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HEADLINE: Labour and Conservatives at risk of losing majority of their Muslim vote following reactions to events in Israel and Palestine
The findings from our survey of over 30,000 British Muslims are live.
@UKLabour move from 71% of the Muslim vote, to just 5%.
Community note
This is a self selecting non-representative online poll.
Anyone can enter a (or indeed multiple) responses via the following link:
muslimcensus.typeform.com/to/tMvVyZoT?ty…
It is impossible to make inferences about community opinions without a proper sampling strategy, which this "survey" does not even attempt.
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ALTERNATIVE STUDENT LOANS UPDATE! 👏🏽
The team leading the efforts for alternative student finance visited the @educationgovuk and @SF_England to discuss the government commitment to providing sharia-compliant student loans.
It’s been commissioned and agreed!
Read more 👇🏽
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We’ve seen the reaction of our Government towards recent events in Israel and Palestine.
Has that caused you to rethink where your vote lies? 🗳️
Click the link below and take the 1min survey 🙏🏾
muslimcensus.co.uk/voting-se…
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After the harrowing report published by @facingabuse regarding Fatih Seferagic, we strongly advise those who question “why haven’t they gone to the police?” or “where is the evidence?” to consider the following thread.
Sexual violence data in the UK: A thread.
TW*
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In 2013, David Cameron announced that the UK government would be introducing a Sharia-compliant student loan.
8 years of delays and silence, we are still yet to see any progress.
We want to look at what the impact has been of this delay.
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We asked 30,000 Muslims who they voted for in the 2019 General Election.
71% of our respondents voted Labour in the last election. 9% voted Conservatives.
But what is the voting sentiment now?
Our findings go live tomorrow morning insha’Allah.
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We are officially publishing our article and findings on Thursday morning.
The responses have been analysed, the heatmap has been produced, and we are now aware of what seats are at risk and the sentiment of over 30,000 voters.
Thursday, Insha’Allah.
We’ve seen the reaction of our Government towards recent events in Israel and Palestine.
Has that caused you to rethink where your vote lies? 🗳️
Click the link below and take the 1min survey 🙏🏾
muslimcensus.co.uk/voting-se…
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Before anything, Muslims should always aim to act in the best interests of the Ummah and humanity.
We are putting together a detailed report to equip British Muslims with what they need to vote - to ensure, we continue acting in the best interests of the Ummah and humanity.
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Ilford North have @wesstreeting as their MP.
Labour won this seat by a margin of 5,218 in 2019.
If the Muslim vote were to change voting sentiment according to our survey, the Muslim vote can itself swing the seat.
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It appears this screenshot is being shared.
We can confirm to those “Labour Insiders” that Muslim Census is an entirely volunteer-led and self-funded organisation by British Muslims eager to provide insight to support the Muslim population of the UK.
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Our work has been covered by @AndrewMarr9 in the latest @NewStatesman youtube video.
Andrew covers our survey and the heatmap.
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We are live!
Muslim Census is a new independent organisation that is dedicated to using data to identify and highlight issues within the UK Muslim community.
There is a lack of data amongst our communities. We are here to start the path to solve that.
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We have published our survey!
There is a massive urgency with this case. The government review the decision on whether or not to proceed with the alternative student finance option in November.
Please complete and share!
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“Lack of Alternative Student Finance has directly disadvantaged almost 100,000 Muslims”
Our interim results are live from our survey of over 36,000 respondents.
The results show the striking impacts government delay has had, and is still having.
muslimcensus.co.uk/unequal-a…
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🧵British Muslims are among the worst affected by the #Costofliving crisis.
Our new report reveals the huge impact the crisis is having on Muslims across the UK who are struggling with financial pressures and the wider mental health impacts of the past year.
Key findings 👇
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The student loans study and campaign has been covered in the @FT this morning!
Thank you to @bethanstaton for covering this!
ft.com/content/23766a57-86de…
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The @educationgovuk have now commissioned @SF_England to deliver this alternative product, starting with product discovery this year! A massive step!
Congratulations to all involved in the campaign.
Delivery date aiming for 2026 insha’Allah 🙏🏾
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We at Muslim Census endorse the FACE findings and their recommendations with regards to Fatih Seferagic.
Speaking up loudly in situations like these is a must. May Allah grant justice to the victims.
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The government have turned back on their promise.
Our survey evidenced that the lack of Alternative Student Finance options was causing a barrier to education for thousands of Muslims.
The government agreed, but now have changed their mind.
Our statement 👇🏽
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“If I don’t find another job, I don’t know how long I am going to last”
With the effects of the pandemic disproportionately affecting minority groups, we uncover the struggles of Muslims living in the UK.
muslimcensus.co.uk/financial…
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Our student loan survey has officially been live for 24 hours and we have surpassed 20,000 responses. Yes, 20,000 responses in a single day.
This makes this survey the largest sample of Muslims in the UK bar the UK Census by @ONS.
This is a massive achievement for us! 🎉
We have published our survey!
There is a massive urgency with this case. The government review the decision on whether or not to proceed with the alternative student finance option in November.
Please complete and share!
muslimcensus.typeform.com/st…
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The @Conservatives move from 9%, to 0.6%.
More than 90% of responses stated that this shift in voting sentiment was due to the reactions following events in Israel and Palestine.
Full article below.
muslimcensus.co.uk/labour-lo…
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“7 out of 10 Muslims are willing to or have already taken the COVID-19 vaccine”
With a focus being put on tackling vaccine hesitancy, we surveyed 1,026 Muslims to understand their sentiments towards taking the vaccine.
Link: muslimcensus.co.uk/muslims-h…
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Last year, the universities minister made out that an alternative student finance option was not a priority.
After the work of the likes of Asha Hassan, @IFguru, @NZF_org_uk, @stephenctimms and our survey proving that it should be, we now have a date - 2025!
Alhamdulillah 👏🏽
Being questioned by the Education Select Committee this morning, Minister Michelle Donelan confirms that Sharia compliant student loans will be available in 2025 - 11 years after they were promised.
This student needs that support now.
The cost of learning is in crisis.
ALT As I’m studying full time I’m not able to have a full time job therefore I’m not able to assess my self with everything I need. More than that the prices of universities is very high and the student loan have a very high interest rate and as a Muslim I’m not able to take the student loan beecause of the interest. Do I feel mentally tired because even though I studied really hard I may not be able to fulfill my goal. - A student studying at Uxbridge college
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As a community, we must honour and acknowledge the efforts of all those involved in their continued efforts. None more so than Asha Hassan who has been the lead campaigner on this issue for a number of years. Also to the organisations @IFguru, @NZF_org_uk, @BBSIOnline 🙏🏾
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A year ago, our co-founders @SadiqDorasat and @mhmdudn came together to launch Muslim Census.
Since then, we’ve built an amazing team, featured in major media publications AND worked with the biggest employer in the country.
A busy year wrapped up in this video alhamdulillah!
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With our report being published on Monday, we wanted to show you our new dashboard.
This dashboard will be available for all to access inshallah!
Our team are really excited about this and we hope it can support and empower the work of individuals and orgs in our community.
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With the results, we are going to create a UK map flagging all constituencies where the seat may be at risk.
We can put a visual picture of the impact for all to see insha’Allah.
Please complete, support and share.
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Our latest survey findings have just been reported by @thetimes!
With so many Muslims impacted every year, we thank The Times for shining a light on this issue!
New data suggests that thousands of Muslims have chosen not go to university because taking out a student loan that accrues interest is Haram, making higher education unreachable to them thetimes.co.uk/article/stude…
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🧵Almost 1 in 5 Muslim women never visit a Mosque.
Our new report reveals the faith experiences of Muslim women in the UK and the wider social and spiritual implications they face.
key findings ⬇️
muslimcensus.co.uk/muslim-wo…
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Our new survey is now live! 👏
Given recent conversations surrounding Islamophobia across the political spectrum, we’ve launched a quick survey looking into Muslim voting intentions in the UK.
How would you vote? Let us know!👇
muslimcensus.typeform.com/vo…
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Note: The survey above is not a poll, rather a voting sentiment survey of over 30,000 British Muslims.
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Hey Twitter! 👋
With the year now coming to a close, what’s one thing you’ve achieved this year that you’re proud of?
We’ll go first - we published 9 surveys and grew our team to consist of over 25 volunteers 👏
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WE ARE EXPANDING OUR TEAM!
Are you passionate about solving issues impacting Muslims in the UK? Why not join us and our mission at Muslim Census!?
Due to our ever-increasing workload, we are wanting to bring in Researchers and Project and Community Managers!
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Yesterday, we published our latest survey for #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth.
Here is a quick video of why we are doing it, and exactly what we need from you!
Link to survey: muslimcensus.co.uk/survey
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To correct @darshnasoni here slightly, Muslims do not have a majority in 30 constituencies.
Rather, the Muslim vote has the potential to swing the seat in those 30 constituencies.
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Yesterday was a little crazy! Thank you for getting us to 3,000 followers on Twitter 🎉🎉🎉
We are also fast approaching 18,000 responses in our student loans survey! It’s great to see how much people care about this topic and are spreading this survey to help make a change!
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It’s census day! It’s massively important for Muslims to complete the census for three reasons:
1. Supports our community to highlight our current state
2. Brings insight into progress and current disproportionate gaps
3. Avoid a fine!
#Census2021
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For many of us, it’s the first day at work during Ramadan!👏🏽
We ran a survey last year of 523 working Muslims to find out what level of support they’d like from their employees!
Did you know, 99% of Muslims have at least one request to make their roles easier during Ramadan?
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The reason why we exist. More and more people are realising the lack of data available regarding the sentiments of ethnic minorities in this country.
The best way this can be solved is if ethnic minorities themselves lead.
That’s our mission at Muslim Census.
There is less data about people from ethnically diverse backgrounds than any other section of the electorate, yet it is growing in size and influence. So how can they be represented effectively unless their political views are understood? trib.al/9RUgU1k
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And it's live! 🙌
We've teamed up with @IslamicNetwork to explore how Millenial and Gen Z Muslims identify with their faith and the role it plays in their life 📿
Responses are now open - take part below!
muslimcensus.typeform.com/sn…
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The #NationalityAndBordersBill goes for it's second reading today at the @UKHouseofLords.
In our report, we highlighted the impact this bill will have on Muslims living in the UK.
1 in 2 Muslims living in the UK could be stripped of their British citizenship without warning.
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“Of those who take a student loan, 80% of Muslims feel they have compromised their faith”
Our co-founder @SadiqDorasat was live on @BBCR4Sunday this morning discussing the student loans survey.
We’ll be posting our findings tomorrow morning for all to see!
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We are conducting a study on behalf of @NzfWorldwide looking into bettering Zakat in Somalia!
What we need are Somalis living across the world to take part in this short survey to help us gain some insight.
Please complete the survey below!
muslimcensus.co.uk/survey
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There have also been studies conducted by the Home Office that have detailed that of those cases reported to the police, just 4% are found or suspected to be false.
If only 4% are considered to be false, and only 1.4% are charged, the system is failing at least 94.6% of victims.
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From a sample size of 133 Muslims working in various roles within the NHS, 81% have experienced Islamophobia at work.
Muslims work within key worker roles at a much higher rate than the UK average. The treatment within these fields must improve.
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Hey guys - we have a question!
What’s one piece of advice you’d give to young Muslims growing up today?
Let us know below!👇
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It looks as though the government are still committed in establishing an alternative student financing option alhamdulillah!
Let’s drive this campaign to ensure they do not delay any longer inshallah 🙏🏾
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Our first report is live alhamdulillah. We surveyed 250 non-black Muslims to deep dive into the issue of anti-black racism amongst the UK Muslim community.
We truly hope you find value in our findings. Give it a read and please let us know your thoughts!
muslimcensus.co.uk/anti-blac…
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A Thread: Why our next survey revolves around porn addiction.
Pornography has always been a taboo topic but, considering that half of the UK population visited an adult site in 2020, its a conversation we cannot ignore.
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Our latest survey is live!
As mentioned in our thread yesterday, pornography consumption is a hidden issue amongst Muslims in this country.
We have worked hard to build a survey that is sensitive to the issue and will provide great insight inshallah.
muslimcensus.co.uk/addiction…
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Tomorrow, we will be presenting our report to EY’s (Ernst & Young) Muslim community. We will be presenting to potentially over 100 members alongside the head of D&I at EY, Zaheer Ahmad MBE.
It will be our first big presentation and we are definitely looking forward to it!
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Currently, there is a 1 in 70 chance of prosecution for sexual assault cases - or 1.4%.
The average sentence for a sexual assault offence has also sharply fallen to 52 months. Those charged spend less time in prison than the time it took for the investigation to be conducted.
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A NEW SURVEY!
What impact has COVID and the lockdowns had on you?
With it almost a year since the UK first entered into lockdown, we want to understand what the impact has been on Muslims.
The survey takes just a few mins so please complete and share!
muslimcensus.co.uk/survey
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After publishing our report on “Islamophobia and the government”, we wanted to share with you the key findings.
A Thread: How Muslims in the UK are engaging in politics
*Data gathered through the responses of 1,000 Muslims living in the UK*
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With the new lockdown being announced, we fear again the disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities in this country.
For Muslims, in our latest study, job loss and falling into poverty are much likelier outcomes.
We urge the government to ensure this doesn’t occur again.
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And these are just those who report. We then must factor the 85% of cases that are not reported to the police.
Having read this thread, it is clear that the avenues built to protect, are failing. This is even before adding the nuance of Muslim communities.
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In our report on Muslim women’s faith experiences, a fifth of women reported that they had been denied entry to a mosque. 🕌
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This morning we published the interim results of our survey on the impact of the lack of Alternative Student Finance.
Data shows that, since 2012, almost 100,000 Muslims have either avoided university, or not taken a student loan due to wanting to avoid interest.
A thread 👇🏽
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Cameron stated “Never again should a Muslim in Britain feel unable to go to university because they cannot get a student loan simply because of their religion”.
Yet, evidently, this still remains the case.
Our aim is to provide the insights needed to pick up the discussion.
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A NEW SURVEY!
With the COVID-19 vaccines in full distribution, much has been made about the reluctance to be vaccinated amongst ethnic minorities.
Our short 1min survey hopes to explore if there is any truth in this.
Please complete the survey: muslimcensus.co.uk/vaccine-s…
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We have also officially closed our Student Loans survey as of this morning!
In total, we have received close to 40,000 responses alhamdulillah.
Over the next few months we will publish overall findings.
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According to the @ONS, 175,000 people have lost their lives to COVID in the UK.
Last year, we found that 38% British Muslims experienced the loss of a loved one, with the Bangladeshi community being the hardest hit at 43%.
Read more about this here👇
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“If employers want to retain the best of the Muslim talent pool, being supportive during Ramadan is one way of doing exactly that”
Read our latest findings about the Ramadan experiences of working Muslims!
muslimcensus.co.uk/ramadan-a…
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Did you know Muslims have a 13% higher proportion of Key Workers compared to the rest of UK?
That means Muslims are more likely to be on the frontline in healthcare, education, transport and more. The ramifications of this are huge.
Our full report will be published tomorrow!
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We have reached the end of our work experience! 🎉
After two weeks of work, the kids have produced an amazing piece of work we are super proud of! 🙌🏽
Congratulations to our first ever batch of work experience students 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Eid Mubarak from everyone here at Muslim Census!
We hope you all have a great day with your loved ones 🙏🏾
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According to a recent @YouGov poll, only 17% of British people trust the government.
In our recent study looking at Islamophobia and the government, we found that less than 5% of Muslims trust the government.
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Less than half of Muslim women had a positive experience within the Muslim community and less than 10% of Muslim women have a trusted Islamic scholar for guidance.
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We’ve just launched a niche survey in collaboration with @MuslimahAsso! 👏
An exclusive one for Muslim women interested in getting involved in sports activities. We’d like to understand current perceptions and potential barriers.
Here's the survey 👇
muslimcensus.typeform.com/ms…
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Anti-Blackness amongst young Muslims in the UK: The Numbers
*A thread*
We surveyed 250 non-black Muslims to further understand the issue of anti-blackness within our communities.
Full report: muslimcensus.co.uk/anti-blac…
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In just a few hours, we’ve received thousands of responses alhamdulillah.
We’re hoping to move fast on this with the support of @DeenDevelopers in building out a heat map of the UK to highlight the impact.
The more responses we get, the more weight this holds.
Please share!
We’ve seen the reaction of our Government towards recent events in Israel and Palestine.
Has that caused you to rethink where your vote lies? 🗳️
Click the link below and take the 1min survey 🙏🏾
muslimcensus.co.uk/voting-se…
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With Ramadan fast approaching, we are looking into the experiences of Muslims working during this blessed month!
How supportive is your place of work? How comfortable are you to ask for support?
Take our short 3min survey and let us know!
Link: muslimcensus.co.uk/ramadan
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The conviction rate of sexual assault cases were already low. However, in recent years, the number of rape cases are increasing, whilst convictions sharply declining.
Data from the Crown Prosecution Service showing exactly that below.
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Did you know that Muslim women are 40% less comfortable to ask for changes during Ramadan compared to men?
The most popular changes vary from flexible shift patterns, to annual leave during the last days of Ramadan.
Have you asked for changes or some form of support yet?
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David Lammy is the MP for Tottenham.
Labour won the seat by a margin of 30,175 votes in 2019.
Even if the Muslim vote were to swing dramatically as suggested in our survey, the seat is still comfortably held.
It would require a shift in the entire constituency to swing.
David Lammy just claimed it can be "legally justified" to bomb a refugee camp in Gaza.
As a researcher of humanitarianism in the Middle East, can I please note that it is not "legally justified" to bomb a refugee camp? It is, in fact, wholly illegal.
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With the government rejecting @MarcusRashford’s plea to extend free school meals, Muslim families and children across the UK will be severely impacted.
Muslims have been disproportionally impacted by the pandemic and already at worrying poverty levels. #FreeSchoolMeals
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Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of hosting our first ever in-person meet up for the entire Muslim Census team! 🎉
Consisting of 26 volunteers + a management team we're super blessed to have such an incredibly inspiring bunch join us on our journey! 👏
#BuildingMuslimCensus
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Thank you to 5Pillars for giving coverage to the survey and campaign!
Muslim organisations are warning that the government may imminently scrap a halal student loan scheme if the community does not show there is a demand for it. @MuslimCensus
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“Over half of all British Muslims in the UK could now have their citizenship stripped without warning”
This week, we’re doing a #MCDeepDive into how the #NationalityandBordersBill affects Muslims in the UK 🧵👇
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Our first findings of the year are out! 👏
Last year we explored the impact of pornography consumption amongst British Muslims.
With over 500 responses, this is one of the largest studies on this matter to date.
Read more about the findings below👇
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Do you know how to calculate your zakat? 🧮
In our latest survey, we found that a quarter of Muslims aren’t so sure 🤔
So, here’s something we hope will help!
A thread 🧵
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We are pleased to see @Savanta_UK be pushed to look into the Muslim voting intentions following our work and recent events.
Here’s a quick thread of takeaways from this poll 🧵
🚨NEW Westminster Voting Intention among UK Muslims
📈45pt Labour lead
🌹Lab 64
🌳Con 19
🔶LD 9
🌍Green 5
⬜️Other 3 (=)
1,032 UK Muslims, 27 Oct - 3 Nov
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We plan to continue providing insights from our heatmap to share with you the seats the Muslim vote could potentially swing.
However, are there any survey topics you’d like to see from us in the future?
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Can you believe we’re already at the end of 2021? 🥳
As part of rounding up the year, we thought we’d share some of our key highlights!
A 🧵 on #BuildingMuslimCensus in 2021 👇
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Following our work capturing the voting sentiment of over 30,000 British Muslims, we've produced a heatmap to show our results.
We now know exactly which seats that solely could be swung by the Muslim vote.
Have a look at the heatmap here - map.muslimcensus.co.uk
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50% of all religious hate crime in the UK is aimed at Muslims.
With Mosques at the heart of our communities, there have been several reports in the past year of attacks.
We are working with MEND to help build a case for increased security funding for Mosques across the country!
Are you a Mosque representative in the UK? 🕌
In partnership with @MuslimCensus we have launched a survey to hear about the security in Mosques 🔐
Take 5-10mins to complete the survey if you are an imam, mosque staff member or committee member:
muslimcensus.co.uk/mend
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Every single response provides a meal for an orphan family!
In support of @orphansinneed’s ‘feed the fasting’ campaign, we are donating a meal for each and every response to our latest survey!
The survey takes just 2mins!
muslimcensus.co.uk/vaccine
Please RT and share!
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With our ‘Islamophobia and the government’ report being published tomorrow, here’s one of the key callouts we found.
After gathering responses from 1,000 Muslims living in the UK, less than 5% of people have trust in the government.
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Tomorrow we are publishing a report on the safety of Mosques and Islamic Centres across the UK!
Last year, we collaborated with @mendcommunity and surveyed 113 Mosques/Islamic Centres of varying sizes and locations 🕌
But why did we want to look into this?
A thread 🧵
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Last month, @ApsanaBegumMP mentioned our findings in a parliamentary discussion on student loans.
We are still yet to hear a response from government on alternative student financing options.
We hope this news comes sooner rather than later!
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Our next survey is on the cost of living crisis.
A topic dominating political deliberation, it’s hard to have missed it.
With inflation at a 40-year high, the rising cost of essential goods and services has been making it harder for families to make ends meet.
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The student loans study has been featured in the @Independent!
Thank you to @FurvahS for covering our work and highlighting the importance of this campaign!
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With it being Islamophobia Awareness Month, it is worth highlighting the current state of the UK.
Are there any signs of progress, or is the issue of anti-Muslim sentiment getting worse?
A thread 🧵
#IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth #IAM2021
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We’ve gained quite a few followers over the past 24 hours so we wanted to say salaams and a BIG welcome to Muslim Census!
Here’s a quick video of our achievements since we’ve launched 🥳
A year ago, our co-founders @SadiqDorasat and @mhmdudn came together to launch Muslim Census.
Since then, we’ve built an amazing team, featured in major media publications AND worked with the biggest employer in the country.
A busy year wrapped up in this video alhamdulillah!
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Our latest survey is live!
Recent data is suggesting a much lower vaccine uptake amongst young people in the UK.
Thus, we want to understand what young Muslims think.
Please complete and share the 3min survey below!
muslimcensus.co.uk/vaccine
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“8 out of 10 Muslims are dissatisfied with the government”
With the decision-making of the government continuously questioned, we look into what Muslims living in the UK think.
Click below for our full report.
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