Charter 3:103 Project

8 July, 2003

The convenors of Charter 3:103*, the anti-sectarian project, today condemned the resurgence and escalation of sectarian violence in Pakistan, as well as in other Muslim countries.

UK Volunteer Opportunity: Chance to Volunteer as a Peer-Counsellor for Muslim Youth Helpline

4 July, 2003

The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is a confidential telephone peer-counselling and e-mail enquiries service for young people in need.

CAMPAIGN UPDATE: International Helsinki Federation Report on Anti-Terrorism and Human Rights, and further resources

3 July, 2003

Read the Islamic Human Rights Commission’s comments on the UK situation in ‘Anti-Terrorism Measures, Security and Human Rights: Developments in Europe, Central Asia and North America in the Aftermath of September 11’.

MEDIA ALERT: ‘CHANNEL 4 AND MUSLIM ‘ANTI-SEMTITISM’ CONTROVERSY

2 July, 2003

Protest against \’Blaming the Jews\’ aired on Channel 4, Saturday 28th June.

ALERT UPDATE: ‘PALESTINE-HOLOCAUST CONTROVERSY’

26 June, 2003

Comparing the Gaza Strip to the Warsaw Ghetto. A useful tool for activism and awareness-raising.

ALERT UPDATE: Aceh Crisis, Indonesia

13 June, 2003

Recent events have seen the continuation in the severity of the violence, ever since the fragile peace accord between the Indonesian government and Aceh\’s separatist movement broke down.

URGENT MEDIA ALERT: Spooks – Suicide Bombers

4 June, 2003

IHRC is concerned that the BBC drama ‘Spooks’ to be aired Monday 9th June, at 9pm, will serve to reinforce damaging stereotypes about Muslims, especially post-9/11.

What’s New at www.ihrc.org?

2 June, 2003

New material added to the website aside from alerts and press releases include many article and briefings. The following are links to and reviews of just some.