{"id":4079,"date":"2021-02-13T12:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T12:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2021-02-13T12:47:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T12:47:43","slug":"mpf-looks-at-racism-in-the-democratic-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/02\/13\/mpf-looks-at-racism-in-the-democratic-process\/","title":{"rendered":"MPF looks at racism in the democratic process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CAN MUSLIMS participate fairly in the democratic process \u2013 campaigning, public consultations and elections? Or does racism \u2013 and, in particular, Islamophobia get in the way?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) is holding a meeting today, 13th February, to look at the question of how institutional racism and Islamophobia holds back Muslim members of the public who want to get involved in political issues which are affecting their own community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The speaker will be Lord Simon Woolley, the founder and director of Operation Black Vote and the former Chair of the Government\u2019s Race Disparity Unit Advisory Group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/flyer-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/flyer-2.jpeg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u25cf<\/strong><\/span>The discussion can be seen on the MPF Facebook page, live at 5.30pm on 13th February or afterwards on demand:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/muslimprofessionalsforum\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/muslimprofessionalsforum\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u25cf<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">To catch up with the news in East London, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">East London News<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfTo catch up with regular shows and videos, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">VodTalk Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAN MUSLIMS participate fairly in the democratic process \u2013 campaigning, public consultations and elections? 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