Creative Well-Being
Winter 2024 Creative Well-Being Activities
Our Dundee Creative Well-Being programme hosts sessions at The Wellgate on Tuesdays (term time) from 10am to 2pm. Our recent activities have been full of learning, connection, and new friendships. New women have joined us from Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Bulgaria, India, and Pakistan. Tuesdays are a hub of cultural exchange and community support!…
Read MoreWorld Hijab Day: How Hijab Became My Path to Inner Peace and Strength
30th January 2025 by Maryam Yousaf To mark World Hijab Day 2025, Author Maryam Yousaf shares her reflections on how wearing the Hijab became her path to inner peace and strength. Don’t miss Maryam at Expressing Identity, our World Hijab Day writing workshop on Hijab and Faith in Dundee on 11th February. 1st February marks…
Read MoreDundee: Islamophobia Awareness Month Activities
27th November 2024 by Samera Iqbal November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month, providing an opportunity for organisations to educate themselves and other through information on Islamophobia and its impact. This, in turn, allows employees to better combat stereotype and workplace biases. Our Creative Well-Being Team in Dundee has been busy taking part in various projects and…
Read More‘Unveiled’ a Collaborative Mixed Media Art Project by Amina MWRC & How It Felt
27th November 2024 by Rachel Simpson & Arati Ahmed Throughout September and October 2024, Amina Dundee’s Creative Well-Being group were involved in a special project as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2024. ‘Unveiled’ was a mixed media art and mental health project for Muslim & BME women living in Dundee, coordinated and…
Read MoreCreative Well-Being Activities Autumn 2024
15th November 2024 Our Dundee Creative Well-Being Programme is thrilled to have welcomed our women back for the new term! Since resuming after the summer holidays, our sessions have been a joyful mix of creativity and camaraderie, with participants diving into projects like faith-inspired tapestries, knitting, games, and more. This post highlights some of the…
Read MoreFinalist in The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards
Exciting News – Amina MWRC has been shortlisted as a Finalist in The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards, to be held on Friday, 13 September in Glasgow. The Herald Award helps to build awareness of diversity issues, while celebrating organisations and individuals who actively work towards equality for all. Amina – the Muslim Women’s Resource…
Read MoreCreative Well-Being reveal their Nine Wells panel for The Dundee Tapestry
On Friday 19th January, for the first time showing together, 35 individual squares filled with intricate embroidered tapestry graced the space at the V&A Dundee. This evening event celebrated the launch of an exhibition showcasing The Dundee Tapestry, a project led by Andrew Crummy, the main artist and pioneer alongside John Fyffe and Dr Frances…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day 2024: Inspire Inclusion
Happy International Women’s Day! The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is “Inspire Inclusion”. Amina – The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre (MWRC) empowers women by inspiring inclusion each day! We specialise in delivering and enabling women’s rights through free services for Muslim & BME Women in Scotland. This year, we’re sharing FAQs that we have received, including details…
Read MoreWorld Hijab Day 2024: Veiled in Strength
Today marks World Hijab Day, a global awareness day recognising millions of Muslim Women & Girls who choose to wear the Hijab (Muslim Headscarf) globally. As Scotland’s leading Women Rights Organisation, we at Amina MWRC work hard to ensure that all women in Scotland have access to opportunities and resources to fight racism and Islamophobia,…
Read MoreAmina x Radiophrenia Podcast Launch
We are thrilled to have collaborated with Riah Naief and Katie Revell at Radiophrenia Glasgow over the Summer for our Amina Podcast. Our podcast was live streamed during an exclusive event held at The Centre for Contemporary Arts on the 24th of August. The Podcast is close to our hearts, and comprises of three episodes that…
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