Maz Saleem in her own words

27 July, 2026

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

24 July, 2026

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?

20 July, 2026

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

ILWIIR: Maz Saleem

19 July, 2026

IHRC is saddened by the passing of the pro-Palestine and anti-racism campaigner Maz Saleem. Full obituary added 24 July 2026. Remembering Maz Saleem 1974 – 2026 Maz (short for Masarrat) was almost a reluctant activist, thrust into the arena after the brutal

Palestine Action Appeal: Blame the law, not the judge

15 June, 2026

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

I Forgave My Father’s Killer — But Britain Is Still Ignoring Islamophobic Terror

28 April, 2026

On the 11th anniversary of her father, Mohammed Saleem’s, murder in an Islamophobic attack, Maz Saleem reflects on what this atrocity means for society today and for her personally. I forgave the man who murdered my father. But Britain still hasn’t faced the truth about

Iran – The folly of sectarianism

4 March, 2026

Faisal Bodi warns against being influenced by poisonous polemical rhetoric that is dividing the community when unity is the order of the day Muslims are currently spending a lot of energy arguing about which side of a historical political dispute (Sunni/Shia) is more justified, while

ILWIIR: Meher Husain

15 November, 2025

IHRC is deeply saddened to hear of the loss of our friend Mrs. Meher Husain, a stalwart of the struggle against injustice, particularly for the Palestinian people. Mrs. Husain was an inspirational figure, who was often seen at the London, UK pro-Palestine demonstrations, and every