Reports and Books

Other Voices in the Garden: Why Muslim Women Don’t Have Human Rights

Arzu Merali argues that the current human rights discourse discriminates against Muslim and ‘other’ women. Download the report here. The report uses Iran and Turkey as examples in some points as well as referring to the case of Gul Aslan. Arzu cites Katerina Dalacoura’s studies

A Brief History of Palestine

Shelina Janmohammed gives a short chronicle of Palestinian aspiration and nationhood, and the atrocities committed against it. Download the report here.

Palestine – Land of Muslims

A brief chronology of UN resolutions and the history of the Palestinian struggle since 1948 by Shelina Janmohamed. Download the report here.

Human Rights Violations in Nigeria 1997 – 1998

An overview of the number and nature of atrocities committed by the Abacha and subsequent junta against the Muslim Brothers in Nigeria between April 1997 – September 1998. Read the report here. The Islamic Human Rights Commission has continued to research the deteriorating human rights