This was a MEND partnership with ‘The Winter Soiree’ – Peace & Harmony featuring Safe Adam and The Unknown Fallen and an Islamic Art Exhibition. This was a great networking opportunity for MEND with guest numbers at approximately 100 attendees mainly Young professionals. We...
With Islamophobia on the rise and the presence of Muslims in Universities growing it is vital for all students to go through some formal training on how to report hate crimes. In this presentation MEND successfully explained to the audience what the impact of Islamophobia is, which laws apply when...
This year, Muslim engagement and development (MEND) launched a campaign to celebrate Muslim women, their achievements, and contributions to society. There was a particular focus on introducing Muslims, in particular, young Muslim women, with relatable role models in a wide range of careers. As part...
Following the Christchurch attacks in New Zealand Mend Birmingham organised and participated in a number of local solidarity events. Both the Mend Birmingham group chair, Haniya Aadam, and regional manager, Azhar Qayum, made appearances on regional television, ITV and BBC respectively. ...
The welcoming community of Redbridge had invited the Redbridge working group to deliver a presentation on the Causes and Cures of Islamophobia. The congregation joined our volunteers and presenters on the top floor of Balfour Road Mosque after the night prayer was completed. The hall was packed...
The Croydon working group have had a strong working relationship with their local council who have been supportive of the work MEND are doing to tackle Islamophobia. As a result they invited us to have a stall at the Croydon teachers conference in Croydon College. Teachers had gathered together to...
Mend Birmingham held a presentation on challenging Islamophobia at one of Birmingham’s newest and most forward thinking Masajid. Masjid Isa Ibn Mariam is in a former Church building in one of Birmingham’s more plush suburbs. At the presentation the local community was presented with...
In April Mend Birmingham jointly hosted a presentation and discussion on Challenging Islamophobia with the Arab Cultural Forum. The evening started with prayers lead by a young local Qari (Quran reciter). Following the prayers Mend’s regional manager presented Islamophobia statistics and talked...
Citizens UK collaborated with MEND to deliver this unique training session. Hassan, one of the attendees summed up the experiences of the day. “The event taught us the importance of journalism and film making. How effective of a tool filmmaking can be. How powerful social media is in our current...
Mend Leicester working group followed up its various meetings, after Leicester Council’s historic motion on tackling Islamophobia, with a large meeting of Councillors. The meeting was attended by approximately a third of the City’s Councillors. Shockat Adam Patel, Mend Leicester chair, and...
