Our regional manager of South Wales and West England, Sahar Al-Faifi was invited to a panel organised by Interculture at Malcolm X centre in Bristol on the 12th of Sept 2018. Sahar spoke about Muslim women’s dress, the reasons, purposes as well as individuality. The event was attended by over 50...
In case you missed it, November marks Islamophobia awareness month (IAM) – a month in which both Muslims and non-Muslims host events to bridge communities, raise awareness of Islamophobia and celebrate the many contributions of British Muslims. This year, Waltham Forest MEND moved beyond a...
MEND Wolverhampton and Black Country Stand Up to Racism, jointly held an event, kindly hosted by St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton. Speakers on the night included Bishop Clive Gregory of Wolverhampton, Martin Lynch from Stand Up to Racism, Councillors Sabina Ditta and Obaida Ahmed, Imam...
MEND had a black history and Islamophobia awareness month cross over event in the beautiful city of Leicester. The event started with Shockat Adam Patel, the MEND Leicester Chair, talking about Islamophobia and the impact it has on real people. He highlighted the case of Zainab Hussain who was...
MEND’s Leicester Vice Chair spoke at a stand up to racism event at the Secular Hall. This event was attended by members of all faiths and nun. A large number of people were present at the event for example Union Members, Local Counselors and Council offices. All generations came together...
On the 29th September 2018, Mending Communities was launched in Birmingham. MEND hosted a community event at full capacity, approximately 70 people, coming together to support a minority within a minority, reverts to Islam. ‘Rejected and Reformed; A Revert’s Tale’ was attended by...
Mend’s new group in Nottingham held their first Masterclass in the Nottingham Islam Information centre. Hosted at one of Nottingham’s most forward looking and accessible venues for all sections of the community, the masterclass attracted a large audience The two speakers, Aman Ali, Head of MEND...
The MEND Leicester working continued their work with the City’s diverse mosque network by holding an event with Masjid Abrar and the local Sri Lankan community. Both Men and women attended the mosque event, where MEND’s Leicester Chair, Shockat Adam Patel, delivered a presentation on...
Kick-boxer, Calligraphy Artist, Dentist, Doctor, Embroidery Artist, Language Teacher, Poet and more. These are the Welsh Muslim Women who were showcased in Ayesha Khan’s Photo-gallery Ayesha is a photography graduate and one of MEND volunteers in Cardiff. Art Council of Wales in Collaboration...
We at Wakefield MEND held our first coffee mehfil today, 17th November 2018, a gathering for ladies in the local mosque – Jamia Masjid Swafia. We aimed to kick off IAM by making our local Muslim ladies as aware of Islamophobia as we could. We had ladies from Wakefield Stand up to Racism come in...
