Letters to the editor, from Sir Tim Brighouse et al. about the Trojan Horse/ hoax affair. Arzu Merali was one of the signatories. Read the letter here on The Guardian pages, or below. Several major Ofsted reports are due to be published about the so-called “Trojan Horse” schools in Birmingham which
As the political narrative in the UK drives home further the idea of Muslim deviance, the speaker will try to address Muslim internalisation of racism and Islamophobia. She asks, “What lessons can we derive from Karbala about our lives in the UK today?” Watch Full Video below Related: Read Ashura and
Arzu reflects on the passing of two actors, the release of Lynn Stewart and two anniversaries from Latin America. When comedy heroes die, the world becomes a sadder place. Today James Avery – ‘Uncle Phil’ from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air passed away. A day before John Fortune of Channel 4’s
Arzu Merali reflects on contemporary Islamophobia and Racism* Great news for all, that Monty Python are reforming and will be playing the O2 next year. I happily watched a clip on BBC Breakfast a couple of days back of the Spanish Inquisition using the soft cushions and comfy chair of torture on a little
Professor Salman Sayyid talked with IHRC on 22 September 2011 about his book on the rise of so-called Islamism, the contestation of meanings of Islam and Islamophobia.
The book, co-authored with journalist Fiona Bawdon set out the story of the five men arrested and tried for terrorism offences in the now infamous ‘Ricin’ trial, where it was alleged they formed a an Al-Qaeda conspiracy to poison thousands of people. Of the five four were acquitted of all charges, the
On Wednesday 28th August 2013 IHRC hosted an author evening with Joe Glenton, ex-soldier, writer and film maker to discuss his book ‘Soldier Box’. Read more abut the event and book below the video. Text from the IHRC website. In his book Glenton reveals why he left the army, and the personal war
This speech was part of the event: ANTI-WAR RETROSPECTIVE OF THE LAST DECADE: Ten years since the invasion of Iraq, what is the state of the anti-war movement? That took place on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Goldsmiths Uni, London. Organised by TriContinental.
Following the success of his poetry recitations at our Genocide Memorial Day this year, acclaimed Poet and Cultural Innovator Mark Gonzales came to the IHRC bookshop to meet with Arzu Merali in this exclusive interview. Mark Gonzales is a storyteller and innovator who places healing and imagination in the centre of all
IHRC’s Arzu Merali presents her paper for the ‘Expert Panel: TERRORISM: CULTURES and MEDIA’ in the spring of 2011 in Tehran, Iran. Find more details, including links to the paper and conference proceeding below. Buy the book of the conference proceedings here. Download them here. From the Preface Just Peace: