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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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17 February 2010

PRESS RELEASE: UK EVENT – ‘When Will Europe Acknowledge?’ Anti-Muslim Hatred and the Roma of Bulgaria, London, 3 March

The Islamic Human Rights Commission presents its upcoming event entitled ‘When Will Europe Acknowledge?’ – an exclusive event launching IHRC’s latest report entitled “Europe’s Shame: Anti-Muslim Hatred and the Roma of Bulgaria”, featuring the unspoken plight of Bulgaria’s suffering Muslim-Christian Roma Minorities.

Report details:
Europe’s Shame: Anti-Muslim Hatred and the Roma of Bulgaria by Seyfeddin Kara, 40 pages, ISBN 978-1-903718-36-0, £7, spiral bound, Publication Date: 3 March 2010

Speakers include:
Assen Christov, Former Member of Parliament in Bulgaria presenting a first hand perspective of the discrimination faced
Seyfeddin Kara, IHRC Head of Campaigns and the report’s author, who will be presenting a powerpoint of his fieldwork and overviewing the report.

Venue: The Islamic College, 133 High Road, Willesden, London, NW10 2SW
Date: Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Time: 6.30pm – 9.00pm
Including light food and refreshments

Nearest Tube Station: Willesden Green Underground Station on the Jubilee Line.
Map link

Notes:
– Press must register in advance to attend the launch by contacting the IHRC Office on (+44) 20 8904 4222  (events@ihrc.org)
– Telephone and video interviews available with IHRC spokespersons in advance.
– For an advanced copy of the report and / or an executive summary, please email dawud@ihrc.org.
– Photographs from the report and the event are also available, please contact the office.
– For more information please contact the Press Office on (+44) 20 8904 4222, email: info@ihrc.org.[ENDS]

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The Islamic Human Rights Commission is an NGO in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Islamic Human Rights Commission
PO Box 598
Wembley
HA9 7XH
United Kingdom

Telephone (+44) 20 8904 4222
Fax (+44) 20 8904 5183
Email: info@ihrc.org
Web: www.ihrc.org.uk