by | Oct 8, 2026 | Opinion
Today the Home Office published its annual statistics on hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales for the year ending March 2026. The figures show a 15% rise in religious hate crimes targeting Muslims, who remain the most targeted faith group. This...
by | Mar 10, 2026 | Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE ISLAMOPHOBIA RESPONSE UNIT Government’s Anti-Muslim Hostility Definition: IRU Assessment Majid Iqbal, CEO, Islamophobia Response Unit (9 March 2026) The Islamophobia Response Unit has reviewed the government’s newly released definition of...
by | Mar 10, 2026 | Opinion
The Government’s Anti-Muslim Hostility Definition: A Detailed Assessment Examining the Definition and Its Broader Policy Context Majid Iqbal, CEO, Islamophobia Response Unit Some commentators have raised concerns that a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim...
by | Aug 7, 2025 | Resources
Providing a valuable resource for the UK, this report on Islamophobia in Canada by York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub contributes to broadening our understanding of this troubling trend by documenting incidents of Islamophobia, APR and AAR in the...
by | Aug 5, 2025 | Resources
This article provides a good overview of the laws governing free expression in the UK, with Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Public Order Act 1986, and the recent Online Safety Act 2023. It explains how the provisions of these three laws have become...
