WOW – Good food, great speech, amazing people! We recently had a professionals dinner in Bristol. Alhamdo-lillah it was a great success. Over 50 people attended, medical professionals, lawyers, entrepreneurs, local Councillors and community leaders. First time in Bristol that an event for...
The regional manger of MEND in South Wales, Sahar Al-Faifi was invited to speak at Andalusia School on the 17th of July as part of their enrichment week. Sahar spoke about her experience growing up as a Muslim and the challenges she faced in the education system. She also shared practical tips on...
Recent proposals by Russel Group universities to ‘decolonise’ their history courses, is an encouraging continuation of a current pattern amongst universities of acknowledging and confronting their historic association with colonialism. One such venture is that by Glasgow University which signed...
“Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to him, we will return” Quran 2:156 BBC journalist Hanna Yusuf, who defended the hijab in a series of articles written in 2015, as well as during an appearance on Good Morning Britain (GMB) in 2017, tragically passed away earlier this month at the...
A panel debate at the Conservative Party conference entitled “Challenging Islamophobia” has called into question the legitimacy of efforts by certain segments of society to tackle Islamophobia, highlighting a wider disconnect between official understandings of Islamophobia and the experiences...
MEND would like to extend its support to all those affected by this week’s devastating far-right terror attack against a synagogue in Halle, Germany, in which at least two people were killed. MEND stands in solidarity with our Jewish sisters and brothers to tackle all forms of hatred, including...
The Mercedes F1 team displayed great leadership earlier this year when they dismissed four people for the racist bullying of a Muslim member of staff. He had been called a “Muslim terrorist f**k”, and his former colleagues put up a poll during Ramadan on which they signed and dated...
The autumn season, typified by the shortening of days and the browning of leaves, is also the season of political party conferences – a gathering of party representatives, members, journalists, activists, and all those who wish to participate in the trajectory of Britain’s socio-economic and...
On the 12th of August 2019, the Home Office appointed Lord Carlile to carry out the much anticipated independent review of the UK’s controversial flagship counter-terrorism strategy, PREVENT. Upon his appointment, concerns were immediately raised regarding the neutrality of Carlile in leading...
On Saturday 28th September, MEND’s National Policy Team travelled up to Manchester to host the first of a series of Writers’ Workshops across the country. The objective of the workshop was to empower and educate aspiring writers and activists to write evidence-based analytical articles....
