Viewpoint: Islam & Modernity

26 September, 2003

Arzu Merali looks at this ‘debate’.

UK Today: The Anti-Muslim Backlash in the Wake of September 11, 2001

19 October, 2001

An overview of the number and nature of anti-Muslim incidents since September 11, 2001. IHRC collated the reports of Islamophobic incidents it received in the wake of 9-11 in this report. Anti-Muslim attacks spiked immediately after the event. Download the report here. This is a

The Oldham Riots

1 July, 2001

A study into the causes and effects of the Oldham riots in the UK, in the summer of 2001.

A History of Muslims in Australia

1 July, 2000

Bilal Cleland’s excellent history of the Muslim presence and participation in Australian society.

Launch of Anti-Muslim Hostility in the UK, 2000

16 February, 2000

Towards the end of 1998, we decided to survey the extent of the problem, and devised a questionnaire to be distributed among the Muslim community. That questionnaire was distributed at the end of 1998 / beginning of 1999 and again at the end of 1999

Freedom is my Daughter’s Name

30 July, 1999

Hijab bans, torture and imprisonment without charge in the late 1990s in Turkey. This article was originally written in 1997, when a soft coup had removed the democratically elected government. Whilst some form of democracy has returned to Turkey, women are still barred from university and public positions if they wear the hijab. Gul Aslan, mentioned in this article, was released in 1999 after an IHRC campaign for her release.

Report of IHRC Observer into the Trial of Huda Kaya and the Malatya 75

1 July, 1999

Osama Daneshyar’s 1999 report into the trial of Huda Kaya and the Malatya 75, 51 of whom faced the death penalty for participating in a peaceful demonstration in support of women suspended from university for wearing hijab.

Other Voices in the Garden: Why Muslim Women Don’t Have Human Rights

1 March, 1999

Arzu Merali argues that the current human rights discourse discriminates against Muslim and ‘other’ women. Download the report here. The report uses Iran and Turkey as examples in some points as well as referring to the case of Gul Aslan. Arzu cites Katerina Dalacoura’s studies