Hatred and prejudice have no place in our society. Throughout my career, I have campaigned on tackling Islamophobia, repairing community cohesion, and improving outcomes for British Muslims. With hate crimes against Muslims rising, we must ensure the Government is doing all it can to combat Islamophobia and ensure Muslim communities feel safe and supported.

• To mark Islamophobia Awareness Month, I held various meetings and events to raise awareness of the hatred that so many face. See a round-up of my work during IAM HERE.
• I hosted a Parliamentary session with MCB and Amnesty International, where Parliamentarians came along to show their support for work on tackling Islamophobia in all forms.
• I asked the Deputy Prime Minister the steps she is taking to tackle Islamophobia. 
• I hosted an event to launch the Runnymede Trust’s Islamophobia report – ‘Islamophobia: the intensification of racism against Muslim Communities in the UK’.
• It was an honour to be voted as the Patchwork Foundation’s Labour MP of the year, partly due to my ongoing work on tackling Islamophobia. 
• In a debate on Violence Against Women and Girls, I raised the unique challenges faced by Muslim women.
• I called for the establishment of a clear and effective definition of Islamophobia in Prime Minister’s Questions.
• In the constituency, I joined up with Hope Not Hate to host a session on tackling Islamophobia and improving community cohesion.
• I called out the Leader of the Opposition for her misrepresentation of Labour’s work on Islamophobia definition in PMQs.
• I met students from the Muslim Girls Finding Power project on their visit to Parliament to talk about my time working as an MP.
• I wrote to the Deputy Prime Minister to welcome the Government’s plans to establish a commission which will draft a definition of Islamophobia.
• I commemorated the UN’s International Day to Combat Islamophobia by hosting an event with Amnesty International and Stand up to Racism, along with over 30 MPs who joined to support this day.
• I celebrated the 20-year anniversary since I co-founded the Muslim Jewish Forum in Manchester.
• In Parliament, I confronted the underlying racism and Islamophobia that often drives debates around Halal and Kosher meat.
• I questioned the preferred candidate for Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on her plans to ensure Islamophobia is address when tackling wider issues of social inequality.