MEND Scotland team have met to start preparing for the up coming Scottish election which will be held in May 2021. As part of this preparation the team is putting together a list of key policy pledges on devolved areas for Scotland’s political parties to sign up to prior to elections. The team...
On Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th July 2020, MEND North West held an induction for potential volunteers across the region who were looking to join MEND and support the work we’re doing at a local level to tackle Islamophobia. The induction covered how local MEND working groups work with...
MEND Oldham, a newly set up Working Group, have been working together to see how they can amplify the voices of those rarely heard within the Muslim community. With the increasing number of Muslims interacting with the Criminal Justice System, we wanted to highlight these experiences to both the...
First Hijab anchor in Scotland It is 2020 in Scotland and yet Thursday 30th July 2020 was the first time that we saw a Scotland news broadcaster place a female Muslim wearing a hijab front and centre before the camera to present the news. When Ms Tasnim Nazeer anchor on ITV reporting on the lack...
London Regional Manager, Mohammad Shoaib was invited by members of the Hendon Constituency Labour Party (CLP) to run an online Islamophobia Awareness training for its members. This request came after a growing number of Islamophobic incidents amongst its members. The nature of some of these...
In Yorkshire our Sheffield Working Group has been busy with the organisation and launch of our Young Muslim Women’s Leadership Programme which aims at providing a safe space for young Muslim girls to discuss important issues related to Muslim identity while developing spirituality, critical...
At the end of July our Yorkshire team organised a training session for volunteers across the country. This session was focused on our presentation ‘The Causes and Cures of Islamophobia’, which aims to educate individuals on what Islamophobia is, the causes behind it, and what we can do as...
Approximately around 2000 people came out in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement that is currently highlighting systemic and institutional racism in the UK and the US. The protest was organised by a group of six ladies, each having had their own unique part to play as the day unfolded....
The MEND Leicester team have developed a video to present the amazing work being done by the wider Muslim Community in Leicester during the Lockdown. The short video showcases Leicester’s Muslim Community working to serve the city and beyond during COVID-19. The kinship, kindness and the...
Birmingham Central Masjid and MEND volunteers have launched the Phone A friend Listening Service to help people with mild anxiety symptoms related to the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. There will be a separate phone line for brothers and sisters. Please do share the below details to anyone...
