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SUMMARY:Author Evening with Narjis Khan\, Zainab Ali and Arzu Merali
DESCRIPTION:Demir Mahmutćehajić hosts an author evening with Narjis Khan\, Zainab Ali and Arzu Merali to disucss their latest book ‘Every Day and Every Land: Poems on the Tragedy of Karbala’. Join us in-person on Tuesday\, 14th July 2026 for an evening of discussions connecting to history through poetry. To join us in-person\, please book your place below. \nYou can purchase a copy of the book here. \n  \nWhen: Tuesday\, 14th July 2026\, door open at 7pm \nWhere: IHRC Bookshop and Gallery\, 202 Preston Road\, HA9 8PA\, Wembley\, United Kingdom (Nearest station Preston Road on the Metropolitan Line) \nParking: Please make sure to check restrictions when parking \n  \nAbout the Authors:\nNarjis Khan graduated from Cambridge in 2011 with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. After qualifying as a alwyer\, she completed her LLM specialising in Public International Law at the LSE. During this time\, she started writing poetry. The themes of her writing include social justice\, decolonisation\, human rights and Islamic history. Narjis has worked in the public sector and volunteered at various NGOs. \nZainab Ali has been a university lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics for over 25 years since completing her PhD in Mathematics in 1999. She is a published poet. Volumes of her work include\, World’s Echo (as Zainab Kazim\, 1989) and A Fistful of Water (2014). In addition to writing and producing recordings of her poetry\, she creates Maths videos for students with a wide range of subject competence. \nArzu Merali is a writer\, editor and researcher based in London\, UK. She is one of the founders of Islamic Human Rights Commission. Currently she is one of the editors of the quarterly The Long View. She graduated with a BA and MA Hons in English Literature from Cambridge University\, and also holds an MA Hons in International Relations and a Pg Dip Law. The late Amiral Pyarali Merali was her father\, and the inspiration for this publishing house and this volume. \nAbout the Host:\nDemir Mahmutćehajić is from Stolac in Bosnia.  After some years in the UK where he helped found the Islamic Human Rights Commission in 1997\, and later became the president of the London Islamic Community of Bosnians\, he returned to Bosnia. Since 2005 he has been constantly engaged in the civil rights movement in the Bosnia and Herzegovina\, at one time leading the DOSTA! (Enough!) movement. He has written and spoken about genocide in Bosnia\, its causes and consequences over the last 25 years.  Many of these speeches\, reports and articles can be found on the IHRC website. Find him on Twitter @stolac92. \nAbout the Book:\nEvery Day and Every Land: Poems on the Tragedy of Karbala brings together three very different poets\, united in their retelling of this seismic event in the history of Islam and Muslims.These events have spawned vast literatures including and especially poetry across many languages. Writing directly in English\, the poets also connect the events of 7th century Arabia with the events of the world today.\nThis volume is a contribution to the developing English canon.\nAll three write in English and bring traditional and modern styles to the topic. There is a style here\, for everyone.\nZainab Kazim\, uses traditional rhyme schemes to bring epic vistas vividly to life.\nNarjis Khan\, brings a modern take on traditional forms\, connecting current world injustices with the epic of Karbala.\nArzu Merali’s free verse links current oppressions with the universal message of struggle found in the story of Ashura \nYou can purchase a copy of the book here. \nFor any enquiries\, please contact events@ihrc.org
URL:https://www.ihrc.org.uk/booking/author-evening-with-narjis-khan-zainab-ali-arzu-merali/
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with Sayyid Amjad Hussain: The Deeper Link
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive book launch with Sayyid Amjad Hussain to discuss his new book\, The Deeper Link: Reclaiming our Love for the Ahl al-Bayt. \nPurchase The Deeper Link \nWHEN: Thursday\, 24 September\, 6.30pm BST\nWHERE: IHRC Bookshop (202 Preston Road\, Wembley\, HA9 8PA) \nFree event.\nRefreshments provided.\nParking is available on surrounding residential roads; please check for any restrictions. \nFor any enquiries\, please contact events@ihrc.org. \nAbout the author: \nSayyid Amjad Hussain is a lifelong student of Islam\, devoted to the love of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ\, the Ahl al-Bayt\, and the spiritual heritage of Sunni Islam. His writing calls for a return to sincerity\, humility\, adab\, and love as the foundations of nearness to Allah. \nAbout the book: \nFor most of Islamic history\, love for the family of the Prophet ﷺ was simply part of being a Sunni Muslim. Yet somewhere along the way\, many came to feel that loving the Ahl al-Bayt too deeply was a step toward another tradition\, something to admire from a careful distance. \nThe Deeper Link recovers what was always there: that to love the Prophet ﷺ is to love the family he loved most. Drawing on the Quran\, the Sunnah\, and over fourteen centuries of classical scholarship\, it sets out the evidence clearly\, comprehensively\, and on its own terms\, showing how each affirms the significance of love for the Prophet’s ﷺ household\, from Sayyidah Fatimah and Sayyiduna Ali to al-Hasan\, al-Husayn\, and the generations who carried their light. \nReverence for the Ahl al-Bayt\, it shows\, is neither borrowed nor sectarian\, but the Sunni inheritance itself\, a sign of sincere devotion to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. \nA book for every Muslim who has wondered where they stand in relation to the family the Prophet ﷺ loved most. \nWe look forward to welcoming you as we mark the occasion and introduce this work to readers. \n  \nIHRC Trust operates on a 100% donations policy. Every single penny donated to us is used strictly for charitable efforts. For more information\, visit the IHRC donation page.
URL:https://www.ihrc.org.uk/booking/book-launch-with-sayyid-amjad-hussain-the-deeper-link/
LOCATION:IHRC Bookshop & Gallery\, IHRC Bookshop & Gallery\, 202 Preston Road\, London\, HA8 9PA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Zine Mela Exhibition - Curated by Hamja Ahsan
DESCRIPTION:The Zine Mela Exhibition curated by Hamja Ahsan will be running from Wednesday 14th October till Monday 16th December at the IHRC Gallery & Bookshop. We will be hosting a launch event\, workshops as well as visiting times to come down adn see the exhibition. \nYou can now book a free ticket to attend the launch event of the Zine Mela. \nTickets for workshop will be released soon so keep an eye on this space to stay up to date. \nZine Mela Launch Event:\n \nDate: 14th October 2026 \nTime: 6:30pm to 9pm BST \nLocation: IHRC Gallery & Bookshop\, 202 Preston Road\, Wembley\, HA9 8PA\, UK \n  \nZine and comics and graphics exhibition featuring Bangladesh\, Pakistan\, India\, Sri Lanka\, Afghanistan\, Kashmir\, Nepal\, Adivasi first nations\, local\, global diasporas including South Africa and Malaysia and Palestine Zine Archuve and Carrom and aAnti-racism movements and prisoner solidarity campaigns.
URL:https://www.ihrc.org.uk/booking/zine-mela-exhibition-curated-by-hamja-ahsan/
LOCATION:IHRC Bookshop & Gallery\, IHRC Bookshop & Gallery\, 202 Preston Road\, London\, HA8 9PA\, United Kingdom
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