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
Arzu Merali discusses human rights activism from a decolonial perspective with Julia Suarez-Krabbe on 20 March 2014.
Houria Bouteldja was invited to the IHRC Bookshop to speak about decolonising France on 27th April 2013. I was able to chair that event and interview Houria. Watch the conversation here. At the time she was a spokesperson of the Party of the Indigenous of the Republic (PIR). PIR was the first
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.
Dr. Kwame Nimako author and co-author of over 30 books, reports and guidebooks on international relations joined IHRC on Wednesday 19 October 2011 to discuss his latest work ‘The Dutch Atlantic: Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation’ (co-written with Glenn Willemsen). Arzu chaired. The Dutch Atlantic provides an erudite history of Dutch slavery, revolts,
Arzu Merali looks at the significance of the notorious prison camp. An almost ten year old child who has never seen their father is one of the most poignant victims of the asymmetric war waged by the US on what it deems legitimate targets. His story and those of former detainees –