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Deepdale Community Association: Eid Hampers

Our local partnership with Deepdale Community Association (DCA) in Preston continued post-Ramadhan. DCA is a grassroots organisation run by volunteers on the ground who work to address the concerns and needs for local community. Prior to the current global pandemic, DCA worked to increase the...

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The Period Poverty Project: Addressing anti-Black racism

The Period Poverty Project is an initiative set up locally in Manchester, headed up by Ghazala Tehseen. Over the last few months, MEND Manchester have partnered up locally with the organisation to support the essential work they’re doing in the community to address an issue that is often ignored,...

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MENDTalks: On Being Black and Muslim (Contributors)

MEND Manchester have been working to address the many issues relating to the exclusion of Black Muslims from Muslim spaces, and the need to ensure that their voices and experiences are highlighted and amplified within the Muslim community to reduce anti-Black racism and to provide a united front in...

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MEND Book Club Reads “It’s Not About the Burqa”

Our staff and volunteer Book Club has completed its second book, It’s Not About the Burqa, which is a collection of essays by Muslim women edited by Miriam Khan. Attendees of the Book Club have expressed how much they are enjoying these sessions as they are able to express their own thoughts on...

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Headbands with colorful buttons for NHS workers in Cardiff

After seeing photos of NHS workers with painful bruises behind their ears from wearing surgical masks for long hours due to COVID19 pandemic. One of the MEND volunteers, Ismatara and her children decided to buy headbands and sew colourful buttons on them. These buttons helped to hook the surgical...

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Engaging communities in tacking Islamophobia

Mend Scotland has been leading the way with MEND report, where we have interviewed several leading Muslim MSPs.  We have also been actively involved in MEND’s Islamophobia Response Unit fundraiser. All of these have been livestreamed on Facebook where they have engaged the Muslim community...

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Virtues of Lockdown

The Virtues of Lockdown series was introduced by the MEND Leicester Working Group to celebrate the very British quality of making the best of the Covid 19 Lockdown situation. Bringing together the community exploring COVID 19 and the impact it is having on our families and friends. This series...

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Path to Success: Me, Myself and Allah

The Path to Success series have now come to an end. The final session explored ‘Me, myself and Allah’ reflecting on ourselves to better understand our purpose and how we move forward to achieve it. The session was truly insightful and meaningful. To view it please follow the link.  

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Midlands Volunteer Inductions 2020

MEND in the Midlands are well on the way to inducting and recruiting new members to join the MEND team. Online inductions are scheduled across the region starting with  Leicester, Loughborough and Nottingham alongside Derby and Coventry. Our next one is due to take place for Nottingham working...

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