New UK Extremism Definition: Why IHRC had already cancelled the government
Putting Muslim groups on an extremism blacklist serves no real purpose except dog whistling in the run up to a general election the Tories have clearly decided to run on a culture war ticket. And that...
View ArticleJoint letter to Met Police demanding independent policing of Al-Quds Day rally
Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard, 8-10, Broadway, London SW1H 0AZ 3 April 2024 mark.rowley@met.police.uk Dear Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, Joint Letter to Sir...
View ArticlePolice urged to change heavy-handed tactics for Al-Quds Day march
A number of organisations have sent a strongly worded letter to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner demanding that he fulfils his responsibility to ensure that Friday’s Al-Quds Day event is policed...
View ArticlePro Palestine rally will be as vocal and trenchant as ever
Organisers of tomorrow’s Al-Quds Day event are resisting calls to tone down the event for fear that it may cause offence to pro-Israel groups. The annual rally and march in support of Palestinian...
View ArticleLetter challenging Aldi to come clean about Medjool dates
We are writing to seek an explanation from Aldi as to why you appear to be intentionally misleading customers about the origin of your medjool dates. In a reply to an earlier query by IHRC dated 8...
View ArticleAldi challenged to come clean over Medjool dates
IHRC and Inminds Human Rights Group have challenged Aldi to come clean about the origin of Medjool dates being sold by the supermarket chain. After customers picked up on the Israeli bar code of the...
View ArticleNigeria – Concerns authorities will target Friday’s pro-Palestine march with...
Indications that the annual Quds Day marches and rallies across the country may face violent attacks by security and police forces IHRC is deeply concerned by indications that Nigerian security and law...
View ArticleOne dead as police fire at Al-Quds Day demonstrators in Nigeria
At least one person is reported dead and many more are injured after police opened fire on the annual Al-Quds Day march in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. Haidar Ishaq was hit when security forces shot at...
View ArticlePolice blasted for arrests of rabbis in pro-Palestine demonstration
Organisers have criticised the Metropolitan Police’s handling of yesterday’s al-Quds Day demonstration in which two ultra-orthodox Jewish rabbis were arrested for inciting anti-Semitism. The bizarre...
View ArticleAuthor Evening with Muzzammil Al-Nadwi: Views on Womanhood
Join us for an evening discussion with Muzzammil Al-Nadwi, to delve into the book Views on Womanhood: A Translation and Reading of Mustafa Sabri Efendi’s (d. 1373/1954) Qawli fi ‘l-Mar’a. Views on...
View ArticleSchool prayer ruling is exclusionary and Islamophobic
IHRC condemns today’s decision by a High Court that a school in north west London was acting lawfully by preventing Muslim pupils from performing prayer on the premises. The case against Michaela...
View Article37. The Future of the Decolonial Movement part 4: the problem of organization
What is decolonial theory? The future of the decolonial movement part 4: the problem of organization Keywords: Social Movement, Power, Marxism, Decoloniality, Universalism, Colonisation
View Article38. The Bandung Dialogues with Imam Muhammad al-Asi: religion and culture
The Bandung Dialogues with Imam Muhammad al-Asi: a discussion on religion and culture You can purchase Imam Asi’s books at the IHRC Bookshop here. Keywords: Islam, Decoloniality, Culture, Visual Art,...
View Article39. Decolonial economic theory: basic concepts
How can we understand the economic problems of today with decolonial economic theory? Keywords: Economic Theory, Decoloniality, Eurocentric, Liberalism, Marxism,
View ArticleJustice for Mohammed Saleem means action now
Faisal Bodi looks back at the case of Islmaophobic hate crime victim Mohammed Saleem, and asks why so little has changed since his murder. On this day 11 years ago, Mohammed Saleem was brutally...
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Children’s Storytelling Day with Bushra Hussain: My Islam A-Z
Join us for an exciting day of storytelling and arts & crafts activities with author and illustrator, Bushra Hussain. Bushra will be spending a full day at the IHRC Bookshop to deliver engaging...
View Article40. Decolonial economic theory: the experience of China
The Economic Transformation of China Keywords: China, Poverty Alleviation, Socialism, Infrastructural Development, The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Marxism
View ArticleJustice Denied: The Case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui with Clive Stafford Smith
Join us for a panel event with Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer and co-founder of Reprieve, to discuss the murder and injustice that followed Pakistani neuroscientist, Dr. Aafia Siddique. WHEN: Thursday,...
View ArticleElections: What Choice Do We Really Have
Elections. What choices do we have? And what should we do about them?
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Author Evening with Muzzammil Al-Nadwi: Views on Womanhood
Join us for an evening discussion with Muzzammil Al-Nadwi, to delve into the book Views on Womanhood: A Translation and Reading of Mustafa Sabri Efendi’s (d. 1373/1954) Qawli fi ‘l-Mar’a. Views on...
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