Our MEND Bristol team had a fantastic time at the annual Islamic Cultural Fair (ICF) in Bristol which was held this year on Sunday 18th August in Eastville Park. MEND decided to participate and collaborate in a number of ways: MEND logo was added to the leaflets promoting the event. Approximately...
MEND was part of the co-production team that brought together community and faith leaders to discuss the important role bystanders play in overcoming religious hate. The session started with Hauwa Shehu, the co-chair of the CPS Muslim Network, discussing the ‘See it’ portion of the...
MEND Manchester were proud to attend the Interfaith session as part of the Speak Up! Stand Up! campaign that we are currently co-producing with the team at Manchester Students’ Union. The campaign aims to address religious-based hatred and MEND are working closely to deliver the Islamophobia...
On Friday 5th July, MEND brought together over 30 Masaajid for a Roundtable event with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. More than 70 representatives came We began the evening with an update on MEND’s work over the last 18 months, highlighting the important role that Masaajid can...
On Monday 10th June, MEND Manchester delivered the first of two Islamophobia sessions to Student Ambassadors and Diversity Champions at the University of Manchester, as part of the Students’ Union’s Speak Up! Stand Up! campaign. MEND were tasked with delivering on the topic of...
MEND Manchester hosted an Iftar dinner with leading business contacts, and their families, from across the Greater Manchester region (and one all the way from Birmingham!). It was an opportunity for our founder, Sufyan Ismail, to bring people up to speed about the current work of MEND and to give...
The government appointed a new law commissioner Prof David Ormerod to review the adequacy of the protection offered by hate crime legislation. Hate crimes are acts of violence or hostility directed at people because of who they are. The police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in general, record...
On 31st of July, Cardiff working group organised a politics masterclass. The aim of this masterclass is to improve the political literacy and promote active citizenship. The participants learnt about the British political system as well as the Welsh assembly and its evolved powers. They also learnt...
The regional manger of MEND in South Wales, Sahar Al-Faifi was invited to speak at BBC Victoria Derbyshire after Boris Johnson was elected as the Tory leader and became the first minister. Sahar urged everyone to precipitate in politics, especially young and BME people, in order for there to be a...
On 24th of July, Cardiff working group organised a media masterclass. The aims of this masterclass are to improve the media literacy and hold the media, specifically the print media, accountable. The participants learnt about the different types of media and their different regulatory bodies. The...
