IAM 2020: Causes and Cures of Islamophobia at Masjid Esa Ibn Mariam, Birmingham MEND Birmingham were invited to host a Causes and Cures of Islamophobia Session for Masjid Ibn Easa online, to educate the Muslim community on what Islamophobia is, how Islamophobia manifests itself in society and what...
Anti-Islamophobia is not a political issue, it’s an issue of basic human rights and equality for all. We as individuals will come across Islamophobia in all sections and walks of life, unfortunately this is an undeniable reality. It is important that we can raise the discussion of the impacts of...
Bystander intervention, what it is, how it looks and what we can do as the bystander when witnessing discrimination. This is what the team at AMINA took us through when we joined their workshop for IAM 2020. So often when we talk of islamophobia and hate crime we talk about the victim or the...
Climate change is an issue for all of us, so why are so many of us being left out of the conversation. This was the topic we discussed when we were joined by an expert panel at our recent webinar. Panel: Zarina Ahmed – Climate Change and Environment Officer at CEMVO and named on the […]
On Sunday 15th November, Midlands Regional Manager Robina (Ruby) Begum was invited to speak at an Instagram Live session with Ramisha Rafique to provide some context to Ramisha’s series on Muslim representation in literature. The session was a conversation around the definition of islamophobia...
On Monday 16th November, MEND Nottingham Working Group provided an Islamophobia Causes and Cures Session for the Nottingham community. Delivered by the MEND Midlands Regional Manager, the session provided an insightful introduction to what islamophobia is, how islamophobia manifests itself in...
MEND was delighted to partner with Muslims Connect on 19th November for a roundtable panel discussion titled, ‘Islamophobia: A Female Perspective’. The event promised inspiring discussion and empowering advice and given the incredible women involved, this was easily achieved. Guest speakers...
Continuing with our Annual Islamophobia Awareness Month campaign, MEND Leicester hosted a very insightful and thought-provoking virtual talk with some incredible guest speakers, providing insight into what they believe needs to be done in order to tackle all forms of racism in society as-well as...
Al Masaar a Falkirk based charity, with whom mend has had the pleaser to work with on a previous venture, brought us this amazing event for IAM 2020. The panel included representatives from Falkirk Council Education team, Police Scotland Safer Community, MEND and SNP MP Martyn Day. The panel was...
As part of Islamophobia Awareness Month, MEND Kirklees held a virtual webinar inviting individuals to talk about their experience within the NHS. MEND Talks: Muslim Experiences in the NHS focused on hearing the various experiences Muslim patients have faced whilst receiving support in the NHS. We...
