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Extremism definition is anti-democratic, divisive and Islamophobic

Today’s announcement by Michael Gove that the government is widening the definition of extremism to catch mostly mainstream Muslim organisations is the latest in a series of Islamophobic measures seeking to exclude Muslims from public life. The blackballing of Muslim groups as a threat to

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British govt funding package for mosques is a bribe best avoided

The government’s announcement of a £117m funding package for mosque security is a bribe which only serves to highlight the disdain with which Muslims are treated. Instead of genuinely consulting the Muslim community and engaging with it to plan and deliver its own security as

Football’s world governing body urged to suspend Israel

IHRC and Citizens International have joined forces with 60 organisations from all over the world to demand that the world footballing body, FIFA, ban Israeli teams from all international competitions in the light of the country’s apartheid system and ongoing genocide in Gaza. The letter,

Joint letter to FIFA regarding suspension of Israel

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Fly The Flag For Palestine 2024

#Flytheflag and #boycottapartheid campaign Due to popular demand we shall once again be doing a #FlyTheFlag and #boycottapartheid campaign where freedom seeking people from around the world raise the flag for Palestine in the last week before Quds Day. It is important to make sure

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IHRC rejects Telegraph assertion regarding London mayor

On 26 Feb 2024, The Telegraph published an article claiming Sadiq Khan ‘was shortlisted as “Islamophobe of the year” by the Islamic Human Rights Commission for his efforts to proscribe the political wing of Hezbollah.’ We reject this claim. Khan was nominated for the Islamophobia

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Annual al-Quds Day rally set for April 5th

The annual Al-Quds rally in support of the Palestinian people will take place this year on 5th April. The date has been set in coordination with other pro-Palestinian groups for the last Friday in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the day traditionally set aside

Politicians fuel Islamophobia to conceal Zionist agenda

The sight of MPs tying themselves in knots to deflect accusations that they undermined the democratic process to advance the interests of their Zionist paymasters would be amusing if it didn’t carry real everyday consequences for Muslims. When it became clear that the initial explanation