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The Muslim Narcissist – Dr Mona Alyedreessy

On Friday, the 6th of October, Amina MWRC had the privilege of hosting Dr. Mona Alyedreessy, a counsellor, therapist, and author of ‘The Muslim Narcissist’. The event garnered an outstanding…

Myth of Perfection – The Disease of Domestic Violence

Following the recent deaths by murder-suicide of Sania Khan and Alwiya Mohamed, both in the US, the Female Scholars Network issued a statement via Muslims Matters on the Islamic responsibility to work against the “disease…

You Can Change This Pledge

Click here to sign the pledge. Muslim and BME men take action to end Violence Against Women and Girls We use VAWG to refer to a range of…

Domestic Abuse in the time of Coronavirus

By: Sara McHaffie As countries around the world have been closing down services, businesses and borders, the Coronavirus pandemic has been difficult on everyone. People are being asked by governments…

Sexual Abuse – we must break taboos and strengthen services

By: Sara McHaffie In Glasgow, organisations are raising awareness of sexual abuse this September. One event is a screen debate on 18th September by the Women’s Support Project. It can…

Coercive Control: What does it mean for you?

By: Sara McHaffie You may have noticed the headlines at the beginning of April as a new law came into force: the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018. This brings our…

#YouCanChangeThis at University

By: Julia Ngadi As a student, I feel that violence against women and girls (VAWG) is widespread in universities, and those universities have not always acted effectively on this issue.…

#AnyWomanAnywhere

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, Zero Tolerance, AMINA The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, The Church of Scotland and Summerhall ask you to join us in our new campaign…

Zero Tolerance for FGM

The UN has declared February 6th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. You can find more information about this day here http://www.un.org/en/events/femalegenitalmutilationday/ Female genital mutilation is a…

It’s Not Ok!

4th – 10th FEBRUARY 2019 is sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week. Many people, especially students and other young people, are speaking out and saying ‘It’s not ok’ because…

The 16 Days of Activism

The 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls fall between the 25th of November and the 10th of December. This year, the theme is ‘Orange the World’, to raise…

Why we march to Reclaim the Night

“We march to reclaim our bodies from the expectations placed on us by the multiple forms of persecution we face within society. We experience racism, and hate crimes motivated by…