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The @Telegraph falsely alleged Nectar Trust, a UK charity run by Muslims, was linked to terrorism
The paper have now acknowledged this was a lie, apologised & been forced to pay damages
Is suing papers for lying about Muslims the best way to stop this stream of Islamophobia?
The paper have now acknowledged this was a lie, apologised & been forced to pay damages
Is suing papers for lying about Muslims the best way to stop this stream of Islamophobia?
See source of the correction by the Telegraph here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/14/apology-nectar-trust/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020...
Nectar Trust & its Trustees were represented by Adam Tudor and Helena Shipman of Carter-Ruck, together with Khalid Sofi of Lee Bolton Monier Williams.
Thank you for your work!
The press release is here.
Thank you for your work!
The press release is here.
The scale of the issue of structural Islamophobia in sections of British media should not be under-estimated.
These libel cases are only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many stories that are just flat out wrong, which @cfmmuk leads on getting corrected.
Change is needed
These libel cases are only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many stories that are just flat out wrong, which @cfmmuk leads on getting corrected.
Change is needed
The ideal is for the structures to improve so that Islamophobia is not so prevalent in the output of national newspapers
And at @MuslimCouncil and @cfmmuk, we try to engage proactively with senior executives / managing editors, to improve coverage
But there& #39;s a long way to go
And at @MuslimCouncil and @cfmmuk, we try to engage proactively with senior executives / managing editors, to improve coverage
But there& #39;s a long way to go
Astonishingly, it appears the original article is still up! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/19/revealed-woman-killed-jihadi-prison-attack-worked-british-charity/amp/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019...
Screenshots of articles in case it will be retracted
