United We Rose On a cold, Saturday morning in November the Leicester Mend team kicked off Islamophobia Awareness Month with a heartwarming gesture to the local community, ‘United we Rose’. Three hundred roses were distributed along with messages paraphrased from prophetic sayings and...
Cadbury College: Islamophobia Causes and Cures On the 11th November, as part of IAM, MEND delivered its ‘Causes and Cures of Islamophobia’ to an audience at Cadbury College Birmingham. The presentation was delivered to Islamic Society students and the Deputy Safeguarding Lead. Here is...
Wednesday 6th November 2019 was the hugely successful launch of Birmingham’s MEND Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM). With many guests attending, a range of speakers emphasised the importance of recognising Islamophobia in our society and MEND’s contribution to tackling this. The evening began...
8th November, 2019, saw a wonderful, diverse gathering for MEND’s Interfaith event ‘Religiophobia’. As part of Islamophobia Awareness Month, MEND reached out to those of faith and none, to discuss ways in which we can promote tolerance and respect in today’s society. The theme...
In a prayer room at Darul Uloom Leicester, on the 15th November, senior students and teachers gathered for an engaging presentation on Islamophobia: Causes and Cures. Throughout the event questions were raised and discussions held on solutions to tackling Islamophobia and what could be done to...
WOW – Good food, great speech, amazing people! We recently had a professionals dinner in Bristol. Alhamdo-lillah it was a great success. Over 50 people attended, medical professionals, lawyers, entrepreneurs, local Councillors and community leaders. First time in Bristol that an event for...
The regional manger of MEND in South Wales, Sahar Al-Faifi was invited to speak at Andalusia School on the 17th of July as part of their enrichment week. Sahar spoke about her experience growing up as a Muslim and the challenges she faced in the education system. She also shared practical tips on...
On Saturday 28th September, MEND’s National Policy Team travelled up to Manchester to host the first of a series of Writers’ Workshops across the country. The objective of the workshop was to empower and educate aspiring writers and activists to write evidence-based analytical articles....
On Thursday 22nd August, MEND Manchester volunteers presented the Causes and Cures of Islamophobia to a large group at SMMCA. We defined what Islamophobia is, and the importance behind defining it, before highlighting the three key causes of Islamophobia in the UK. This stimulated...
MEND Bristol Working group had the opportunity to conduct a Causes & Cures Workshop at Shahporan Masjid, Bristol during August. The workshop was male only (due to lack of space for females). Approximately 15 people attended the workshop. Participants were engaged and found the session highly...
