Equality and Human Rights Blog – Page 5

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…

Volunteering…It will benefit you, trust me

By: Issmat Ahmad And…ACTION! In my few years of experience, I have realised one of many things – firstly that my passion won’t come to me if I just think…

World Hijab Day

World Hijab Day happens every year on 1st February. When you look on the campaign website you can find images of Scottish politicians supporting this initiative. Labour MSP Anas Sarwar…

Racism and Islamophobia in Images

By: Sara McHaffie Most of us reading this will be of an age where we’re used to taking in most of our information by text. We read books, newspapers, magazines,…

Are women’s prayers worth the same as men’s?

Did you hear the story about the Muslim man that wanted to pray and was turned away from the mosque?! No, neither did I. My son and i were recently…

There is one race, and that is the human race

‘There is one race, and that is the human race’ No matter how many times we say the above, there are a minority amongst us who continue to spread…

The Bystander Effect

The Bystander Effect The Bystander Effect takes place when you have many people witnessing an emergency or crisis event and assume that since so many people are around, someone…

BHM17 – Ida B Wells

Ida B Wells lived from 1862 to 1931 in the USA. She was a brilliant journalist who documented the lynchings that were taking place there, and she also campaigned to…

BHM17 – Maud Sulter

Maud Sulter has left such a wonderful legacy in Scotland in terms of the creative work made by women of colour. She organised with other women so they could…

BHM17 – Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal el Saadawi comes from Egypt. She trained as a doctor and psychiatrist, but she is also an author and an advocate for women’s rights. She has spoken out against…

BHM17 – Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain

Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, or Begum Royeka, lived in what is now Bangladesh between 9 December 1880 and 9 December 1932. She was a fierce advocate for equality between women and…

Woman to Woman – Blog 3

My name is Afaq. #WomanToWoman, I want to share my story about how volunteering has helped me gain confidence and independence. Growing up in Iraq, I studied computer science and…