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...
For the first time in the Minster’s history, a group of Muslims from MEND and the local communities came together to raise awareness of Islamophobia through a variety of activities, speeches and singing, as part of Leeds first #IAM2017 event. We were very warmly welcomed by the Rector Sam...
The Student Union at the University of Wolverhampton decided to take part in #IAM2017 in a BIG way! The Union held events throughout the month including the Islamophobia exhibition, Islamophobia Causes and Cures presentation and a talk titled “the five pillars of Islamophobia”...
The Islamic Society at Demontford University joined the IAM2017 campaign by hosting the MEND Islamophobia exhibition at the Union and also holding a presentation on Islamophobia. The Exhibition was held over three days and was the centre of discussion and debate, overall it educated those that...
During November Mend’s Islamophobia Exhibition came to the university, to coincide with Islamophobia awareness month 2017 (IAM2017). The exhibition was held at the entrance to the student union. Many hundreds of students came and saw the exhibition, Muslim and non-Muslim. Many of the...
