IHRC at EU – What we do

April 14, 2021

Information about IHRC’s advocacy acitivities with the EU institutions

Online Book Launch with Imam Dawud Walid Join us for the online book launch of Imam Dawud Walid’s latest book Blackness and Islam. When: Saturday 10 April.Time: 6PM BST / 1PM PSTWhere: You can join us on IHRC.TV, YouTube and Facebook. RSVP your attendance on Facebook To purchase the book,

Report on Anti-Muslim Hatred and Discrimination

April 6, 2021

Prepared and submitted to the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on 30 November 2020 by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (UK) Prepared in response to a consultation, this report overviews a working definition of Islamophobia, its various manifestations and ways to tackle

European Parliament Launch of ‘Environment of Hate’

March 23, 2021

IHRC’s European launch of the book ‘Environment of Hate: the New Normal for Muslims in the UK and Europe’ based on its seminal research, took place on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was addressed by report co-author Arzu

New Citizens for Old: How Islamophobia makes Contemporary Germany

March 17, 2021

Listen to the podcast of the article or read the full text below. As narratives of belonging get narrower and narrower, Arzu Merali argues that Germany provides both worrying precedents as well as ways to move beyond the arguments that to be a citizen

IHRC Weekly: Why Switzerland's Ban on Muslim Face Coverings is Islamophobic

March 16, 2021

Read more at: PRESS RELEASE – Europe: European anti face-veil ruling legalises discrimination against Muslims European Court of Human Rights judgment on French laws banning the niqab and burqa PRESS RELEASE – European Court hijab ruling cements Muslims’ second-class status PRESS RELEASE: Switzerland – Ban

Muslim Experiences of Hatred and Discrimination in Austria

March 1, 2021

A new volume in the DHMIR series. Publications date: April 2021. Digital download. This work looks at the experiences of hate and discrimination Muslims face in Austria. Through the use of surveys, the work explores how anti-Muslim hate is a day-to-day part of an Austrian

Working with the system – a way to tackle racism?

February 4, 2021

Arzu Merali and Saeed Khan talk to Muhsin Abbas on 20th Hour regarding ways to tackle Islamophobia – specifically, is it possible to tackle Islamophobia by working with governments and its institutions.