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Union calls for action on Islamophobia in schools

A teaching union is calling for more action to tackle Islamophobia in Scottish schools, saying understanding the issue should be integrated into the curriculum. The NASUWT union says all school staff should be trained on how to tackle Islamophobia ...

21 May 2022 at 23:23

PM orders inquiry into Nusrat Ghani claim of Islamophobia in ministerial sacking

Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into claims made by a former minister that she was sacked because of concerns about her “Muslimness”. Following a phone conversation with Nusrat Ghani on Sunday evening, the Prime Minister has asked the ...

24 Jan 2022 at 08:55

Boris Johnson: Ghani’s claims of Islamophobia taken ‘extremely seriously’

Boris Johnson insisted he was taking allegations from a Tory MP that her Muslim faith played a role in being sacked as a junior minister “extremely seriously”. The Prime Minister has ordered a Cabinet Office investigation into Nusrat ...

24 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Sarwar: Lack of independent probe into Islamophobia ‘would stink of cover-up’

A failure by the Conservatives to allow an independent investigation into allegations of Islamophobia in the party would “stink of a cover-up”, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader, a Muslim MSP who led a Holyrood ...

24 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Tory chaos delayed reforms tackling Islamophobia in party, reviewer finds

The chaos at the top of the Conservatives caused delays in fulfilling plans to tackle Islamophobia and other forms of discrimination in the party, an independent reviewer has said. Professor Swaran Singh said the “turmoil” ...

24 Jul 2023 at 11:00

Football

Kick It Out: Record number of reports prove discrimination still a serious issue

Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out received a record number of reports of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 season. Figures released by the organisation show that 1,007 reports – an increase of 65.1 per cent ...

12 Jul 2023 at 07:18

Football

Kick It Out received 65.1 per cent rise in reports of discrimination last season

Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out received a 65.1 per cent rise in reports of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 season – with reports of sexism and misogyny up 400 per cent. Figures released by the ...

12 Jul 2023 at 16:22

Anas Sarwar reveals toll Islamophobia has taken on his family

Anas Sarwar has revealed his wife has cried herself to sleep over racism the family has faced by being in the public eye. The Scottish Labour leader told a conference fringe event he will feel like he has ...

17 Feb 2024 at 19:11

Sharp rise in anti-Muslim hatred in UK ‘with women bearing brunt’

The number of Islamophobic incidents reported to an organisation monitoring anti-Muslim sentiment and abuse in the UK more than tripled in the four months since the Hamas attacks in Israel last year. ...

23 Feb 2024 at 11:35

Steep rise in religious hate crimes recorded by Met since Hamas-Israel conflict

Antisemitic hate crimes recorded by the Metropolitan Police in the wake of Hamas’s October attack on Israel were more than 13 times the number for the same period in 2022, new figures reveal. The ...

24 Jan 2024 at 11:08

Rishi Sunak accused of using ‘Islamophobic trope’ in the Commons

Rishi Sunak has been accused of using an “Islamophobic trope” after he asked Labour’s Zarah Sultana to “call on Hamas and the Houthis to de-escalate the situation”. Labour MP Naz Shah said it ...

15 Jan 2024 at 18:36

Yousaf condemns racist graffiti targeted at him near his Dundee home

Scotland’s First Minister has said it is “increasingly difficult” to shield his children from racism after he was targeted with Islamophobic graffiti near his Dundee home. Racist slurs ...

02 Apr 2024 at 10:33

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