The Israeli ambassador does not represent the Jewish community of the UK. She is the ambassador of another country that the vast majority of British Jews are not citizens of.

Why has there been a lack of racial analysis on this story of violence in prison and others in the past month

Countless academics, charities, prison officials have forgotten the legal system is transparent in its institutional racism

You can’t talk about prisons and ignore race

A black prisoner does not get access to the super enhanced unit, they are not given access to prison jobs and blocked from participating in peer led initiatives. Building more of these prisons will only further isolate the racialised communities in prison.

HMI Prisons report on the newly built Her Majesty's Prison Five Wells shows that this prison is in chaos only 2 years after opening. A prison that holds over 1600 men has very high levels of self harm. These policies are a waste of taxpayers money.

The govt and the opposition speak proudly about building new mega prisons to deal with the ongoing crisis

The news on @hmpfivewells completely ignore that 28% of the prison population are from racialised communities who report experiencing discrimination in a prison run by G4S

We owe a lot to thinkers/practitioners like Tarek Younis and The Lantern Initiative

As a community we understand how standard research lacks the expertise to understand the impact of #Islamophobia in prisons

UnCaptured is an exercise in writing against the grain of the accepted archive

This Eid, Maslaha sent gifts to some of our Muslim sisters in prison, to let them know they are remembered. Sometimes a small gift or card can make a difference, reminding them of their humanity when prison captures it.

In our first edition of UnCaptured, Mahmoud Darwish's poem reminds us that those incarcerated find their own joy and freedom behind prison walls.
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✨✨Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating! While we celebrate and make prayers, let's not forget our Muslim brothers and sisters spending Eid in prison, missing out on celebrations with their families and loved ones.

Such beautiful moments, I’m reflecting on the quote a yp shared when she was planning her iftar ❤️‍🔥
“Without community, there is no liberation…but community must not mean a shedding of our differences, nor the pathetic pretence that these differences do not exist.” - Audre Lorde

It's so important for us to come together in community.  We've had intergenerational conversations about solidarity with those incarcerated, Palestine, Sudan & Congo and what liberation looks like across borders. We know the answer & tools for liberation lie in our communities.

Ramadan is full of blessings and we're reminded that whatever rizq (sustenance) Allah has given us, is not actually ours but His.

The young people we work with have been leading our Iftars, building community spaces that centre young people, migrants and our queer siblings.

Check out this new booklet series from Maslaha that covers Muslim experiences in prison.

Unfortunately Muslim prison experiences are often neglected and brushed under the carpet, but Maslaha is doing great work bringing these to light

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What about the investigation of the 33,000+ Palestinians, including 13,000+ children, that you have killed in the past six months?

Context: this was organised by תג מאיר an organisation set up to encounter extremist violence towards Palestinians from far right Israelis who act with impunity. It’s not a random act of ‘cordiality’. It’s a deeply political act in the face of gvt sanctioned far right violence.

🚨 We will not stand by in the face of reports the UK’s decision to suspend UNRWA funding was based on Israeli intelligence from torture - including waterboarding.

Our open letter to Rishi Sunak with our friends REDRESS 👇

We hear that many Muslims experience discrimination and violations of their rights while spending Ramadan in prison. If you have loved ones in prison, here are their rights and they can submit a formal complaint if this is not followed.
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Outraged by the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.

All this talk about ceasefires, and still this war steals the best of us.

Please read this important statement from Kids Of Colour

Black/brown communities struggle with the daily realities of being abandoned and disposable

If we are not political we do not survive and the freedom to express ourselves on our own terms is fundamental to this struggle

🎙️The Public Order Act and its impact on the right to protest

Great explainer here from Community Policy Forum featuring Liberty's own Jodie

Listen below 👇👇👇