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Media Statement
Reform MP Sarah Pochin Uses PMQs to Promote Divisive Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
MWNUK is deeply troubled by newly elected Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s decision to use her first parliamentary question at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to call for a ban of the burkha.
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Peer calls on UK government to urgently fund culturally specific domestic violence services
Baroness Shaista Gohir says focusing on issues like FGM overlooks intimate partner abuse and calls for victim support run ‘by and for’ Black and Asian women.
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Guardian
Anti-Islamophobia group Tell Mama should face inquiry
Leading Muslim peer Shaista Gohir questions Tell Mama’s use of public funds, creating debate over its role, accountability and future due over concerns about a “lack of transparency” on how it is spending public money.
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Media Statement
SPRING BUDGET – Government welfare cuts will push people further into poverty
Muslim Women’s Network UK is deeply concerned about the devastating impact of the disability benefit cuts announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Budget Statement. It is appalling that the government plans to halve the Universal Credit health element allowance for new claimants and then freeze it.
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Caroline Nokes MP
Conservative Party
Muslim Women's Network UK ensures that the voices of Muslim women are heard. They are not just a support network but a movement for change. I am proud to work with them.
Jess Phillips MP
Labour Party
MWNUK is courageous because of the uncompromising and fearless positions it sometimes takes when calling out injustice and inequality
Sadiq khan
London Mayor
I am proud to support and champion this fantastic organisation, which is informing policy and transforming lives.
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
Conservative Party
MWNUK’s authenticity comes from knowledge of lived experiences of Muslim women and girls acquired through their helpline, research and members.
Naz Shah MP
Labour Party
They work tirelessly with passion and commitment to make a difference and improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable women and girls in society.
