Some thoughts from this week’s monumental events involving Iran’s response to “Israel”, and how those showing solidarity need to be wary of reproducing Zionist narratives. Post below the audio. It needs to be acknowledged now, that the two Operations ‘True Promise’ from the Islamic Republic of Iran launched in response to attacks
Some notes on these last few weeks from Arzu I was alerted to this short film by Revd Stephen Sizer of Peacemakers. Based on Zeina Azzam’s poem ‘Write my name’, it crushed me. I demand you watch it. I defy you not to weep. I will put a link and the
As race riots erupt across the UK, Arzu looks at the pivotal role of the UK’s counter-terrorism regime, particularly its Prevent program, in inciting this hatred. Listen to the article or read it in full below. If you haven’t been embedded in discussions about the UK’s anti-terrorism regime for
Some quick comments from Arzu on the unfolding situation in England. Why is the government and media reluctant to use the term ‘riot’? My auto-prompt suggested 2011 after I started typing in today’s date. It is the thirteenth anniversary of the killing of Mark Duggan by police officers in London, justice for which
This short piece is based on a thread on X posted on 11 Jul7 2024 on Srebrenica and the genocide in Bosnia. Today marks the 29th anniversary of the genocide in #Srebrenica. Islamic Human Rights Commission has released a recording by Nargess Moballeghi of her essay for #TheLongView ‘Bosnia: the forgotten
What, if anything, can be a revolutionary politics for minoritised people, especially Muslims in the UK? What can we actually do to fight for the end of the genocide? – asks Arzu Merali. Read the article below the audio. Listen to the audio on this page or on Youtube. Part III:
There is no point trying to do politics and work in the political system, even if it is to try and stop genocide, if we do not understand how it operates, argues Arzu Merali Listen to the audio or read the article below. II: Understanding the System The first part of this
It is time to stop blindly replicating previously failed attempts to leverage the Muslim vote in the UK, argues Arzu Merali. Listen to the audio or read the article below. I: Learning from the Past “…nations have no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.”
Reports that the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer intends to appoint Baroness Louise Casey as a minister if he is elected, show his intentions to govern without difference in style or substance. Apparently Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is considering appointing the cross bench peer Dame Louise Casey of Blackstock as a
The leading liberal author Naomi Klein has publicly called for an exodus of Jews from Zionism. This is momentous, particularly to those who remember her pro-Zionist interventions of yesteryear. Arzu discusses why, notwithstanding this welcome news, the movement for a better world needs to still hold those who upheld the old world
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