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Since 2014, IHRC has organised the annual Islamophobia Conference in the UK to discuss key issues with regard to structural and institutionalised Islamophobia. Each conference has been co-organised with Scotland Against Criminalising Communities (SACC) and Decolonial International Network (DIN).
Join us for the 12th annual conference this December, online and in-person, titled ‘From Freedom to Comfort: How the State Redefined Conscience as Extremism’. Spakers include Clive Stafford Smith, Ramon Grosfoguel, Saeed Khan, Myriam Fracnois, David Miller, Richard Haley, Zareen Taj, and more to be confirmed.
Contents
About the conference
Saeed Khan presents the background paper for the 2025 IHRC, SACC and DIN Islamophobia Conference. Saeed Khan argues that charging opponents and dissenters as extremists has a long pedigree. Ignoring the cynical definitions of governments must be the rallying call for activists everywhere.
Read the article here
Download a PDF copy here
Dates and times
This year’s conference will bring together experts in the field for in-person discussions:
Date: Saturday 6th December 2025
Time: 11:15 am to 5:30 pm
Venue: P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton St, London NW1 1JD
You can also watch LIVE on YouTube, and IHRC.TV
Tickets
Tickets for in-person attendance can be purchased here.
Supporting Organisations
Supporting Organisations for this year’s conference include:
- ABSoc for Justice
- Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission
- Cambridge Stop the War
- Campain
- D-colonize The Mind Group
- PYM Britain
- Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
- Spinwatch
Schedule
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Doors Open |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Introduction / Keynote |
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Panel 1: Deconditioning: Testimonies from the Margins Chair: Raza Kazim |
| 13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch and Dhuhr |
| 14:15 – 15:30 | Panel 2: Academic Amnesia: Universities, Surveillance, and the Sanitization of Truth Chair: Kaneez Hisbani |
| 15:30 – 15:40 | Break |
| 15:40 – 17:00 | Panel 3 Pax Authoritaria: How Global Powers Manufacture Consent and Crush Conscience Chair: Saeed Khan |
| 17:00 – 17:20 | Vote of Thanks
Massoud Shadjareh |
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