Mend, Muslim Engagement and Development, welcomes the wide ranging Leicester Council of Faiths (LCOF) “Unity declaration,” to which we are proud signatories. Over 80 Leicester faith and civic organisations, councillors and individuals have signed this declaration to ensure a clear message is...
In March our Leicester Working Group held their 3rd Media Masterclass at Northfields Centre. Our Masterclass presenter, Shockat covered a range of past and current topics focusing on the image and relationship between Muslims and the Media. These included ‘Media Influences and Reporting on...
On the 5th March 2020, MEND Birmingham delivered its ‘Causes and Cures of Islamophobia’ to University of Wolverhampton Students. The presentation was delivered to the Islamic Society students. One of the Students said: “We thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and Isoc members felt they...
The University of Manchester Students’ Union displayed MEND’s Exhibition as part of Islamophobia Awareness Month. The exhibition allowed students to find out more about the history of Muslims in the UK, the extent and impact of Islamophobia and the outstanding Muslim contributions to...
Manchester Metropolitan University’s Islamic Society hosted a series of stalls across Islamophobia Awareness Month. Each stall addressed a different aspect of Islamophobia, including the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China and the how Islamophobia presents itself in daily life in the...
On 6th and 7th February, MEND continued to work with the creative minds behind the Trojan Horse play when they came to Oldham, Manchester. Both Dr Sadia Habib, a member of our Manchester Working Group, and Dr Shazad Amin, MEND’s CEO, both sat on the panel following the play to speak on the issues...
The Mahara group, consisting of Belgian Muslim students, made a trip to the UK to visit a number of Muslim organisations who encourage civil engagement. All 3 of our departments (community development, policy and victim support) shared what they do and how it...
“a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia” – Thomas Babington Macauley (Politician and Historian) When you think of the Eastern world, what do you immediately think of? Do you picture Lawrence of Arabia-esque sand dunes as far as the...
Yesterday, Tuesday 3 March, an urgent question was asked in relation to recent events in India. Several MPs highlighted the discrimination, violence, and persecution inflicted on Muslims. The Labour MP for Nottingham East, Nadia Whittome, said the following: “Will the Minister join me in...
This writers workshop took place in Cardiff and Vale College, City Center Campus. The aim of this full-day practical workshop is to empower aspiring writers and activists to produce publishable and evidence-led analytical articles. The participants were introduced to MEND and the topics that MEND...
