117 millioThe government pledges over £n to safeguard British Muslims.
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Fiyaz Mughal, who founded the anti-Muslim hate monitoring organisation Tell MAMA, said he had suffered over a decade of abuse for his work and when his name was publicly linked to the adviser role it escalated and “I couldn’t take it any more”. The £117 million over the next four years follows £29.4 million available for 2023-24, which included £4.9 million allocated following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel which triggered the latest round of fighting in Gaza.
The announcement, which comes at the start of Ramadan, will cover community sites across the UK. The funding package is bigger than that given to the Community Security Trust to cover Jewish facilities because of the higher Muslim population and a larger number of sites to cover.
The UK’s community sites will be affected by the announcement, which coincides with the beginning of Ramadan. The funding package for Muslim facilities is larger than that for Jewish facilities provided by the Community Security Trust, primarily due to the higher Muslim population and more places to cover.
“This funding demonstrates that this government stands firmly against hate crimes, abuse, threats, or harassment against British Muslims,” stated Tom Tugendhat, minister of security. To guarantee the protection and security of British Muslims, we keep up our strong collaboration with law enforcement and community organizations.”
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