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Why attend a MEND event?
With at least 7,000 anti-Muslim hate crimes a year, systemic discrimination against Muslims in the workplace and relentless media negativity, there has never been a more important time to attend a MEND event and to learn more about tackling Islamophobia. Anti-Muslim hatred affects us all, just like racism and anti-Semitism. MEND unites communities to tackle Islamophobia. Sign up for an event below and learn more about the challenge at hand.
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November 2020
Urdu Islamophobia Causes and Cures
Muslims from all communities have been impacted by Islamophobia in our day to day lives and there is always something EVERY individual can do to make a difference. MEND is actively seeking to engage in conversations about Islamophobia, its causes and cures with different communities by making the conversations accessible. This Islamophobia Awareness Month, MEND brings to you an EXCLUSIVE session on understanding Islamophobia IN URDU! Invite your family and friends and join us via Zoom Webinar to learn more!…
National ISoc Quiz Night
Join MEND and MAB Youth, for our National ISoc Quiz Night! We'll have a discussion by MEND and MAB Youth, followed by a head to head of ISocs battling it out to determine the national champions! Want to be part of the conversation? If you're an ISoc, enter your team by completing the form here: http://bit.ly/ISocQuiz (DEADLINE: Tues 17th November) To watch the discussion and the quiz: http://www.facebook.com/mendcommunity/live (Tues 24th November)
ELREC: Islamophobia Awareness Month
ELREC presents: Islamophobia Awareness Month The event an online session looking at what Islamophobia looks like in Scotland today, the hate crime bill and what we can do in the community to tackle Islamophobia. This interactive session includes guest speakers, Q&A and open discussion. Register at https://elreciam2020.eventbrite.co.uk/ to secure your place.
Muslim Corporate Networking Event
Muslim Excellence Network in partnership with MEND in Leicester are hosting an *exclusive Muslim Corporate Networking Event for DMU and Uni of Leicester students.* You will hear from Muslims working in Shell, Microsoft, Gartner, National Grid, BBC and Civil Service. You will then have 15 minutes with each member of our panel where you can ask questions about application processes and life at their company! Event details: Thursday 26th November | 6pm to 7:30pm Zoom link to be sent to…
Uyghur Unveiled
‼️ MABY Birmingham invites you all to our 'Uyghur Unveiled' webinar, in collaboration with Aston ISoc, CAGE, UBISoc and Mend ‼️ Join us for an important discussion on the oppression and genocide of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government. Our respectable speakers will highlight the severe institutional islamophobia, and how we can help as part of Islamophobia Awareness Month. 🗓: Friday 27th November 🕕: 6pm (GMT) 💻: https://mabyouth.net/UyghurUnveiled
MEET THE CREATIVE: Raabia Hussain
Raabia Hussain is a profoundly deaf independent filmmaker, and has worked on numerous mainstream documentaries and projects with internationally well-known broadcaster, ITV. Her roles included directing, producing documentaries and she has worked on programmes including "Mission Employable". By signing up for this session, you can hear how Raabia has achieved her success, what barriers she has overcome, and what has helped her along the way. During the session, you can ask technical questions about the industry and find out how…
Fighting Islamophobia Today
This Islamophobia Awareness Month, the Haringey Stand Up to Racism group and Masjid Ayesha are getting together with MEND to talk about Islamophobia, what it is, how it has affected the Muslim community as well as the wider community. This will also be an opportunity to draw the parallels of discrimination between racism and Islamophobia as a type of racism as well as discussing what we can all do as a community to help tackle this issue and create better…
Lambeth IAM Conference
In collaboration with Lambeth Muslim Community, we are delighted to present the ‘Lambeth IAM Conference’. A number of speakers will be joining us for this two-part conference to discuss what Islamophobia is, how it has affected the Muslim community, particularly in Lambeth, and what we can do to tackle this. The conference unites the community of Lambeth as it partakes in Islamophobia Awareness Month! Join us live on the Al Nagashi Channel on the 28th November 2020 at 6 pm…
Healing Victims of Islamophobia
Muslim women face the brunt of Islamophobic attacks, discrimination and hate crime in various aspects of life. Being a woman, sometimes from a minority ethnic group as well as visibly Muslim often results in layers of discrimination. Muslim women are constantly standing in the front line of tackling Islamophobia within the workplace, supermarkets and more. At Muslimah Voices Podcast, we discuss Islamophobia from the perspective of a woman in various aspects of life. In collaboration with Outreach West London and…
Get Active Against Islamophobia
Keeping lockdown restrictions in mind join us on our sponsored 5k walk, cycle, hop, skip or jump. On your own or with your family bubble get out and get active for our sponsored event to round off this years IAM. Simply pick a starting point for you and your bubble and do a 5k circuit of your chosen location, but don't forget to send us updates, snaps and live feeds while you are getting active. For full details please contact…