Alert: Another Yemeni Disappears After Arrest
April 9, 2008
Yemeni national Ibrahem Ali Al-Nashery has not been heard from since his arrest on 5 March 2008 at Sana’a International Airport.
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Alert: IHRC SALE ONLY THIS WEEK!
April 8, 2008
IHRC is reducing the price of some of its literature and merchandise for only this week.
Alert: New TV programme produced by IHRC looking at current human rights issues @ www.ihrc.org.uk/qoj
April 7, 2008
New TV programme produced by IHRC, Question of Justice, looking at current human rights issues. This week: Islamophobia in Literature
Review of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe, Oneworld Publications, 2008, 318+xviii
April 6, 2008
The book under review courageously explores the bitter realities behind the creation of Israel, a process of ethnic cleansing which continues today.
While We Stand Aside and Look: Demonising Palestinians in Hollywood Movies – Where is the Responsibility? Review of the DVD, Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, DVD, 50 mins, Media Education Foundation, ISBN: 1-932869-00-X
April 5, 2008
A review of the documentary based on the book of the same name which meticulously examines the portrayal of Arabs in some 750 movies from Hollywood’s earliest days until today.
The British Media and Muslim Representation: The Ideology of Demonisation
April 4, 2008
Extracts from a study by the Islamic Human Rights Commission into the representation of Muslims in the media that reflect the intersection of ideas of Palestine and Muslims and Islam in the British media. These particular extracts look at the portrayal of Palestine in some Hollywood movies and suggest that the impact of these types of images and ideas are of huge significance in shaping public opinion against Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims.
Palestine and the ‘Humanisation’ of the Historical Arab in Hollywood : Still Racism by any Other Name?
April 3, 2008
Using two recent Hollywood blockbusters (‘Kingdom of Heaven’ and ‘Munich’) as case-studies, Seyfeddin Kara draws parallels between the traditional presentation of racial minorities in Western cinema and the representation of Palestinians in Hollywood today.
Alert: Activities of IHRC at the 7th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva)
April 3, 2008
————————————————- Islamic Human Rights Commission ————————————————- 3 April 2008 Alert: Activities of IHRC at the 7th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva) Contents 1. Parallel events 2. Statements 3. Interview 1. Parallel events ‘Parallels between new and old forms of racism –
