WHY THE ATTACK ON NIQAB?
October 17, 2009
On Monday October 5Th 2009, shaikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, head of Al Azhar University, Egypt ordered a school girl to remove her Niqab.
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Alert: UK – Vacancy at IHRC: Campaign and General administrative worker
October 16, 2009
IHRC is looking for enthusiastic applicants with a proven dedication to human rights activism and understanding of IHRC’s ethos.
Turkish TV show portraying IDF soldiers as murderers sparks outrage
October 15, 2009
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his outrage over a Turkish television drama that depicts Israel Defense Forces soldiers as brutal war criminals.
Press TV – A debate on Islamophobia
October 14, 2009
IHRC’s Massoud Shadjareh joins The Panel on Press TV’s forum programme to discuss Islamophobia.
PRESS RELEASE: Bahrain – IHRC welcomes the release of 19 protestors, set to be sentenced today for murder; court decision breaks ‘pardon’ precedent
October 13, 2009
Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) welcomes a Bahraini court’s decision to release 19 proetstors today.
Update Alert: USA – Poor prison conditions contribute to the deteriorating health of Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman
October 12, 2009
IHRC have recently spoken to the family of the blind Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman, regarding his failing health and deprived prison conditions.
RIGHTS-US: New York ”Terror” Detainee in Draconian Conditions
October 8, 2009
As the planned closing of the U.S. military’s detention centre at Guantanamo Bay draws nearer, human rights activists are raising questions about the treatment of detainees
PRESS RELEASE: IHRC’S latest briefing provides an overview of the updated version of the ‘Counter-Terrorism Strategy of the United Kingdom’, also known as ‘CONTEST’, as published on the 24th of March 2009
October 7, 2009
The briefing discusses in some detail the omitted elements of the updated strategy where Muslims are considered extremist.
