On Sunday 18th January 2026, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) hosted its seventeenth annual Genocide Memorial Day (GMD) at the P21 Gallery in London. This year’s theme was “Genocide: How did we get here”, which focused on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The genocide
IHRC held the 12th annual Islamophobia Conference on Saturday 6th December. Entitled From Freedom to Comfort: How the State Redefined Conscience as Extremism’, the conference explored how consciousness has become criminalised and delegitimised. Professor Saeed Khan’s paper ‘When Conscience Becomes Crime: The Vacuous Charge of
LáYínká Sánní, joined us on 10 July to discuss her debut publication, A Beautiful Homecoming—a powerful love letter inviting women to step into a new internal reality, and a practical guide to transform how you view both the world and yourself — forever. BUY HERE!
On 30 May 2025, IHRC were joined by acclaimed broadcaster and journalist, Myriam Francois to do an exclusive reading and workshop of the book, I’m A Cedar Tree, written by Fatema Zahra. I’m A Cedar Tree traces the story of the majestic Cedrus libani of
IHRC were pleased to welcome Mariam Hakim from Waw Stories this May half-term holiday, for a brilliant and pertinent workshop about Zamzam water and a story reading of her book, An Ocean in One Drop. Through a reading of An Ocean in One Drop, Mariam
IHRC hosted an engaging author evening on Thursday, February 6, 2025, featuring Houria Bouteldja and her latest book, Rednecks and Barbarians: Uniting the White and Racialized Working Class. The online event was moderated by Arzu Merali. Rednecks and Barbarians and Whites, Jews, and Us: Toward a Politics of Revolutionary
On Thursday, 10 April 2025, Anika Wadood hosted a brilliant, engaging and inspiring poetry workshop for IHRC’s Palestine Appeal. IHRC have campaigned for Palestinian liberation since its inception, including protests, Al Quds Day, supporting boycotts, raising awareness and beyond. In this special poetry workshop, our
On Friday, 14 February, IHRC hosted an author evening with Dr. Fatima Rajina, a friend and past panellist at the 2019 Islamophobia Conference, to discuss her recent publication, British Bangladeshi Muslims in the East End: The changing landscape of dress and language. This discussion was
