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Independent

A burqa ban wont protect or unite Britain – it will divide us

When politicians stir up fear around the burqa or the veil, they are not defending public safety - they are inflaming prejudice for political gain, writes MWNUK CEO Baroness Gohir. 

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Media Statement

Response to audit on group-based child sexual exploitation

MWNUK stands in full solidarity with all victims of child sexual exploitation. We welcome the recommendations made by Baroness Casey in her audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and support her calls for stronger accountability of institutions that have failed victims.

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Media Statement

Reform MP Sarah Pochin Uses PMQs to Promote Divisive Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

MWNUK is deeply troubled by newly elected Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s decision to use her first parliamentary question at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to call for a ban of the burkha.

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hyphen

Peer calls on UK government to urgently fund culturally specific domestic violence services

Baroness Shaista Gohir says focusing on issues like FGM overlooks intimate partner abuse and calls for victim support run ‘by and for’ Black and Asian women.

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Guardian

Anti-Islamophobia group Tell Mama should face inquiry

Leading Muslim peer Shaista Gohir questions Tell Mama’s use of public funds, creating debate over its role, accountability and future due over concerns about a “lack of transparency” on how it is spending public money.

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