UK Employers have today been issued guidelines on the Holy Month of Ramadan Ramadan and Muslim-friendly workplaces. The guidance includes: Accommodating flexible working hours/ shift patterns Consider exchanging a lunchbreak for prayer breaks Accommodate work from home requests Consider annual...
An independent review into the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) led by ex-Court of Appeal Judge Sir Peter Gross, that aims to examine the role of judgments handed down by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in domestic courts, as well as the relationship between the Judiciary, the Executive, and...
Switzerland has become the 8th European country to outlaw the wearing of the burqa and niqab in all public spaces after 51% of Swiss citizens voted in favour of the initiative led by the right-wing Egerkingen Committee. Given the fact that less than 40 women wear the full-face veil, the referendum...
Importance of going out and voting Imran Abdullah, a volunteer with MEND for the politics team, attended an interview session with Radio Seerah to discuss the importance of voting emphasizing the need for Muslims to become much more active in their local elections. Imran introduced the Get Out...
MEND Birmingham in partnership with MAB and MSH hosted a session exploring the importance of voting in the local Mayoral and Police Crime Commissioner elections. The team discussed the Get Out And Vote (GOAV) Campaign and how it supports an otherwise marginalised community to interact with the...
The Nottingham Trent University invited our MEND Midlands Regional Manager Robina Ruby Begum to attend a panel discussion exploring Islamophobia in Higher Education. Our Midlands Manager was accompanied by other panelists including: Dr Irene Zempi, Farzeen Heesambee (student) and Nader Haider...
Remembering Christchurch – 51 Souls The Loss, The Lessons & The Legacy On the 15th of March 2019, New Zealand’s Christchurch Mosque faced a horrific terrorist attack. A white Supremacist with hateful ideology attacked innocent Muslim civilians leaving many injured and 51 killed. After two...
Recent events in Scotland have highlighted the progression in combating racial and religious inequality. However, is Scotland undermining its own progress? Despite such advancements, concerns remain around the growing threat of Islamophobia, and the lack of diversity within Scottish political...
The second in our series of 2021 Scottish Parliament Holyrood election hustings took place on 25th March 2021 in partnership with AMINA Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. Amina is an award-winning organisation, recognised by Muslim communities and key partners within Scotland for its pioneering and...
During March 2021, the MEND Cardiff Working Group was able to hold two exciting events for International Women’s Day. The first of the two, ‘Muslim Women as Activists in Cardiff’, was a Zoom session which focused on hearing the voices of women engaging in activism in Cardiff, speakers...
