On Sunday 15th November, Midlands Regional Manager Robina (Ruby) Begum was invited to speak at an Instagram Live session with Ramisha Rafique to provide some context to Ramisha’s series on Muslim representation in literature. The session was a conversation around the definition of islamophobia...
On Monday 16th November, MEND Nottingham Working Group provided an Islamophobia Causes and Cures Session for the Nottingham community. Delivered by the MEND Midlands Regional Manager, the session provided an insightful introduction to what islamophobia is, how islamophobia manifests itself in...
MEND was delighted to partner with Muslims Connect on 19th November for a roundtable panel discussion titled, ‘Islamophobia: A Female Perspective’. The event promised inspiring discussion and empowering advice and given the incredible women involved, this was easily achieved. Guest speakers...
Continuing with our Annual Islamophobia Awareness Month campaign, MEND Leicester hosted a very insightful and thought-provoking virtual talk with some incredible guest speakers, providing insight into what they believe needs to be done in order to tackle all forms of racism in society as-well as...
Al Masaar a Falkirk based charity, with whom mend has had the pleaser to work with on a previous venture, brought us this amazing event for IAM 2020. The panel included representatives from Falkirk Council Education team, Police Scotland Safer Community, MEND and SNP MP Martyn Day. The panel was...
As part of Islamophobia Awareness Month, MEND Kirklees held a virtual webinar inviting individuals to talk about their experience within the NHS. MEND Talks: Muslim Experiences in the NHS focused on hearing the various experiences Muslim patients have faced whilst receiving support in the NHS. We...
On Sunday 22nd November, UKIM Leeds partnered with MEND to invite Dr Shamim Miah to discuss Islamophobia as part of the annual Islamophobia Awareness Month campaign. Dr Shamim Miah is a senior lecturer at the University of Huddersfield. He is the author of three books: Muslims, Schooling and the...
On Sunday 22nd November, Girlington Muslim Welfare Association (GMWA) invited MEND’s Yorkshire and Humber Regional Manager to their weekly podcast. The catchy title of the podcast ‘I AM …’ looked at both the identity of British Muslims and the annual Islamophobia Awareness...
During Islamophobia Awareness Month 2020 MEND Yorkshire was invited to present ‘The Causes and Cures of Islamophobia’ to students at Bradford College. The presentation aimed at educating students on what Islamophobia looks like in the U.K. and how we can define Islamophobia. After this overview...
It’s Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, an event which finds schools, workplaces, and organizations coming together in an effort to stop abusive behavior. This year’s awareness week theme is United Against Bullying, encouraging all to come together in solidarity to put an end to bullies in...
