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Equality and Human Rights

Amina Statements

Amina MWRC Statement

Amina MWRC’s statement regarding the current humanitarian crisis, escalating protest over the continuing illegal settlement, oppression within the Palestinian territories and occupied East Jerusalem. In particular at Al Aqsa mosque,…

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I Speak For Myself campaign

I Speak for Myself – Training Program

REGISTER HERE FREE! The first in the series of sessions for women who want to access support to make a change in the world. With the help of our guest…

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2021 Elections

2021 Elections Information

Who can vote in the Scottish parliament election? Who can vote: a UK or Irish citizen a qualifying Commonwealth citizen living in Scotland an EU citizen living in Scotland a…

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Uighur in China

Uighur Muslims in China

Who are the Uyghurs/Uighurs? The Uighurs are a mostly Muslim Turkic ethnicity who regard themselves as culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations. The majority live in Xinjiang, where…

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Access

Accessibility in Focus: Amina’s Story

Addition support needs (ASN) schooling during COVID As an ASN teacher who has experience of working across primary and secondary there has been a great deal of focus on supporting…

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Access

Accessibility in Focus: Ustadha’s Story

My Neurodivergence I knew from a young age I was slightly different from other kids. The way I processed things was different and how I understood things was vastly different…

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Accessibility in Focus: Elisa’s Story

Accessibility. It’s such a packed term, isn’t it? To the average person, ‘accessibility’ evokes images of physical constraint, and for many it rightly is. But for some, it refers to…

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meaningful action

Meaningful Action you Can Take

Commit to action to show your solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and anti-racism.  There are many ways you can do this: #BlackLivesMatter

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Black history

Black History in Scotland: The Slave Trade

It’s important that we learn about and acknowledge this history so that we can better understand where modern day anti-black racism stems from, and its impact on current race issues across…

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Privilege

Know About Privilege

To understand oppression, we must understand its opposite – privilege.  Understanding what privilege means and its impact is essential to understand how those without privilege suffer systemically on a personal,…

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Women and activism

Women & Activism

We can’t claim liberation or gender equality for women if we don’t recognise and eradicate racism.  The Black Lives Matter movement was started by women – Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors,…

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Anti-black racism

Anti-Black Racism in the Muslim Community

Within Muslim communities there often exists a hierarchy, whereby some Muslim communities may be overlooked or forgotten. Often, this includes Black Muslim communities who face intersecting oppression by virtue of…

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