The IRU, Islamophobia Response Unit, plays a crucial role in the work MEND does in fighting against Islamophobic hate crime and other forms of discrimination. On the 28th of May 2018, the Central London Working Group held the IRU stall at the Ramadan Tent Project. Despite the sudden and heavy rain,...
As salaam alaykum to all! We had a Causes and Cures (C&C) presentation on 5 May 2018, at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), presented by two volunteers of the Central London Working Group. This is one of MEND’s signature events, aimed to educate and enlighten the general...
The United Nation (UN)’s Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, has released a statement slamming the UK’s counter-extremism strategy, PREVENT, for being “inherently flawed” and has raised “very serious human rights...
Individuals from mosques across Manchester were invited to a special presentation on Islamophobia, followed by dinner and discussion. The workshop consisted of the Causes and Cures presentation, followed by a discussion on the challenges faced by local mosques and communities in Manchester, due...
For those who aren’t aware, IAM stands for Islamophobia Awareness Month, which is November! #IAMBristol was the first and biggest city-wide campaign in Bristol to stand against Islamophobia; hence IAMBristol. This name also means I am Bristol – this city is mine, as a Muslim, as much as it...
Last year, over 3000 racial and religious hate crimes have been recorded in South West England. Anti-Muslim hate crimes are the most underreported crimes and the main reason for that is victims think that the police will not do anything! This has been detrimental in having an accurate record of the...
In partnership with Stand Up To Racism, MEND Manchester held a Curry Night event with a diverse, inter-faith community in attendance. The MEND exhibition was on display for guests to view and discuss, followed by food and a presentation looking at Islamophobia, presented by Yusuf Tai. The...
Newport Muslim’s cemetery was vendalised several times and we are seeing an increase in Islamophobic abuse in the city. Some of our members have been victims of Islamophobia, yet we do not have a victim mentality and we are passionate to take the lead and tackle Islamophobia. For us the...
During Islamophobia Awareness Month Purley Mosque held a Mosque Open Day inviting the wider community to learn about the Islamic faith and meet Muslims from their local community. Shaykh Suleiman Ghani being not only the Imam of Purley Mosque but also a key member within our South London Working...
March saw the conclusion of a long running campaign by Birmingham/Solihull MEND volunteers to ensure that Solihull Councillor Jeff Potts’ Islamophobic tweets did not go unpunished. Last year one of our local volunteers reported to us that Councillor Jeff Potts had been sharing/tweeting...
