Arzu Merali

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Murder by drone: killing with impunity Western style

Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, says that the West’s use of drones to murder their political foes needs to be challenged so that politicians can no longer kill with impunity. January 3 marks the first anniversary of the extra-judicial execution of

Remembering Muhsin Kilby

Remembering Muhsin Kilby Celebrating the Life of One of ISRA’s Founders on the first anniversary of his death. Speakers: Prof. Dr. Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi (Bayt al-Maqdis) Prof. Dr Mohd Roslan Mohd Nor (Malaysia) Dr. Khalid El-Awaisi (Turkey) Norashikin Abdul Majid (Muhsin’s Wife) (Malaysia) Sara El-Awaisi

New Year's Day Sale

IHRC Bookshop & Gallery have a New Year’s Day Sale and are giving away 15% discount off all items. The discount code is NEW2021. Offer ends on 4th January. Below are a few of the books we have available. For more books, please visit our website. I Refuse to Condemn:

VIDEO: 2020 Review

This week’s video from IHRC Chair Massoud Shadjareh is a little longer than usual. He highlights key stories from the year and calls on all of us to join together and work for a better world. Watch the video below, and read / watch /

All about IHRC! The truth! (Mockumentary)

Did you ever wonder what it’s like – really like – at the IHRC Office? This film, from Neoliberal Productions, shows you the everyday reality. Please note, no IHRC staff or volunteers or boxes were harmed in the making of this film. This MOCKUMENTARY was

Have a very Muslim Christmas?

Arzu Merali overviews some resources for those of looking for meaning – whether Muslim, Christian or different belief systems – at this time of year, in what is becoming an increasingly secular and materialistic celebration. As the years go by my antipathy to Muslims ‘celebrating’

Opinions carved through experience: words by Houria Bouteldja

Sana Farid interviews Houria Boutledja. Houria Bouteldja is a french Algerian political activist known for her book ‘Whites, Jews and Us’: Towards a politics of Revolutionary love. In her exclusive interview, she has put forward her views on Islamophobia and is critical about LGBT. She

A New Born Baby: Encounters With A Revert

First penned in 2007, edited in 2020, this piece from Kosser Abdul Aziz takes us through some self-reflection about first impressions and good intentions. Before I came face to face with Sarah at work, I was told that she was keeping a low profile because