Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Defamation damages over mistaken broadcaster identification
The Society paid damages to Huda Television Ltd after wrongly confusing the UK educational broadcaster with an Egyptian channel that it had associated with radical content.
2017
Criticism of alleged anti-Muslim agenda
The Muslim Council of Britain and other critics argued that the Society’s publications and commentary used indirect stereotypes about Muslim integration and the relationship between Muslims and terrorism. Former co-founder Matthew Jamison also publicly condemned the organisation’s later direction.
2015
Controversial no-go-zone claims at Society event
Bobby Jindal made disputed claims at a Society event that Muslims had established British areas governed by Sharia and inaccessible to others. The remarks became part of a wider political controversy about Islam and integration.
2014
Controversy over Student Rights
Critics alleged that Student Rights used misleading or insufficiently contextualised claims about Muslim student events and had defended a far-right speaker. The National Union of Students accused the project of contributing to the demonisation of Muslims.