The MCB’s Letter to the Daily Mail Signed by 28 Organisations
There are letters and there are letters written by ‘organisations’ that are no more than fronts which are administered, if we can call it that, by one person and their dog. Letters are written to the...
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Legoland – The Real Impacts of the Hate Generated by Fear About Muslims
The recent Legoland incident has led to a series of on-line debates and discussions and shrill pieces like the Daily Mail’s Littlejohn article. The Daily Mail was followed by a letter from the Muslim...
View ArticleThe Sorry ‘Subway’ Saga by Steven Rose
Last week, the Daily Mail informed readers that hundreds of Subway branches went halal. Ham and bacon were off the menu as turkey took its place. The story originates from a Subway press release: “Due...
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John Lewis, Anti-Muslim Spin and the Hijab Story, by Steve Rose
The inconsequential decision by John Lewis to stock hijabs in their school uniform department is generating a great deal of manufactured outrage. On August 16, the Daily Mail ran the headline, “John...
View ArticleMail on Sunday apologies for and corrects ‘Muslim gangs’ story
The Mail on Sunday apologised for and corrected a story that blamed “Muslim gangs” for an attack on immigration enforcement vans in east London after a complaint to press regulator Ipso. Miqdaad Versi,...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the Daily Mail on their Editorial Cartoon for the 17/11/2015
18/11/2015 Readers’ Editor, Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT Dear Sir, RE: Editorial Cartoon in the Daily Mail on the 17th of November 2015 We wanted to get in touch with...
View ArticleHow a MailOnline article distorted a video from 2014 to highlight ‘racist’...
A recent story published by MailOnline and The Sun reposted an argument between TfL passengers from December 14, 2014. The respective headlines gave weight to the ‘You white sl*g!’ and ‘Don’t call me a...
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Leicestershire Police criticise misleading ‘burqa police uniform’ press coverage
Leicestershire Police have expressed their ‘disappointment’ at ‘inaccurate’ press coverage of their uniform policy. On September 22, the Sun’s bombastic headline read ‘More burkas on the beat’ in...
View ArticleHow did a fostering row in Tower Hamlets become about religion?
The welfare of a child at the heart of a religious fostering row in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets was not at risk, following a ruling from a family court judge. The five-year-old girl,...
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Fact check: Are there three million Muslims in England?
Two viral news articles, published in major British tabloids, last week made a bold claim: that the Muslim population in England had risen above three million. But a Tell MAMA analysis of these claims...
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