Mosques across the UK are not only just places of worship and spirituality but are also a hub for social interaction for Muslims from all walks of life. For this reason mosques are incredibly important institutions in conveying the vision of MEND, which is to encourage British Muslims to be...
Mosques across the UK are not only just places of worship and spirituality but are also a hub for social interaction for Muslims from all walks of life. For this reason mosques are incredibly important institutions in conveying the vision of MEND, which is to encourage British Muslims to be...
The Central London Working Group kicked off their campaign for Islamophobia Awareness Month 2017 with their first event taking place at Whittington Hospital. Situated in North London, Whittington Hospital is an iconic institution for the area and the local residents. This was the first time the...
“It’s far easier to push for austerity using the race card,” said Naila Ashraf from Stand Up To Racism as she spoke to crowd of attentive listeners in Sheffield at the MEND event on Saturday, November 25. The Sheffield-MEND working group organized this event as part of IAM2017. “With this...
Our exhibitions were hosted at Leeds University, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds College (Park Lane Campus) during Islamophobia Awareness Month. The standout performance was delivered by Leeds Beckett students who hosted the exhibition for three days, and managed to raise to £285 for our Leeds...
Our Leeds Masjid event was organised by our Mosque-engagement team by partnering up with one of the key mosques in Leeds, the Ghausia Masjid in Armley. We were welcomed and hosted by the Chair of the Mosque, who is also the Chair of the newly formed Leeds Council of Mosques (LCM). The Imam of the...
A very interesting and engaging event took place on 23rd November at the Leeds Friends Quaker Meeting House, opposite Leeds University. It was a very well attended event from a range of people from different backgrounds. The keynote presentation was delivered by the Regional Manager of MEND, and...
On 22nd November, a landmark event ‘Women and Islamophobia’ was organised in collaboration with Leeds University Islamic Society, Leeds University Ahlul-Bayt Society and Leeds University Students Union. This was another power house line-up of exceptional speakers, which included...
The MEND Islamophobia Exhibition was hosted by Bradford University Union, and Bradford College in the last week of IAM. It was reported that hundreds of students engaged with the exhibition throughout the week, and many discussions took place on raising awareness of Islamophobia alongside the...
Our Bradford Working Group alongside Bradford University Students Union and Bradford University Islamic Society organised an event titled ‘Islamophobia – Don’t hate what you don’t understand’. We had a stellar line up of speakers and it was an absolute eye-opener for...
