Watch and listen to the first of three special podcasts looking at the UK General Elections and the possibility of a Muslim bloc vote with IHRC media officer and former journalist Faisal Bodi, former IHRC head of research and current co-editor of The Long View, Arzu Merali and IHRC Chair and veteran activist Massoud Shadjareh.*
Contents
PODCAST TWO: What is happening in key constituencies? Have we learned anything?
In the second podcast, the team look at the issues surrounding some of the campaigns for pro-Palestine candidates, especially independent ones, in areas with significant Muslim vote share.
Watch the video here of the podcast here, or listen below. Both can be opened in their external apps.
Watch on YouTube
Listen on Soundcloud
PODCAST ONE: What should happen on 4th July and why?
In this first podcast, the team look at the purpose and potential of a Muslim Bloc vote given the ongoing genocide in Gaza, come 4th July.
Watch the video here of the podcast here, or listen below. Both can be opened in their external apps.
Watch on YouTube
Listen on Soundcloud
Further reading from IHRC
Find out more about IHRC’s work on representation and minoritised communities in the UK from the following links:
British Muslims’ Expectations of the Government project
Countering Islamophobic Narratives – UK
Muslim Experiences of Hostility & Discrimination projectÂ
*First published 26 June 2024, updated 30 June 2024.
