Maslaha Briefing 2 - The Hidden Lives of Muslims in Prison
This is the second in a series of briefings from Maslaha on the hidden lives of Muslims in prison. It looks at the use of force in prisons and shows that prison officers are more likely to use force against Muslims. It also reveals the inadequate levels of scrutiny on this state-sanctioned violence in prisons.
An anti-racist approach to Maths Awareness Month
This resource explores three ways that educators can adopt an approach in maths which challenges Eurocentricity, applies maths as a tool for social justice and involves parents/carers in meaningful ways.
Our Stories, Our Resistance
Our Stories, Our Resistance is a podcast created by a group of Muslim girls from Tower Hamlets, where they talk about the struggles and the joys of being a teenage Muslim girl in the UK today. They share their experiences of what it’s like growing up in a world shaped by Islamophobia, racism, sexism and how they resist oppression through faith, creativity, friendship and humour.
Ramadhan in schools
We asked young people and their families what they would like their teachers to know, or do during Ramadhan. This resource shares five practical ways to create safe and inclusive spaces for students who choose to observe it.
Children’s mental health and anti-racism
This resource sets out 4 practical ways that practitioners can adopt an anti-racist approach when thinking about and responding to the mental wellbeing of the children and young people they work with.
An anti-racist approach to teaching Awareness Days: Christmas
This resource helps educators to deliver Christmas Day activities using an anti-racist lens. These learning prompts can be easily adapted to a range of year groups.
An anti-racist approach to teaching Awareness Days: Remembrance Day
This resource helps educators to deliver Remembrance Day activities using an anti-racist lens.
Jami'an: supporting families separated by prison
This resource provides support to families whose loved ones are in prison, on how to navigate the prison system. It provides basic information on how to find out where a loved one is, how to contact them and arrange visits, and send money and parcels.
Building your anti-racist classroom
A resource with five practical steps that teachers can take to create safe spaces for students in their classrooms and embed anti-racism into their practice.
Collective making and learning for Palestine (for all ages)
This resource is for families, community groups and educators to teach about Palestine in a way that sparks curiosity, builds critical consciousness and makes links to other parts of the world.
Community anti-racist demands for politicians
We have highlighted 5 community demands which can be used to raise issues with politicians and parties in the lead up to election, as well as holding them to account once a new government is formed.
Palestine lesson prompts
This resource connects the teaching of Palestine to topics that are already being taught in the classroom while also encouraging a “global perspective” (as described by Martin Luther King) by connecting it with other world events.
UnCaptured
This is the first edition of a new booklet series from Maslaha which builds greater knowledge about Muslims in prison. UnCaptured shares stories and viewpoints on the experiences of Muslims in prison that are not normally published.
Maslaha Briefing 1 - The Hidden Lives of Muslims in Prison
This briefing highlights the daily experiences of Muslims in prison and the different forms of harm they face. It looks at the use of PAVA spray - a synthetic pepper spray – in prisons since 2019.
Palestine in schools: From the river to the sea
We developed this resource for families to understand their rights to freedom of speech and advice on how they can raise their concerns with schools.
We are free to witness - open letter
We worked with parents, educators and young people to create this call to action, to mobilise around Palestinian solidarity to centre anti-racist practice and solidarity in education and movement.
Palestine in schools: Advice for Families
We developed this resource for families to understand their rights to freedom of speech and advice on how they can raise their concerns with schools.
How to make a safe classroom for all children
We worked with teachers and young people to create these cards containing different strategies that teachers can use instead of punishing students for engaging in political discussions around Palestine.
Coming Home
Coming Home is a free, confidential counselling service provided by Muslim therapists for Muslims - and their families - harmed by police, prisons and criminalisation.
Centring Muslim Girls’ Mental Wellbeing in Schools
The film 'Centring Muslim Girls’ Mental Wellbeing in Schools' aims to help teachers reflect on what they can do in their practice, as well as the wider school, to allow Muslim girls to bring their whole selves.