Faisal Bodi

IHRC worried about fate of abducted marchers shot by police

IHRC is extremely concerned about the fate of scores of marchers attacked and/or arrested by police in Nigeria as they took part in Arba’een commemorations in the capital Abuja. Police opened fire at the marchers on Sunday 25 March without warning or provocation as they

IHRC response to The Times re House of Lords allegations

Below is an enquiry from the Times about a complaint made by 50 members of the House of Lords to the Charity Commission alleging anti-Semitism on the part of IHRC and our response.   Our Response Dear Mr Parker Thank you for your email dated

PM Starmer must rein in Israel, not blame Iran

IHRC has written to the PM to express our concerns about the government’s response to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians and its increasingly belligerent actions taking the region to the brink of a major war. Yesterday, in a joint statement with the leaders of France

Letter to British prime minister Keir Starmer on position towards Iran

Dear Prime Minister We are writing to you to express our concerns about your response to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians and its increasingly belligerent actions taking the region to the brink of a major war. Yesterday, in your joint statement with the leaders of

Response to the Jewish Chronicle’s staggering enquiry

Dear Ms Prinsley Thank you for your enquiry dated 07/08/2024. We note that having emailed our organisation you then promptly went ahead and published your article in under two hours. By any measure, that is an unfair and insufficient amount of time in which to

Anti-Muslim riots: Compassion must prevail over anger

The scenes of Muslims and others flooding the streets to see off the far-right threat are heartwarming and encouraging. We should not concede ground to racists. But the riots are also cries for help that we are religiously bound to address, writes Faisal Bodi. As

Letter to Home Secretary and 44 police chiefs in England and Wales

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper The horrifically shocking racist violence of the last few days in which Muslim communities and asylum seekers have seen their persons, homes, vehicles, businesses, places of residence and mosques attacked has left them feeling unsafe and vulnerable. Enabled by their