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The Daily Mail puts 'extremist' in quotation marks in its headline and opening line, though no one in the article calls the Muslim Association of Britain extremist; Egypt's court only placed it on a terrorism list. In its own voice the outlet states the group is 'linked to Hamas', and it ties the pro-Palestine marches only to 7 October, never saying they were protests against Israel's assault on Gaza. Critics fill the closing passages and MAB has no voice beyond one denial.
Headline goes beyond the article
Serious
“'extremist' terror group”
Why this matters
The headline puts 'extremist' in quotation marks as if Egypt, or someone in the article, used the word for MAB.
The impression it gives
Egypt formally branded MAB an 'extremist' group, or an identified authority used that exact word.
The context
The body says only that MAB was placed on Egypt's terrorism list by the Cairo Criminal Court. No one quoted in the article calls MAB 'extremist'. Michael Gove said only that the government would assess whether such groups meet its definition of extremism.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“placed on Egypt's terrorism list this week by the Cairo Criminal Court”
Elsewhere in the article“assess if they meet our definition of extremism”
Egypt places British Muslim Association of Britain, one of the groups in the coalition behind UK pro-Palestine marches, on its terrorism list.
States one side's claim as fact
Minor
“An 'extremist' Muslim group linked to Hamas”
Why this matters
In its own voice the Mail calls MAB a group 'linked to Hamas' with no attribution, and again quotes 'extremist' from no named source.
The impression it gives
It is an established fact that MAB, as an organisation, has a current link to Hamas.
The context
The body rests the link on a co-founder in 1997, past remarks by individual figures and one steward described only as a 'suspected' Hamas member facing allegations. The article does not show any current organisational tie, and MAB's response was not obtained.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“MAB was co-founded in 1997 by former Hamas chief”
Elsewhere in the article“a suspected Hamas terrorist who faces extradition for allegedly plotting”
Elsewhere in the article“Daily Mail has contacted MAB and the Home Office for comment”
Leaves out what changes the picture
Minor
“more than 30 pro-Palestine protests across London and other UK cities since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023”
Why this matters
The Mail anchors the whole protest movement to the Hamas attack and says nothing of what Israel did in Gaza in the same period.
The impression it gives
The protests exist because of the Hamas attack rather than against the assault on Gaza that followed.
The context
The marches were against Israel's assault on Gaza, which a UN Commission of Inquiry has found to be genocide.
How we know
On the recordIn November 2023 the then home secretary, Suella Braverman, branded the marches against Israel's assault on Gaza "hate marches".newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
On the recordA UN Commission of Inquiry has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.ohchr.org (opens in a new tab)
One side gets the space
Minor
“Critics have said it is 'unacceptable' for the Government to not review MAB”
Why this matters
The closing passages give the space to MAB's critics, Labour Against Antisemitism and a former counter-terrorism chief, with nothing from MAB or anyone defending it.
The impression it gives
There is no answer to the case made against MAB.
The context
MAB appears only through a one-line denial of a Brotherhood link, and the article ends on a note that MAB was contacted.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“MAB has previously denied that it is associated”
Elsewhere in the article“Daily Mail has contacted MAB”
Prints private detail that has nothing to do with the story
Minor
“living in a two-storey council property in London that he bought mortgage-free after receiving a £112,000 Right to Buy discount off its market value”
Why this matters
The Mail prints details of Sawalha's home and housing purchase in a story about Egypt's terrorism list.
The impression it gives
His housing arrangements bear on the Egyptian designation of MAB.
The context
Nothing in the article connects his council home or Right to Buy discount to the designation. The detail adds personal resentment, not information about the event.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“one of 35 organisations placed on Egypt's terrorism list”