Islamophobia

VIDEO: Islamophobia Conference 2016 – Scotland

I spoke at the SACC and IHRC conference in Edinburgh in 2016 about how education, the legal system and the Prevent / Counter-terrorism regime coalesce to create an environment of hate that facilitates the operation of a de facto Police State. In this state citizens are either living in fear and self-censorship,

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VIDEO: Countering Islamophobia in Europe

At the Launch of the Counter Islamophobia Kit (CIK) at the European Parliament in Brussels in September, Alfiaz Vaiya interviewed Arzu Merali, Jean Lambert MEP and Professor Salman Sayyid on European Parliament TV. From 2017 – 2018 the Counter-Islamophobia Toolkit* team looked at narratives and counternarratives to Islamophobia in 8 European countries:

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VIDEO: Prevent as the Socialisation of Hate

Presented by Arzu Merali at the final plenary of the Prevent, Islamophobia and Civil Liberties national conference in June 2016.  In it Arzu looks at how the narratives that fuel Islamophobic street level violence and establishment attacks on Muslims are concretised by the narratives of Prevent.  She argues that the capture of

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Love and war in Cameron’s England

The British premier’s policy announcement of funding to teach Muslim women English has made me want to stop speaking the language I love* There’s the personal and public – a reimagining of the feminist standpoint if you like. It’s the way I see David Cameron’s speech announcing the need (and coincidentally the funding) to

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Environment of Hate: The New Normal for Muslims in the UK

In the wake of the publication of a landmark report documenting a rise in anti-Muslim racism in the UK, one of its authors, Arzu Merali, argues for a deeper understanding of the systemic roots of Islamophobia.* “While the media has always been identified as a problem area when it comes to rising

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Environment of Hate: More Press Coverage

The launch of Environment of Hate: The New normal for Muslims in the UK garnered a fair bit of media attention. Here are some more links   Rising Islamophobia In Britain ‘Is Creating An Environment Of Hate’ – The Huffington Post UK Muslims suffer pain and prejudice of a more hostile Britain – The Times

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Environment of Hate: The New Normal for Muslims in the UK

BUY A COPY NOW IN DIGITAL DOWNLOAD or PAPERBACK Publication Date: 17 November 2015 £5 (download) £10 (hard copy) / ISBN: 978-1-909853-01-0 (download) ISBN: 978-1-909853-00-3 (hard copy) / 233mm x 156mm / 272 pages / Islamic Human Rights Commission Click here to read the Executive Summary Environment of Hate: The New Normal for Muslims in

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VIDEO & AUDIO: BBC Reporting of Environment of Hate

The launch of Environment of Hate: The New Normal for Muslims in the UK was reported across the BBC.   The book deals with Islamophobia in the UK.  Here is some of their coverage. Government policy ‘negatively affects’ Muslims – BBC British Muslim convert ‘reported to authorities by college’ – BBC Arzu Merali interviewed –

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