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.
Muslim Girls Fence
‘Muslim Girls Fence’ is a project by Maslaha and British Fencing, creating spaces for Muslim girls and women to challenge stereotypes through physical and creative expression.
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.
Getting ready for reception
Getting Ready for Reception is a video resource with 10 simple things parents can teach their child before they start school. Available in 10 languages.
Ramadan Lockdown Series
During Ramadan 2020, we’re sharing #HealthyRamadanLockdown films with spiritual and medical guidance for fasting amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
The Future Is Muslim
At a time when Muslim communities are spoken about and spoken for, we’re demanding the right to tell our own stories on our own terms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gender Based Violence in Hong Kong
In 2016 Maslaha embarked on a collaborative project with RainLily, a crisis centre for survivors of sexual violence in Hong Kong, to develop cultural competency among front line workers working with Muslim and other ethnic minority women in Hong Kong.
All We Are
Maslaha’s work in this area has been focused on highlighting the disproportionate rise in young Muslim men in the criminal justice system with the number doubling over the past 10 years. Our reports have also highlighted the discrimination that exists within the criminal justice system and the particular impact of Islamophobia.
Radical Whispers
Radical Whispers is a collaborative project between Maslaha and Poet in The City to provide a UK platform for Afghan women's poetry.
Young Muslims on Trial
Our second report, Young Muslims on Trial – a study on the impact of Islamaphobia on criminal justice decision making. involved interviews with a range of bodies and agencies.
The Book of Travels
The Book of Travels is an online and physical exhibition which explored the exchange of ideas and knowledge between the Ottomans and Europeans through medicine, trade, storytelling, architecture and music.
Hepatitis B & C
Maslaha developed an online resource - Understandhepbandc.org – that aims to increase awareness and understanding of hepatitis B and C amongst the Pakistani community in East London, and is suitable for both community members and GPs/medical practitioners.
Islam & Feminism
Islam and Feminism is a digital resource exploring the relationship between Islam and feminism from both an historical perspective and through the diverse lives of Muslim women today.