By Anwar Akhtar

My first thought as I read the negative findings of the Exploring Islam Foundation/YouGov poll about Muslim communities was that I probably wouldn't like me if I had been exposed to the relentless demonisation of British Muslims dished out by the likes of Melanie Philips, Douglas Murray and others on every available media outlet.

By Stephanie King

Imagine a family of garden gnomes, posed as if enjoying a picnic, in a perfect, English country garden. Toy windmills circle prettily amongst the garden hedges, and bluebirds trill sweetly in the sweet summer air. A fresh-faced postie drops a naughty seaside postcard on your welcome mat. The kettle is whistling.

By Madiha Kark

I am an Ahmadi. Since I was a little girl, I have walked into the mosques that were plundered on May 28. Holding my father’s finger in one hand and fixing my dupatta with the other, the six year old me sat and listened to the ‘khutba’ (Friday sermon), in the same halls that were covered by the blood of my brothers, uncles and family friends last week.

By Alex Wood, Karen Daly and Adam Westbrook

In the final part of our Streetview series, shoppers and traders at Barking Market reflect on the election and the formation of the Con-Lib coalition. At the election, Labour's Margaret Hodge held the northeast London seat with a huge majority after a threatened challenge from Nick Griffin, leader of the far-right British National Party, petered out.

Chaminda Jayanetti meets Mohammed Amin - the man who plans to shake up the Muslim Council of Britain.

She’s an odd choice of dinner guest for the man who wants to lead the Muslim Council of Britain, but frothing newspaper columnist Melanie Phillips could find an invitation landing on her doorstep on June 21st.

Dear Prime Minister Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Clegg

We write to endorse your concern to tackle ‘short-termism’ in the nation’s democracy and to urge you to go further; to initiate a new “politics of the future” in the UK.