Interviews

VIDEO: Gaza Genocide Day 7

Arzu discusses the death toll from Israeli war on Gaza rises to 2,215, including 724 children on day 7 of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza. If player below does not work visit this page.

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VIDEO: STRIVE UK Women leading the Ummah

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

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Passion for Justice – In Conversation with Arzu Merali of IHRC

In this new Awakening Project conversation with Arzu Merali, co-founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) based in London, UK, significant issues pertaining to the violation of Muslim rights, activism, Islamophobia and Shi’a Sunni relations are tackled.     Arzu Merali has been one of the major intellectual voices for Muslim

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Are Muslims being silenced? | The Big Picture #13

In this week’s episode of The Big Picture, Roshan Muhammed Salih looks at whether British Muslims are being squeezed out of mainstream life by right-wing policymakers, ideologues and the media. If so, what are the implications for communal harmony and democracy in the UK? Arzu Merali joins the conversation.  She discussed the

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Far-Right in Europe: Is the Threat Taken Seriously?

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

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