Arzu was the author of the UK research in this groundbreaking project on Countering Islamophobic Narratives This page (taken from the IHRC website here) provides the key documents, video and links in the Countering Islamophobic Narratives project (CIK) that was undertaken in 2017 – 2018. The author of research on the UK
As the scandal over Islamophobia in the Conservative Party escalated in 2020, I joined Waqar Rizvi on Scope to discuss the matter. Watch Waqar Rizvi conferring with a panel of experts on recent International events in the SCOPE. Topics: 1. UK: Post-Brexit Economic Outlook 2. UK: Islamophobia in Conservative Party Guests: *
Reflexively showcasing Muslim contributions to Westernised society will not in and of itself address the Islamophobia-motivated erasure and misrepresentation of Muslims from national narratives. That requires a wider, more forceful recognition and restatement of the role played by colonialism in subalternising racialised minorities, argues Arzu Merali.* “Armed Forces Day was one strand
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.
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
Arzu Merali examines how equal citizenship has been denied Muslims, and the challenges that poses for a supposedly new politics in the UK.* In 2004 the Islamic Human Rights Commission (www.ihrc.org) began an eighteen month project to articulate British Muslims’ expectations of the government to those in power, as a way of
Dominic Casciani of the BBC interviewed Arzu Merali about the findings published in the first two reports of the British Muslims’ Expectations of the government project. Researchers say they have found a sharp rise in discrimination against Muslims in the UK. A report, backed by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, recorded increased levels
Arzu Merali & Massoud Shadjareh overview the rise in the phenomenon from international politics to schools and universities. It questions liberal society’s ability to get beyond its prejudices. Based on a presentation at the ‘Islamophobia Workshop’ at the ‘Justice or Just Us Conference’, 11th May 2002, Liverpool organised by BRAIN (Black Racial
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