MEND took part in an excellent event organised by Green Lane Masjid, Birmingham, to share best practices amongst mosques. The event was attended by masjids in the region and from further afield – as far as France! MEND staff had a stall which was engaged with throughout the day and many mosques...
Students from Luther College, Iowa, USA were hosted by the MEND Leicester WG on Wednesday 25th January 2023. The students were on a European tour, visiting a variety of organisations and communities, as part of their global engagement programme. MEND volunteers welcomed the students at The City...
On Tuesday 21st February, MEND’s Head of Community delivered an Active Bystander Training session to Perth and Kinross Council staff. During this session, attendees were introduced to the concept of being an active bystander vs an ordinary bystander with regard to incidents of Islamophobia...
On Thursday 16th November, MEND was invited to take part in the Dar Al Arqam Mosque, Youth Camp in Edinburgh. During the gathering, Daniel Gilius from MEND hosted a discussion session with a group of around 20 young brothers to discuss the challenges they face as Muslims in school. The event began...
10th of October 2022 On 10th of October 2022 MEND North was invited to the Civic Hall in Leeds to deliver a workshop on mental health and Islamophobia. The event was organised by KIND EX, where multiple speakers spoke on mental health from various organisations with different expertise. MEND...
On Wednesday 5th October, MEND Yorkshire was invited by Leeds Trinity University to deliver a presentation on influential Black Muslims in Islamic history. The event was organised to celebrate Black History Month and the contributions Black Muslims have made over the course of history across the...
On Thursday 15th September, MEND delivered an Islamophobia Awareness session titled ‘Why Islamophobia Is Not Your Fault’ to the Islamic Society of the University of Edinburgh (ISocEd) as part of their freshers week activities. MEND led the discussion by presenting the students with questions...
On Monday 12th September and Wednesday 14th September, MEND’s Linsay Taylor delivered training to teaching staff and council members from East Renfrewshire Council at Pre-School, Primary and Secondary levels. These sessions were a part of an exciting partnership with Educate Against Islamophobia...
On Tuesday 6th September, MEND organised an event in partnership with CEMVO Scotland and Interfaith Scotland to gather information on the lived experiences of hate crime among Muslims in Scotland. Following the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 passing through the Scottish Parliament,...
On Sunday 25th September, MEND held the launch event of the Nurturing Muslim Identities (NMI) initiative at Blackhall Mosque, Edinburgh led by Azhar Qayum – CEO of MEND. This event marked the commencement of the NMI initiative which seeks to protect the Muslim identity of children in schools...
