Another Video Comes to Light Showing Obscene Anti-Muslim Bigotry. Black on Black

Another video has come to light with graphic terms used to abuse what seems to be a Turkish Muslim victim of anti-Muslim hatred. This coming to light so soon after the previous video of abuse against a Muslim female and where an arrest has been made regarding the perpetrator. The perpetrator seems to be a

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Church Leaders Release Letter on Refugees to Cameron

Following the recent calls by faith leaders from across a range of faiths, the Church of England has released a letter it had written to the Prime Minister asking him for further action on allowing in more refugees from Syria into the United Kingdom. The letter has been released and picked up by the Guardian […]

Anti-Muslim Bigotry – Caught on Camera

If you thought that individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities did not get involved in bigotry – think again! This video has come to light of a woman from a BME community group who spouts anti-Muslim bigotry and which is overheard by individuals and families on this bus. It is a truly shocking

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Rare first edition of King James Bible from 1611 found in Wales

A rare copy of the King James Bible, dating back to the 17th Century,  reappeared in Wales. A moment of curiosity from St Giles Parish Church’s vicar Reverend Dr Jason Bray in Wrexham led to its rediscovery. The National Library of Wales later confirmed its authenticity. Dr Bray told the Daily Post that “The title page and the last page are missing but other than that it’s in good condition”. The first edition King James Bible dates back to 1611 and is one of just 200 copies known to still exist. It is also known as the Authorised Version (AV) of the bible in English Other English language bible translations did exist before the seventeenth century. Yet, politics often got in the way of a standardised translation. The 1408 Constitutions of Oxford made biblical translations in England forbidden. This ban attempted to prevent a rise in English “Lutheranism”. Only the educated classes had access to the authorised translation of the bible – St Jerome’s Vulgate. William Tyndale (1494–1536) left for Germany in 1524 hoping to translate the New Testament into English. It took two years for a complete translation to appear in England and Scotland. His first attempt failed after [...]

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‘Anti-Muslim hate is normal’: research reveals impact of Islamophobic attacks

A new report’s revealed Muslims targeted in Islamophobic attacks are reluctant to report incidents and often receive little support from onlookers. Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) commissioned the report, which found that ‘trigger’ events such as the terrorist attacks in Tunisia and Paris, the murder of Lee Rigby and the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal

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We Welcome the Prime Minister’s Drive to Ensure All Forces Categorise Anti-Muslim Hate

It was in fact the Home Secretary who initiated this proposal just prior to the last general election and clearly, the momentum is growing within this administration. Tell MAMA warmly welcomes the lead now taken by the Prime Minister to ensure that all forces in England and Wales record anti-Muslim hate crimes and the Prime

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The Only Extremists We See Are the ‘Britain First’ Sympathisers Here

What would you do if a small group of Christian volunteers put up a stall, in the inimitable style of us Brits, and decided to break down barriers of understanding so that people could understand Christianity more? It’s the kind of thing that happens up and down our country with no problems. Now what if

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Speech in St Paul’s By Tell MAMA on National Hate Crime Awareness Week, #NHCAW

“Islamophobia – a term that encompasses a range of meanings, though in general it is a term which means a fear of Islam and Muslim communities. People can fear many things, but the targeting and abuse of people because of a facet of their identity is unacceptable. It is unacceptable since at the heart of

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Hanging, Give us Your Money & Sadiq Khan – A Cacophony of Hate From Britain First

After the public hammering that Britain First took in the last week on the BBC documentary entitled, “We Want Our Country Back“, this far right extremist group has gone back to its victim mentality comfort blanket, blaming the whole world for the ills and the ‘conspiracies’ that supposedly range against it. Their latest begging bowl

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Incidents Showing More Aggression Towards Muslims on the Streets

Over the last 8-10 weeks it is becoming clear that anti-Muslim incidents are becoming more aggressive at a street level. This trend is worrying since assaults rarely came into us and about 5% of the cases reported to us annually were previously classified as physical assaults. This figure is now over 10% and we have

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