Tag: prevent

“We Refuse to Be Intimidated by Our University”: the King’s College Activists Fighting Back Against Racial Profiling
Earlier this month, King's College London was accused of banning a number of student activists from campus for posing a “security risk” during a visit from the Queen and Duchess of Cambridge. Writing anonymously, some of the students in question argue that what happened to them is part of a far bigger picture.
No, Labour Hasn’t Always Been an Anti-Racist Party
In recent weeks, many on the Labour right have suggested the party has always been anti-racist, but that under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership this has changed. Aaron Bastani takes a look at the history of New Labour and argues this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Under the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Shamima Begum Was Never Presumed Innocent
On Tuesday Sajid Javid announced Shamima Begum - a schoolgirl who left the UK to join the Islamic State in 2015 - would have her British citizenship revoked. Begum's case shows how the UK's counter-terrorism strategy is grounded in the preemptive denial of innocence and belonging, argues A. Haziz-Ginsberg.
The ‘Super-PREVENT’ Agenda Goes Far Beyond the Law
Is the overzealous application of PREVENT we see in universities, schools and hospitals actually mandated by law?
Open Letter: The Government’s Education Policies are Attacking BME and Migrant Students
The home secretary has pledged to reduce the number of non-EU international students enrolled at British universities from 300,000 to 170,000, representing a further attack on migrant and BME students.
The Hijab is More European Than the Tie: Islamophobia and Misogyny
On this week’s episode of KilljoyFM, Ray Filar is joined by Soofiya Andry, Lubaaba Alazami and Shahla Omar as they discuss Muslim feminisms, British identity, Prevent and imperialism
7 Ways the Home Office’s Prevent Strategy is Turning Everyday People into Police

The Prevent strategy is entrenching racism and surreptitiously undermining our civil liberties. Comprehensive new measures build on an existing framework that has been targeting minority ethnic communities since 2001.