25 years on from Europe’s largest genocide since world war II, where over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered, we heard from: Hasan Hasanovic, genocide survivor and acclaimed author who spoke of his lived experience of the genocide in Srebrenica and the loss of his twin brother and father in...
MEND volunteers from across the Midlands region worked with their local masjids to show their solidarity, support and gratitude towards the NHS workers and keyworkers, that are currently working tirelessly to protect the community. NHS banners went up across the region not only saying thank you to...
Black Lives Matter: Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 Rousing a Proportionate Response? The past month we have seen protests in the US and beyond. The murder of the black American citizen George Floyd, caused the outcry for justice as protests spread across the globe. As it woke the hearts...
MEND Scotland held its first new volunteer induction session in Falkirk this week. We had five new volunteers in attendance who are all ready to get MEND established in Scotland’s central belt. It all started just before we went in to lockdown, when a young woman from Falkirk contacted our team...
Mosques in Yorkshire have joined others around the country in expressing their gratitude and appreciation of the NHS using blue banners. The banners read “THANK YOU! To all the dedicated frontline staff & key workers for your service!” followed by verse 32 from chapter 5 of the Qur’an...
Over the weekend our Yorkshire team held another instalment of MENDtalks, this time we explored the topic of the Muslim Youth Experience with our four speakers. Like previous MENDtalks, this webinar aimed to hear the grassroots voices of the Muslim Youth and was hosted by MEND Volunteer Hiba...
Last week our Sheffield Working Group co-organised with Stand Up to Racism Sheffield and a number of other organisations to hold an open meeting with the topic of Decolonising Education. A number of speakers participated in the event, including: Saleem Rashid of the National Education Union;...
The Black Lives Matter movement has gained international attention and momentum in recent months, and while it took the killing of George Floyd in the US to trigger the most recent waves of protests, the UK is not immune to issues of inequality embedded within the Criminal Justice System. This...
An active member of the East London Working Group was invited to be part of a brand new initiative started by local activists in Leyton called ‘Many Faces, One Community’. They started this initiative on the back of the Black Lives Matters protests in order to build upon the momentum and direct...
Malcolm X’s life was uniquely fascinating and inspiring, despite being continually surrounded by controversy and violence from inception through to a sad, horrific demise. His family home was repeatedly attacked by white supremacists in early life, ultimately leading to his father’s murder...
