The leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is not the troublesome priest to be gotten rid of by insinuation, writes Arzu Merali.* One can’t help but wonder whether Buhari’s latest campaign tactic – as claimed across the media in Nigeria today – that Iran is now his and not Sheikh
30th November 2018 saw the UK Launch of the Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit in London at Central Hall Westminster. This is my contribution. Find the findings of the UK section of the project here.
“We are in an emergency situation” More from the Sheikh Zakzaky Presser. Arzu Merali answers media questions.
Published on OpenDemocracy, this call from A Collective Of Muslim Women From Across Europe, demands a real European model of inclusion and pluralism giving everyone access to employment and education while not placing an extra burden on women. Arzu Merali was one of the signatories. Read it in full here, or below.
In the wake of controversial comments from the OFSTED chief, Amanda Spielman, claiming Muslim primary school girls were sexualised by wearing the hijab and supporting a hijab ban, Arzu Merali talks about why Spielman must resign. Related: Why I think Amanda Spielman should resign her Ofsted post
[1 Feb, 2024]I was honoured to join Salim Kassam when he was at The Muslim Vibe for their podcast, talking about the work of IHRC and the journey I went on personally before helping to set up the organisation. Listen below.
Arzu Merali joins Salaam Media in South Africa to discuss the issue. Moulana Abdurahman Laily talks to Arzu Merali. Listen below. Read Arzu Merali’s piece with this title here.
The panel on tackling the police state from the 2018 Bandung of the North conference with Fred Hampton Jr., Arzu Merali, Amal Bentousi, Safa Chebbi, Andre-Yanne Parent, Nordine Saidi, Ibrahim Bechrouri, Redouane Ikil and Said Bouamama. This panel (mainly in French) includes a presentation from IHRC’s Arzu Merali (in English).
IHRC held its annual Islamophobia Conference on Sunday, 10 December 2017 on ‘The Rise of Nativism’. Here, IHRC co-founder Arzu Merali outlines the topic, ”Whose nation is it anyway?” More details below the video. Text from the IHRC website. IHRC and SACC held their annual Islamophobia Conferences on 8 (Edinburgh) and 10
From the 2016 IHRC Islamophobia Conference, The Environment of Hate and the Police State. IHRC and SACC held the third annual Islamophobia Conference entitled The Environment of Hate and the Police State on Saturday 3 December in Edinburgh with a parallel conference held in London at the P21 Gallery on Saturday 10 December. Find