POLITICS & BUSINESS

Baroness Gohir highlights the issue of sexually explicit audio abuse and asks for the law to be amended to address this.

Baroness Gohir questions the government's promise to reduce domestic as their budget shows no funding towards the issue.

Our CEO asks what the government will do to improve the safety of Muslim communities and increase reporting of hate crimes.

Our CEO spoke in the House of Lords to address her concerns about maternity outcomes for minority ethnic women

Our CEO spoke in the House of Lords to address her concerns about VAWG and anti-Muslim hate crime.

Our CEO spoke in the House of Lords to ask about what is being done to tackle anti-Muslim hate crime.

Baroness Gohir spoke in the House of Lords regarding her concerns about politicians misusing the new definition of extremism.

On International Women’s Day our CEO Baroness Shaista Gohir spoke during the House of Lords debate on economic inclusion.

Baroness Gohir spoke about the health inequalities faced by minority ethnic women, particularly regarding maternity care.

MWNUK CEO Baroness Shaista Gohir posed a question in the House of Lords about minority ethnic women domestic homicide rates.

Baroness Gohir spoke at the House of Lords regarding the rise in homeschooling and potential safeguarding concerns.

Earlier this week, Baroness Gohir highlighted gaps in the victims bill which had its second reading in the House of Lords.

Baroness Shaista Gohir spoke at the House of Lords on 24th October 2023 regarding the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.

It has now been a year since Baroness Shaista Gohir OBE's appointment to the House of Lords as a Cross-Bench Peer!

MWNUK CEO was on BBC Newsnight to touch upon the impact of coercive control & manipulation in abusive relationships.

MWNUK CEO Baroness Gohir spoke in the House of Lords in support of Baroness Morgan’s amendment to the Online Safety Bill.

Baroness Shaista Gohir spoke at the House of Lords on the Online Safety Bill.

MWNUK CEO, Baroness Shaista Gohir posed an important question about the women and girls of Afghanistan in the House of Lords

We are really pleased to share the Maiden Speech of Baroness Shaista Gohir OBE of MWNUK at the House of Lords on 10/10/2022.

Shaista Gohir OBE of the Muslim Women’s Network UK has been appointed to the House of Lords as a non-party-political.

MWNUK Co-Chair, Shaista Gohir OBE, speaks with BBC Newsnight demanding Nazir Ahmed lose his title.

Lord Ahmed has been jailed for child sex offences. MWNUK demands the government strip him of his title.

MWNUK Co-Chair Dr Iram Sattar was interviewed on BBC News on 24th January 2022 to speak about the experiences of MP Nus Ghani

Several MPs from the APPG on Muslim Women share their #Choose2Challenge stories as a part of the theme for IWD 2021

Professor Farah Bhatti OBE is interviewed by Naz Shah MP (Labour Party +Co-Chair of the APPG on Muslim Women) for IWD 2021.

On the 20th October 2020, MWNUK hosted the Inaugural Meeting of the APPG on Muslim Women & the launch of it's first inquiry

Rachel Okello, Conservative Candidate and Jackie Taylor, Labour Councillor encouraging BAME women to enter politics.

Event hosted by MWNUK as part of the Equal Power Project funded by Comic Relief to encourage BAME women to stand in politics

An online event to encourage and support BAME women in applying for roles on public and private sector Boards.

On Wednesday 9th September 2020, MWNUK hosted an online panel discussion exploring the role of magistrates in the UK.

A panel discussion with local councillors from different political parties

Labour MP Naz Shah explains why she decided to enter politics despite the barriers of being a BAME woman.

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