Minority rights

Minority rights

Maz Saleem in her own words

IHRC have curated some of the late Maz Saleem’s speeches here.  There are so many to choose form and this is just a small taste of her activism these last 13 years.

Maz Saleem, Acceptance Speech, 2017 Islamophobia Awards

In honour of our late sister, Maz Saleem, we are compiling some of her speeches and articles.  This page is dedicated to the acceptance speech she gave at the 2017 IHRC Islamophobia Awards.  Watch it below or read the transcript underneath.

Is the Charity Commission being too charitable to Zionists?

The Charity Commission stands accused of operating a system of two-tier regulation. While it wields a cudgel against innocent Muslim charities to enforce a wider hostile environment political strategy against the community, it has done little to address the mounting concerns about Jewish institutions flouting

Palestine Action Appeal: Blame the law, not the judge

IHRC’s head of Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, briefly explains why no-one should be surprised at the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Palestine Action case.  Human rights activists and lawyers need to understand that the issues unfolding before us are structural and systemic.  Without the understanding

IHRC Response to Telegraph Enquiry

Camilla Turner, political editor of the UK’s The Telegraph has written to IHRC again.  See our response, and her enquiry below.     IHRC Response     Camilla, Re: your enquiry of 28 February 2026 It appears we have been asked the same question about

Attacks on Bookshop & Gallery: Response to MLA Alex Wilson

Renewed attacks by pro-Israeli figures on IHRC, have seen this last two weeks, attacks on its  bookshop and gallery around the artwork ‘Kuffiyeh Resistance’ by artist Intifada Street.  A brief summary posted on X can be found first after our response to the Reform UK

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