MEND has witnessed a recent rise in reports from young Muslims across the country who are unable to access a prayer space at their schools. These reports suggest that schools aren’t meeting the needs of their students, and they would benefit from guidelines on how best to accommodate religious...
MEND’s LMRC in Birmingham (18st June 2019) this year was a resounding success packed with exciting but equally informative lectures from, Sheikh Yasir Qadhi, Comedian Tez Ilyas, former Respect MP Salma Yaqoob, American activist Muslim Linda Sarsour and As Suffa’s Founder Sheikh Zahir Mahmood...
The Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) organised a fantastic training day event on Saturday 27th April, at the University College London (UCL). The event was organised to equip prospective volunteers with the necessary knowledge and skills to become IRU caseworkers at MEND. The workshops covered a...
The significant prevalence and pervasiveness of Islamophobic rhetoric within socio-political discourse no longer comes as a surprise to many, as every day brings further stories of individuals utilising such rhetoric in the game that is political-point-scoring. The consequence of such rhetoric is...
A few concerns have been raised at the invitation by MEND to invite Linda Sarsour to speak at the LMRC conference 2019. The concerns relate to Linda’s views on LGBTQI rights. MEND wishes to make a few observations in this regard; 1. MEND hosts hundreds of events a year with a variety of...
From Wednesday 15th May to Friday 17th May, the University of Manchester campus played host to RTP’s annual Open Iftar. It was an opportunity for Mancunians to gather and experience opening their fast together before digging into some fantastic food. The event attracted people from across the...
The Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) is MEND’s helpline that seeks to support victims of Islamophobic hate crime and discrimination. Recently, the IRU has received cases wherein a victim had reported their experiences to the authorities, only to be questioned and treated as ‘suspects’...
In recent months, the parents of Parkfield School and others have come out to protest against a programme some perceive to be interfering with their religious rights. “No Outsiders” produced by Andrew Moffat, the assistant head teacher at Parkfield, aims to educate children about issues such...
In the hours following the burning of the Notre Dame on the 15th of April, one of the narratives that quickly amassed was that the fire was intentionally caused by Muslims, and ‘they’ were celebrating the destruction of the cathedral. Before official statements were made that the fire was not a...
The Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) has received a number of recent reports of girls in schools not being allowed to wear a hijab. One recent example of this is a state-funded Catholic secondary school in Southwark, South London, refusing an 11-year-old Muslim girl a place at the school...
