Recent articles in The Telegraph, The Sun, and the Daily Mail sought to highlight how “half of [the] UK’s imported Covid-19 infections are from Pakistan” – a categorically false and misleading claim based on selective data used to further a specific editorial agenda to scapegoat minority...
In light of the widespread Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the establishment of a cross-government inquiry into “all aspects” of racial inequality in the UK. It was laudable that the Prime Minister stated the commission on race...
On Saturday 20th June, we presented our Causes and Cures of Islamophobia workshop to our volunteers as part of our ongoing education and training for our MEND Working Groups. We believe that it is important to empower the Muslim community at a grassroots level so they can tackle the problem of...
The murder of George Floyd, a Black American man who was killed after a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest, sparked a global movement in support of the Black community and demand for equal and fair treatment. On Saturday 20th June, Stand Up To Racism Wakefield arranged a...
MEND Scotland is growing and we could not be happier. We held our first online zoom volunteer induction on Tuesday 23rd June 2020 with six new volunteers in attendance along with our vice chairs from both Glasgow and Edinburgh working groups and our Scotland Chair dropping by to say salaam to all...
MEND Scotland initiated an open letter that was signed by 36 Scottish Muslim and equalities organisations and called on all political parties in Scotland to sign a commitment to work towards ‘Increasing Muslim Representation in Scottish Politics’ MEND Press Release 36 Muslim and equalities...
“So my question always to Muslims is that if the Islamophobes are treating us like we are one community, when are we going to start acting like we are one community” Linda Sarsour, Activist, Losing My Religion conference 2019 The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has unleashed a wave of...
We, the undersigned, urge all of Scotland’s political parties to commit to taking tangible actions to address some of the issues raised by the recent findings of the Cross-Party Group (CPG) on tackling Islamophobia. The CPG found some serious issues, namely that 83% of Muslims had experienced...
MEND Press Release 38 Muslim and equalities organisations have signed an open letter, calling upon all political parties in Scotland to make a commitment to place more Muslim candidates in winnable seats for the Holyrood elections in 2021, as part of the fight against Islamophobia. (The letter and...
MEND is concerned with reports that we have received from Hindu and Muslim individuals who are involved in the struggle against politically motivated Hindutva hatred. A female campaigner has been threatened with rape and murder and “slut-shamed” because she has dared to stand up for justice for...
