In a recent interview, Craig Whittaker, the Conservative MP for Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, stated that there are “sections of our community that are just not taking the pandemic seriously”. When pressed as to whether he was referring to Muslim communities, Whittaker responded: “Of...
In June 2020 MEND along with 30 other Muslim and equality organisations published an open letter to all political parties in Scotland. This letter asked political parties to; Publicly acknowledge the manifestations of Islamophobia that result in the underrepresentation of Muslims within the...
In June 2020 MEND, along with 30 other Muslim and equalities organisations, published an open letter to all political parties in Scotland. This letter asked political parties to; Publicly acknowledge the manifestations of Islamophobia that result in the under-representation of Muslims within the...
MEND Scotland team have met to start preparing for the up coming Scottish election which will be held in May 2021. As part of this preparation the team is putting together a list of key policy pledges on devolved areas for Scotland’s political parties to sign up to prior to elections. The team...
On Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th July 2020, MEND North West held an induction for potential volunteers across the region who were looking to join MEND and support the work we’re doing at a local level to tackle Islamophobia. The induction covered how local MEND working groups work with...
MEND Oldham, a newly set up Working Group, have been working together to see how they can amplify the voices of those rarely heard within the Muslim community. With the increasing number of Muslims interacting with the Criminal Justice System, we wanted to highlight these experiences to both the...
First Hijab anchor in Scotland It is 2020 in Scotland and yet Thursday 30th July 2020 was the first time that we saw a Scotland news broadcaster place a female Muslim wearing a hijab front and centre before the camera to present the news. When Ms Tasnim Nazeer anchor on ITV reporting on the lack...
London Regional Manager, Mohammad Shoaib was invited by members of the Hendon Constituency Labour Party (CLP) to run an online Islamophobia Awareness training for its members. This request came after a growing number of Islamophobic incidents amongst its members. The nature of some of these...
In Yorkshire our Sheffield Working Group has been busy with the organisation and launch of our Young Muslim Women’s Leadership Programme which aims at providing a safe space for young Muslim girls to discuss important issues related to Muslim identity while developing spirituality, critical...
At the end of July our Yorkshire team organised a training session for volunteers across the country. This session was focused on our presentation ‘The Causes and Cures of Islamophobia’, which aims to educate individuals on what Islamophobia is, the causes behind it, and what we can do as...
