a not for profit non-governmental organisation established in September 2008 and dedicated to promoting greater media awareness, political participation and civic engagement by British Muslims. Our work and publications are available on our website: www.iengage.org.uk.

This submission addresses the questions posed by the committee’s inquiry and call for evidence and makes use of material already available in the public domain. All citations are provided in the endnotes.

This submission addresses the effects of the Preventing Violent Extremism programme in the areas of:

Community cohesion and integration
Engaging with Muslim communities at the local and national level
Political discourse and democratic debate
Transparency and accountability of PVE

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Muslima - Art and Voices of Muslim women from around the globe

21 May 2013

The Guardian features news of an online exhibition, ‘Muslim Women’s Art and Voices’, capturing stories, interviews, experiences and art by Muslim women from across the globe.

You can view the exhibition and share content on the site here.

A number of artistic contributions on and by Muslim women have exhibited this year including a photography exhibition at London’s Southbank Festival and World Hijab Day.

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Anti-Muslim graffiti on bridge at Mitcham Junction station

24 May 2013

Local news portal, This is Local London, reports on graffiti painted onto a footbridge at Mitcham Junction station in south London in what appears to be another revenge attack.

“Hell 2 Muslims. EDL!” was painted onto the station bridge. The news site reports that Merton Council was alerted to the incident on Twitter and the graffiti has now been removed.

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An all party Parliamentary group on Islamophobia

01 September 2010

Introduction

Thirteen years on from the Runnymede report ‘Islamophobia: A Challenge for us All’, the threat to community cohesion and integration posed by hate crimes carried out against British Muslims and a prevailing popular discourse which vilifies and ridicules Islamic beliefs and practices remains ever present, ever potent.

The establishment of the English Defence League (with its regional spin-offs) and the electoral campaigns run by the British National Party in recent years, reminds us that singling out Muslims and other minority groups in Britain continues to animate sections of our society with detrimental consequences for the security and wellbeing of others.