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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Chris Osuh

New trust to monitor anti-Muslim hatred in UK after funding to Tell Mama ended

Activists during an anti-racism march in London
Activists during an anti-racism march in London. The new appointment ends a period in which there has been no government-funded group carrying out anti-Muslim hate monitoring in the UK. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/In Pictures/Getty Images

The UK government has appointed a new partner to monitor anti-Muslim hatred, months after its relationship with the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama ended.

The British Muslim Trust (BMT) – a new organisation – is expected to begin receiving reports and monitoring incidents from early autumn, after being “selected as the recipient of the government’s new combatting hate against Muslims fund”, a statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said on Monday.

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