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Islamophobia and the European Convention on Human Rights

A look at the problematique of  ECHR from a Muslim perspective. Download the report here. On October 11, 1997, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that the U.K. would adopt the European Commission on Human Rights (ECHR) into its domestic laws. For Muslims, this would mean

Eurocentrism and Islamophobia

Saied Reza Ameli charts the history and origins of Islamophobia and its prevalence in academia. Download the report here. Eurocentrism has formed the basis for a trend of thought that believes that human civilization is fundamentally built upon the domain of Rome, Paris and Athens,

Response to Telegraph re support of Palestine Action

Dear IHRC I am writing a story about your links to Palestine Action, which you have publicly supported over their direct action protests. As you are aware, the Government proposes to proscribe them with the order to be laid in Parliament next Monday. I have

Letter to Met police chief re violent attacks against pro-Iran supporters

Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard, 8-10, Broadway, London, SW1H 0AZ 20 June 2025     Dear Sir Rowley, Unprovoked and Islamophobic violence and attacks by anti-Iran protestors on Iranian demonstrators We are writing to raise urgent concerns about a series of

Letter to Met police chief re airport arrest of Palestine activist

Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard 8-10 Broadway London SW1H 0AZ   mark.rowley@met.police.uk 8 May 2025     Dear Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley,   We are writing about the shocking arrest and detention on 21 April 2025 of a Palestinian activist at

Framing Muslim Converts: Culturally Divergent, Convergent, Or Exceptional?

Based on her PhD study of Finnish converts to Islam, Linda Hyökki argues that understanding the experiences of anti-Muslim racism of those converted from the majority community and those from minoritized Muslim communities, have both overlap and key differences that need to be recognised. Finland’s