Reports

European Islamophobia Report – UK, 2016

Arzu overviews events relating to Islamophobia in the Uk in 2016 for SETA. Read the report (p583 onwards) here. Executive Summary The year began with policy announcements from the erstwhile Prime Minister David Cameron regarding funding for English language classes for Muslim women he deemed were ‘traditionally submissive’ and therefore unable in

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European Islamophobia Report – UK, 2015

Arzu overviews events relating to Islamophobia in the UK in 2016 for SETA. Read the report (p550 onwards) here. Executive Summary The UK faced a difficult year, marked by what many perceived as a downward turn in race relations, seeing in particular, a demonstrable rise in Islamophobia.The general election in May saw

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Once Upon a Hatred: Anti-Muslim Experiences in the USA

Once Upon a Hatred: Anti-Muslim Experiences in the USA reveals the shocking statistic that 30% of Muslims surveyed have experienced a hate-motivated physical attack. Publication date:  23 May 2013 £10 (£7 to pre-order)/ ISBN: 9781903718919 / 233mm x 156mm / 192 pages / paperback / Islamic Human Rights Commission Order it at

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France and the Hated Society: Muslim Experiences

France and the Hated Society: Muslim Experiences, exposes the pervasive nature of Islamophobic discrimination in France. £10 / ISBN: 9781903718841 / 233mm x 156mm / 144 pages / paperback / Islamic Human Rights Commission PDF version You can read an executive summary of the report here [external link].       Reviews.

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VIDEO: Human Rights and Anti-Imperialism

Arzu Merali presents a critique of current human rights regimes, arguing that the South, including Islamic civilisations need to create their own narratives and institutional alternatives. This presentation was delivered in Kuala Lumpur at a student training session organised by ABIM and presented by the Universal Justice Network (UJN) in May 2012.

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The Citizens’ Jury, Reading: Discussing ‘Respect’

From the IHRC website regarding Why IHRC are supporting this project IHRC’s Arzu Merali is a member of the Oversight Panel for the Citizen’s Jury in Reading. She outlines the reason for IHRC’s support for this project: “IHRC believes it is deeply important to encourage people to seize their rights as citizens

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To Liberate or Not to Liberate? Islam, Universalism & Human Rights

A presentation by Arzu Merali dealing with the problems of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from a Muslim perspective. Download the report here. The paper by Arzu Merali was presented at the one day conference, ‘Concepts of Human Rights: Islamic and Western Perspectives.’ In a comparison between Islamic Human Rights and Western

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