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The Securitisation of Muslims in Britain

This project explores how counterterrorism measures shape Muslim identity in the UK, focusing on schools, healthcare, prisons, and homes. Based on research by Dr. Shereen Fernandez, Dr. Tarek Younis, and Maslaha, it uses audio and visual elements to illustrate the pervasive impact of Islamophobia and securitisation.

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Radical Safeguarding

Our Radical Safeguarding workbook is designed for practitioners working with children and young people, particularly in school contexts, who might be wondering how to start doing things differently when it comes to safeguarding.

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Education Maslaha Education Maslaha

Anti-racism from day 1

'Anti-Racism From Day 1' is a resource for schools and teachers, featuring 10 things that you can do to take an anti-racist approach to engaging with families and communities, laying the foundations for children of all backgrounds to thrive at school, and beyond.

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The Realities of Ramadan in Prison

The experience of Muslims in prison during Ramadan are not normally given a public hearing. Our work over Ramadan aims to end this silencing of their experiences. Through a series of audios and comics we shine a light on the discrimination that Muslims in prison face during this important time.

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MFest

MFest is a multi-arts festival of Muslim knowledge and creativity.  We bring together artists, activists, thinkers, organisations and collectives to celebrate the collective power of diverse Muslim communities, connect with our roots and imagine thriving futures.

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Community Health Knowledge

Black and brown communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and neglected by the UK government’s lack of clear, accessible information. In response, we collaborated with scientists, GPs, and community organisations to create multilingual films offering contextualised advice co-produced with the most affected communities.

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Nobody’s Metaphor

Nobody’s Metaphor is a documentary made in 2018 that follows a group of school girls in North West London as they embark on the Muslim Girls Fence project, a unique and exciting project by Maslaha and British Fencing that brings together the sport of fencing, conversation and creativity.

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Learning through play

A series of short educational films that showcase 20 activities that parents can do cheaply and easily at home with their early years children. Available in Sylheti, Urdu, Polish and Somali.

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Time to End the Silence

Our third report, Time to End the Silence: the experience of Muslims in the prison system, shows in stark detail how Muslims in prison face racism which obstructs them from practising their religion and prevents them from accessing vital services such as mental health programmes.

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Schools with Roots

Schools with Roots offers a range of strategies to support UK primary schools develop sustainable and anti-racist practice around engaging with their local communities and families.

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Our Forest Gate Stories

Our Forest Gate Stories is a zine created with parents at Sandringham Primary School in Newham, sharing tales and trials of wisdom, humour, despair and resilience. A snap shot of the diverse journeys and realities of the communities living in Forest Gate.

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Escuela Nueva in the UK

Over the course of three years, Maslaha worked in partnership with Fundación Escuela Nueva (FEN) in Colombia and four UK primary schools to explore how the internationally acclaimed FEN model could be adapted to tackle educational inequalities in the UK.

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