Pioneering London Mosques team up with MPACUK to host Media Workshop road show.

British society is constantly bombarded with negative stereotypes and misinformation about the Muslim community in Britain and elsewhere in the world. Few Muslim institutions have taken any proactive initiatives to improve the portrayal of Muslims in the media. However, this is changing…

Pioneering London Mosques team up with MPACUK to host Media Workshop road show

“Muslims are a threat to our way of life… All Muslims, like all dogs, share certain characteristics" (quote from The Sunday Telegraph.)

British society is constantly bombarded with negative stereotypes and misinformation about the Muslim community in Britain and elsewhere in the world. Few Muslim institutions have taken any proactive initiatives to improve the portrayal of Muslims in the media. However, this is changing…

In response to the alarming rise of Islamophobia in the media, MPACUK in partnership with mosques across London has launched the “Muslims and the Media” workshops.

Over the years, MPACUK has spearheaded many successful media campaigns:

We are now sharing these campaign tools to empower the wider Muslim community. Experienced activists will provide simple, practical solutions through presentations and interactive sessions; including ‘Why Media Matters’, ‘Analysing the Media’ and ‘How to Successfully Lobby the Media’.

Following a successful event in partnership with Waltham Forest Council of Mosques MPACUK is pleased to announce forthcoming workshops during Ramadan, in conjunction with Lewisham Islamic Centre and Harrow Mosques insh’Allah.

“MPACUK has always stressed the importance of the role of the mosques in empowering the Muslim community. The mosques are our biggest institutions and have the widest reach to educate and support our community. Thankfully there are some mosques which have stepped up to the challenge and recognised the need to address the vital task of defending Islam in the media.”, comments MPACUK London representative Raza Nadim

In addition to the workshops MPACUK has prepared resources available to download on its website. These resources include media contact details, how to lobby the media and letter writing tips.

MPACUK invites everyone who recognises the need to fight discrimination to attend these workshops, and calls on mosques to contact us to find out more about educating the community in how to defend itself against prejudice. To enable us to expand the ‘Muslims and the Media’ roadshow MPACUK are appealing for volunteers and donations to support the project.

MPACUK can be contacted at info @ mpacuk dot org or 0870 760 5594.

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