‘A multidimensional model of understanding Islamophobia’ by Saied Reza Ameli, Arzu Merali in The Routledge International Handbook of Islamophobia edited by Irene Zempi & Imran Awan Chapter 4 Buy here and from other retailers. Get access to the chapter only here. Abstract A comparative practical analysis of the US, Canada, UK andIslamophobia
Anna Soubury’s experiences at the hands of the far-right is the lived and normalised experience of the minoritised, says Arzu Merali. Year in year, for a good ten years or more, all sorts of far-right and a motley band of Zionists, congregate to counter the annual Al-Quds Day pro-Palestinian demonstration. They howl
Institutionalised Islamophobia has contributed to hate crimes, discrimination and the exclusion of Muslims from political spaces* Where to start or finish a year’s overview of Islamophobia in the UK? We can focus on the comments of various public figures, not least former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who was exonerated of any wrongdoing for his
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.
The launch of a ‘Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit’ offers reason for hope at a time when racism is on the rise in many parts of Europe* I am on the train to Brussels, to take part in the launch of the Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit **(CIK) report at the European Parliament. The culmination of nearly two
Arzu Merali says that despite getting the nation well and truly hooked the BBC series The Bodyguard played into virtually every Islamophobic stereotype. It’s Monday evening and I am still annoyed, and frankly alarmed. I am still thinking about the finale of the BBC Drama series Bodyguard that aired in the UK last
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
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).
New research on counter-narratives to Islamophobia articulates the 10 major ways of challenging anti-Muslim racism today* The UK is “anything but Islamophobic”, so spoke a Muslim organisation head in a comment to the press on the Islamophobia Awards in 2004. Because, he added, Britain has such a vibrant anti-war movement. The awards