Civil Rights

Civil Rights

The Wrong Side of Britishness: Anti-Muslim Narratives in the UK

The demonisation of Muslims is now embedded in the various discourses of the nation, argues Arzu Merali.  Originally written in 2017, this piece tackles the institutionalised narratives of hate – often dressed up as concerns for security or rights –and argues that countering them needs to

Letter to Home Secretary re overreach of anti-terrorism laws

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP Home Office 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF   shabana.mahmood.mp@parliament.uk   8 October 2025   Dear Home Secretary, RE: Disparity proves anti-terror laws are unnecessary, discriminatory political theatre I write on behalf of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC)

Defending Lawyers

Defending Lawyers is Defending Rights

Recent events in the UK have underscored a disturbing erosion of the rule of law, an erosion that threatens not only lawyers and judges, but the fundamental rights of all.  Last week this formed part of the IHRC panel at the United Nations in Geneva,

We Don’t Need White Tears When Racism Kills

Another racist murder in Norway exposes the failures of its institutions to tackle rising hatred in the Scandanavian nation says Iffit Qureshi.   Last week in Oslo, Tamima Nibras Juhar, a 34-year-old Norwegian Ethiopian Muslim woman, was murdered in Kampen, Oslo by an 18-year-old right-wing

Reply to Daily Telegraph article 15/06/2025

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/15/pro-hezbollah-speaker-calls-for-activists-fight-london/   Watch: ‘Pro-Hezbollah’ speaker calls for activists to fight back at London rally Islamic rights campaigner who addressed crowds outside Israeli embassy praised Lebanon terror group in the past   A speaker who called for protesters in London to “fight back” against Israel’s attack on