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Tell Mama
https://www.theguardian.com/news/202...-by-government
The government is cutting all funding for the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama, leaving it facing closure weeks after it revealed a record number of anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain.
Since its foundation in 2012, Tell Mama has been wholly funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to run its reporting service, which received almost 11,000 reports in 2023-4, and support victims of Islamophobia.
Now it has informed Tell Mama that no grant will be provided from the end of this month, and has not given details of any alternative provision.
Police sources raised alarm over the potential impact of the cut, saying information provided by Tell Mama under a data sharing agreement signed in 2015 has been “invaluable” for monitoring indicators of rising tensions and responding to potential threats.
Tell Mama said it received 10,700 reports last year, of which 9,600 were verified, showing street-based incidents on the rise and a sharp increase in online activity after the Southport attack and ensuing riots.
Separate police figures show a record number of religious hate crimes in England and Wales in the year ending March 2024, believed to be driven by the Israel-Gaza *conflict. Muslims were the most targeted group (38% of police-recorded *religious hate crimes), followed by Jews (33%).
Several recent far-right terror plots have targeted Muslims, and on Thursday a court heard that an alleged neo-Nazi terror cell had been planning attacks on mosques and synagogues in north-west England, and that one of its members discussed torturing an imam.
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Re: Tell Mama
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jon1959
https://www.theguardian.com/news/202...-by-government
The government is cutting all funding for the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama, leaving it facing closure weeks after it revealed a record number of anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain.
Since its foundation in 2012, Tell Mama has been wholly funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to run its reporting service, which received almost 11,000 reports in 2023-4, and support victims of Islamophobia.
Now it has informed Tell Mama that no grant will be provided from the end of this month, and has not given details of any alternative provision.
Police sources raised alarm over the potential impact of the cut, saying information provided by Tell Mama under a data sharing agreement signed in 2015 has been “invaluable” for monitoring indicators of rising tensions and responding to potential threats.
Tell Mama said it received 10,700 reports last year, of which 9,600 were verified, showing street-based incidents on the rise and a sharp increase in online activity after the Southport attack and ensuing riots.
Separate police figures show a record number of religious hate crimes in England and Wales in the year ending March 2024, believed to be driven by the Israel-Gaza *conflict. Muslims were the most targeted group (38% of police-recorded *religious hate crimes), followed by Jews (33%).
Several recent far-right terror plots have targeted Muslims, and on Thursday a court heard that an alleged neo-Nazi terror cell had been planning attacks on mosques and synagogues in north-west England, and that one of its members discussed torturing an imam.
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