MEND Leicester working group saw through one of our long term projects with the conviction of Paul Moore, for the attempted murder of Zainab Hussein and the attempted GBH of a 12 year old Somali girl. The working group has, along with the wonderful brothers and sisters of Beaumont Leys Muslims...
On April the 20th the Mend Leicester working group held a dinner titled “Inspiring Positive Change”, attended by 130 Councillors, Imams, business people and community leaders. It was a glamorous evening held in the prestigious, gothic St Barnabas Hall. The assembled leaders were served...
MEND in collaboration with Swansea mosque and Islamic Community Center, organised the first Media masterclasses in Swansea on the 21st of April 2018. The masterclass covered topics such us the influence of the media, the regulatory bodies of print and broadcast media. It also, included interactive...
On the 18th of April 2018, MEND delivered training to the staff of Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Swansea. The training included definitions of Islamophobia, the legislations that protect Muslims, how to report Islamophobic abuse and respond, data of hate crimes, gendered Islamophobia followed by...
MEND in collaboration with Young Muslim & Community Organisation (YMCO), organised the first Media masterclasses in Newport on the 14th of April 2018. The masterclass covered topics such us the influence of the media, the regulatory bodies of print and broadcast media. It also, included...
In response to “Punish a Muslim Day” on the 3rd of April 2018, MEND in Cardiff organised an open mic picnic for the local community. The event took place at Grange Gardens that were vandalised, couple of weeks before with Nazi slogans. The purpose of the event is to eradicate any...
On the 23rd of March 2018, the Central London Working Group ran a fundraiser for IRU – Islamophobia Response Unit, after Friday prayers at the Canary Wharf Prayer Room. Canary Wharf is one of the main financial centers in the UK, home to a number of major banks and professional services,...
MEND attended a meeting with Sir Alun Micheal, the Police Crime Commissioner for South Wales , organised by Muslim Council of Wales (MCW) on 28th of March 2018, in response to the appalling letter “Punish a Muslim Day”. According to the PCC, there was no evidence that this letter was...
MEND in collaboration with University of Exeter organised an Islamophobia conference titled: Roots, consequences and solutions on 21st of March 2018. The conference explained the reasons behind the rise of Islamophobia and the means to tackle it. Also the conference touched upon gendered...
MEND was invited by Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team (EYST) to speak at their conference on the 20th of March. MEND regional manger Sahar Al-Faifi, spoke at the event about the triple discrimination against faith, colour and gender and highlighted the institutional Islamophobia to which...
