MEND Birmingham in partnership with MAB and MSH hosted a session exploring the importance of voting in the local Mayoral and Police Crime Commissioner elections. The team discussed the Get Out And Vote (GOAV) Campaign and how it supports an otherwise marginalised community to interact with the...
The Nottingham Trent University invited our MEND Midlands Regional Manager Robina Ruby Begum to attend a panel discussion exploring Islamophobia in Higher Education. Our Midlands Manager was accompanied by other panelists including: Dr Irene Zempi, Farzeen Heesambee (student) and Nader Haider...
Remembering Christchurch – 51 Souls The Loss, The Lessons & The Legacy On the 15th of March 2019, New Zealand’s Christchurch Mosque faced a horrific terrorist attack. A white Supremacist with hateful ideology attacked innocent Muslim civilians leaving many injured and 51 killed. After two...
The second in our series of 2021 Scottish Parliament Holyrood election hustings took place on 25th March 2021 in partnership with AMINA Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. Amina is an award-winning organisation, recognised by Muslim communities and key partners within Scotland for its pioneering and...
During March 2021, the MEND Cardiff Working Group was able to hold two exciting events for International Women’s Day. The first of the two, ‘Muslim Women as Activists in Cardiff’, was a Zoom session which focused on hearing the voices of women engaging in activism in Cardiff, speakers...
On Sunday 21st March, MEND Yorkshire invited Cllr Rob Walker, an independent councillor for Colne Valley on Kirklees Council, to an instalment of their show ‘MEND Report Yorkshire’. MEND Yorkshire Regional Manager interviewed Rob on aspects pertaining to racism, Islamophobia and the...
The 2021 Scottish Parliament Holyrood election will be held on 6 May. At the elections, 129 members of the Scottish Parliament will be elected in what is the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. In preparation for the elections hustings, election season across Scotland...
MEND Leicester celebrated International Women’s Day 2021 with a new twist! The team decided to change the status quo and reach out to Local Muslim Women that have ‘Shattered the glass ceiling’ in all sectors, including professional, political, and community sector. They organized...
MEND Birmingham has been working on their GOAV plans! This year with the upcoming Police Crime Commissioner (PCC) and West Midlands Mayoral (WMCA) Elections coming up the team has come together with other West Midlands Working Groups including Black Country, to plan and host a series of events and...
From Friday 26th February to Sunday 28th February, we presented our Political Masterclass to MEND volunteers across the UK. Our first session was on ‘The British Political and Electoral System’ and it aimed to explain the different branches of government and their roles and powers. The session...
