10th of October 2022 On 10th of October 2022 MEND North was invited to the Civic Hall in Leeds to deliver a workshop on mental health and Islamophobia. The event was organised by KIND EX, where multiple speakers spoke on mental health from various organisations with different expertise. MEND...
The Muslim Census has released its most recent report on the cost-of-living crisis, highlighting the staggering challenges Muslim households in the UK face. According to the study, more than 75% of Muslims had difficulty paying for gas, electricity, household groceries and clothing in the past...
A few months ago, one of the largest conflicts between Hindu and Muslim communities occurred in Leicester, home to one of the largest South Asian diasporas. Only last year, Leicester was celebrated as the most multicultural city in the UK, so the widespread unrest shocked the nation. However,...
We are appalled at the attack on a centre housing recently arrived asylum seekers. There are several important questions that need to be answered in relation to the current political climate that led to this attack. 1) How much of a contributory factor were the continuous political attacks on those...
On Wednesday 5th October, MEND Yorkshire was invited by Leeds Trinity University to deliver a presentation on influential Black Muslims in Islamic history. The event was organised to celebrate Black History Month and the contributions Black Muslims have made over the course of history across the...
On Thursday 15th September, MEND delivered an Islamophobia Awareness session titled ‘Why Islamophobia Is Not Your Fault’ to the Islamic Society of the University of Edinburgh (ISocEd) as part of their freshers week activities. MEND led the discussion by presenting the students with questions...
On Monday 12th September and Wednesday 14th September, MEND’s Linsay Taylor delivered training to teaching staff and council members from East Renfrewshire Council at Pre-School, Primary and Secondary levels. These sessions were a part of an exciting partnership with Educate Against Islamophobia...
On Tuesday 6th September, MEND organised an event in partnership with CEMVO Scotland and Interfaith Scotland to gather information on the lived experiences of hate crime among Muslims in Scotland. Following the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 passing through the Scottish Parliament,...
On Sunday 25th September, MEND held the launch event of the Nurturing Muslim Identities (NMI) initiative at Blackhall Mosque, Edinburgh led by Azhar Qayum – CEO of MEND. This event marked the commencement of the NMI initiative which seeks to protect the Muslim identity of children in schools...
On Monday 5th September, MEND attended the ‘STOP RWANDA! Solidarity Protest’ which was held in George Square, Glasgow. This protest aimed to hold the British Government to account for their failure to protect basic human rights as they began the process of flying asylum seekers over 6,000 km...
