I stood in at the last minute for Syed Mohammed Marandi at the IHRC & SACC 2021 Islamophobia Conference. Watch my presentation here. I was honoured to speak after Lee Jasper. The panel was entitled, ‘War and Law: Challenging the Violent State from Policing, Apartheid and Segregation to the Forever Wars’ Islamophobia
My presentation for Session 3 of the 2021 Islamophobia Conference on War and Law: Challenging the Violent State from Policing, Apartheid and Segregation to the Forever Wars. I was a last minute addiiton to the panel as someone dropped out. Find out more about the conference ‘Working with the Western(ised) Establishment: Yes,
In April 2021 I was honoured to speak at this conference. Muslim women often get pigeonholed into speaking about Women in Islam or gender issues. This event broke open more space for Muslim women to discuss their politics and vision beyond this lens. Text from Strive UK: Women’s conference 2021: Inspiring #women
Arzu joins Syed Muhsin Abbas on Ahlebait TV’s Critical Eye, alongside Maulana SM Rizvi to discuss the revocation of citizenship provisions in various Western states.
Arzu joins Muhsin Abbad to discuss solutions to state Islamophobia alongside Saeed A. Khan on 20th Hour on AhleBait TV
[28 Jan 2024]I was really honoured to be invited by Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Collective to speak on this issue and take questions. I am hoping to get a transcript up eventually. This event took place in December 2020.
Arzu Merali overviews some resources for those of looking for meaning – whether Muslim, Christian or different belief systems – at Christmas, in what is becoming an increasingly secular and materialistic celebration. First published on the IHRC website. Many thanks to various friends and figures, some of whom are named below, for
I was honoured to be invited to this Cambridge ISOC event ‘Being Muslim in the Modern University,’ at Cambridge University. I was on the panel in Session 5: Being a socially conscious Muslim: Approaches for the student activist on Sun, 3rd Nov 2019 Speakers: Imam Dawud Walid, Author, Towards Sacred Activism Arzu
I joined the panel on TRT’s Roundtable to discuss the threat of the Far-right in Europe. Muslims have been calling for greater protection after recent far-right terror attacks in Germany. In the UK, volunteer groups have been formed to protect communities from right wing extremists. Is the threat of the far-right in
Chaired by IHRC’s Head of Research, Arzu Merali and co-editor of the book The Routledge International Handbook of Islamophobia, Dr Irene Zempi began the discussion on why this compilation of 32 chapters was put together. Dr Zempi said she and Imran Awan felt it was a necessary step. She said “people in the political
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