IAM at the universities 2019 An interesting 5 days at Leicester and DeMontfort University. Speaking to students, Lecturers and even the local community police made for interesting conversations. It highlighted the fears of some students about the triple penalty that BAME muslim women...
University of Bristol & University of Bristol Islamic Society host 10 events on Campus during Islamophobia Awareness Month (November). IAM activities are an integral part of Students Union activities. A variety of events and topics addressed over the month included: Islam and Violence Does...
St Brendan’s Six Form College Diversity Week (11-15th November). The Bristol WG had the opportunity to arrange for the exhibition to be on campus for a few days during the Diversity Week. In addition, Dr Yusuf Abdul-Jobbar had the opportunity to speak to over 200 students about Islam, Muslims and...
‘Being good to neighbours’ (12th November). Pupils from Andalusia Academy Bristol gave out roses/chocolates to members of the public in the Broadmead area of the Bristol City Centre. Very encouraging feedback was received including some members of the public posting on Twitter whilst others...
Meet, greet and educate the public about Islam, Muslims & Islamophobia (19th November). A unique event and a first of its kind for Bristol, bringing together important organizations across Bristol to fight the rise of Islamophobia, making Bristol a better place to live for everyone. Multi...
Empowering Muslims in a Climate of Islamophobia (3rd December). Masjid E Umar (Gloucester) held their first event on Islam, Muslims & Islamophobia. Gloucester has an established Muslim community that predominantly come from the Asian subcontinent with a large portion of Muslims from India &...
February 1st, 2020, will mark the seventh annual World Hijab Day(WHD) in recognition of and in solidarity with millions of Muslim women around the world who choose to wear the hijab. The movement was initially started by a New York resident of Bangladeshi origin, Nazma Khan, who came up...
Over recent decades, a number of high-profile cases have highlighted the continued prevalence of the sexual exploitation of children. These include cases from a range of contexts including the entertainment industry, the socio-political elite, and in small towns and cities. The idea of...
Newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the Muslim population of England has increased by around 16% in five years, from 2.7 million in 2011 to 3.1 million in 2016. This means Muslims now make up 5.6% of England’s population. The positive contributions of...
In line with this year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day, MEND stands together with our Jewish brothers and sisters and all of those who suffer persecution, oppression, or abuse on the basis of their religious identities. It is essential that we stand together against the divisive discourse that...
