The event took a critical view of the humanitarian rhetoric around the intervention in Libya. Dr. Kamila Otman and Roshan Mohammed Salih overviewed the outcome of the NATO intervention in Libya in 2011 that brought down Muammar Ghadaffi. This is uncomfortable viewing at times as it provides a strong critique of humanitarian
Central to this discussion was the presentation of the idea of the Cartographies of Power, 15 hierarchies of which Professor Grosfoguel articulated to those in attendance and those watching on-line. He argued that race was the organising principle through which these hierarchies operated to colonise and continue to control peoples around the
Presented at the CES ALICE Colloqium Panel 1:4 in Coimbra in 2014. She discusses what it means to human, who controls the meaning, and how using different traditions – specifically the Islamic tradition – can show us how to move beyond the polarisation Westernised societies are facing today. From CES: Arzu
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
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