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Women and the Workplace: Understanding discrimination as a systemic problem
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Women and the Workplace: Understanding discrimination as a systemic problem

moh2024-06-02T01:05:02+00:00

Table of ContentsWomen and the Workplace: Understanding discrimination as a systemic problemGender discrimination starts at a young ageThe reality of the gender pay gapHow work place harassment affects different types of womenChanging the narrativeDiscrimination is not an individual problem Women and the Workplace: Understanding discrimination as a systemic problem December 5, 2019 Current visibility around women and the workplace and workplace discrimination against women is at an all-time high with the #MeToo campaign and the campaign to uncover the Gender Pay Gap. Perhaps what is less prominent in these campaigns is a discussion about the root causes of these types of [...]

Women and the Workplace: Understanding discrimination as a systemic problemmoh2024-06-02T01:05:02+00:00

What is Youth Advocacy?
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What is Youth Advocacy?

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Table of ContentsWhat is Youth Advocacy?But what exactly is advocacy and why is it important for youths to be advocates?Let’s look at some statistics on youth What is Youth Advocacy? December 2, 2019 Youth advocacy is lighting a fire across the world today, with more and more youths finding they not only have a voice, but platforms to advocate for causes they believe in and network with like-minded individuals. The world around us is ever changing; new challenges are surfacing, and old challenges have re-emerged. Some of these recent challenges include new technologies, privacy in the digital world and child protection. [...]

What is Youth Advocacy?moh2024-06-02T01:10:44+00:00

How faith can help refugee and migrant women to heal from sexual and gender-based violence
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How faith can help refugee and migrant women to heal from sexual and gender-based violence

moh2024-06-05T19:56:46+00:00

How faith can help refugee and migrant women to heal from sexual and gender based violence November 25, 2019 This blog on How faith can help refugee and migrant women to heal from sexual and gender based violence was first published on The Age of Superdiversity blog hosted by the University of Birmingham and Institute for Research into Superdiversity. Forced migration experience is often a traumatic and unpredictable experience. Migrants fleeing their countries of origin rarely expect to encounter the worst hazards, like kidnapping, human trafficking and confinement. In Medenine and Zarzis in southern Tunisia, 15 refugee and migrant women from [...]

How faith can help refugee and migrant women to heal from sexual and gender-based violencemoh2024-06-05T19:56:46+00:00

Islamophobia in Western Media: Spreading from the West to Other Parts of the World?
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Islamophobia in Western Media: Spreading from the West to Other Parts of the World?

moh2024-06-02T01:33:46+00:00

Table of ContentsIslamophobia in Western Media: Spreading from the West to Other Parts of the World?The Power of the PressIslamophobia in Western Media’s Coverage of TerrorismThe Situation in the UKComparing the Coverage of Radical Muslim and White Supremacists’ AttacksThe Spread of Islamophobia to Non-Western, majority-Christian CountriesControl, Bias and FearLack of everyday exposureWestern Responsibility Islamophobia in Western Media: Spreading from the West to Other Parts of the World? November 21, 2019 Research has shown that Western media coverage of terrorism is often based on Islamophobic assumptions. Islamophobia in Western media is increasingly spreading to other parts of the world, which rely on [...]

Islamophobia in Western Media: Spreading from the West to Other Parts of the World?moh2024-06-02T01:33:46+00:00

SGBV across migrant and refugee journeys: Early lessons learnt from Tunisia
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SGBV across migrant and refugee journeys: Early lessons learnt from Tunisia

moh2024-06-02T01:48:43+00:00

Table of ContentsSexual and gender based violence across migrant and refugee journeys: Early lessons learnt from TunisiaSome of my early lessons learnt:Transactional sex for travelRape is systematic across migrant journeys SGBV against men SGBV is an outcome of a cross-border organised crime and human trafficking,Survivors require specialised support and economic opportunities Sexual and gender based violence across migrant and refugee journeys: Early lessons learnt from Tunisia November 18, 2019 This blog on Sexual and Gender Based Violence across migrant and refugee journeys was first published on The Age of Superdiversity blog hosted by the University of Birmingham and Institute for Research into Superdiversity. My [...]

SGBV across migrant and refugee journeys: Early lessons learnt from Tunisiamoh2024-06-02T01:48:43+00:00

Volunteer Leadership Programme: South Africa
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Volunteer Leadership Programme: South Africa

moh2024-06-02T18:09:10+00:00

Table of ContentsVolunteer Leadership Programme: South AfricaThe JourneyThe ExperienceChange MattersWant to be part of it? Volunteer Leadership Programme: South Africa November 14, 2019 In July, volunteers from Islamic Relief UK visited Talfalah Primary School in Cape Town, South Africa. This excursion was part of the Volunteer Leadership Programme carried out by Islamic Relief UK, in partnership with HAD. The Journey So, there I was - standing at the arrival belt, watching bags being collected one by one, desperately hoping for my suitcase to be the next one that the menacing hole would spit out. But as the baggage hall becomes deserted, [...]

Volunteer Leadership Programme: South Africamoh2024-06-02T18:09:10+00:00

HAD, IRW and the Protests for Action on Climate Change
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HAD, IRW and the Protests for Action on Climate Change

moh2024-06-02T18:34:39+00:00

Table of Contents HAD, IRW and the Protests for Action on Climate Change A New Wave of Environmentalism The Need to Go ‘Beyond Politics’ The Effects of Climate Change on Migration Is the Humanitarian Sector Prepared? HAD, IRW and the Protests for Action on Climate Change November 11, 2019 This year has been a year of protests. From Lebanon, to Hong Kong, to Chile and France, people are raising their political voice to demand change across the globe. On 20 September 2019, ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit, Islamic Relief Worldwide and Humanitarian Academy for Development joined together with estimates [...]

HAD, IRW and the Protests for Action on Climate Changemoh2024-06-02T18:34:39+00:00

An Islamic perspective on how to avoid negative effects of NGO programmes
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An Islamic perspective on how to avoid negative effects of NGO programmes

moh2024-06-05T18:55:49+00:00

Table of ContentsAn Islamic perspective on how to avoid negative effects of NGO programmesNegative effects of programmes continue to be reportedFraught aid distributionsElitism and perceived biasContext sensitivity within Islamic Relief An Islamic perspective on how to avoid negative effects of NGO programmes November 6, 2019 The recent publication by House of Peace of a collection of stories from the field of humanitarian/development operations in Lebanon and Syria is a reminder that while humanitarian relief operations are far more cognisant of the potential negative effects of their work than was the case twenty years ago, negative effects do still occasionally happen. Humanitarians, [...]

An Islamic perspective on how to avoid negative effects of NGO programmesmoh2024-06-05T18:55:49+00:00

HAD Recommends: Netflix Documentaries for Humanitarian Workers
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HAD Recommends: Netflix Documentaries for Humanitarian Workers

moh2024-06-02T19:34:37+00:00

Table of ContentsNetflix Documentaries for Humanitarian WorkersHe Named Me Malala (2015)Miss Representation (2011)The White Helmets (2016)Chasing Coral (2017)Daughters of Destiny (2017)E-Team (2014) Netflix Documentaries for Humanitarian Workers November 4, 2019 According to a Streaming Observer study, the world collectively spends 164.8 million hours each day watching Netflix. Which sounds like a lot, but don’t let that make you neglect your account. Netflix actually has a huge collection of inspiring, informative and insightful documentaries for humanitarian workers. And, most of these documentaries only count for around 0.000001% of the world’s collective viewing time for the day so you can watch guilt free! [...]

HAD Recommends: Netflix Documentaries for Humanitarian Workersmoh2024-06-02T19:34:37+00:00

The biggest threats to the Sustainable Development Goals: A review of the UK’s performance in the global context
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The biggest threats to the Sustainable Development Goals: A review of the UK’s performance in the global context

moh2024-06-02T19:46:09+00:00

Table of ContentsThe Sustainable Development GoalsWhat are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?How is the UK performing?Are we running out of time?Goal 2: Zero World HungerGoal 13: The EnvironmentWhat conclusions can we draw from this?What are HAD doing to practically support the Sustainable Development Goals?Learning & Development:Research & Development:Talent Development: The Sustainable Development Goals What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Over a two-year consultation period, a set of universal goals addressing the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges we face were created. Rounding off the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals, these new goals were designed to engage both developed [...]

The biggest threats to the Sustainable Development Goals: A review of the UK’s performance in the global contextmoh2024-06-02T19:46:09+00:00

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