Events, Islamophobia, Islamophobia 2024

Islamophobia Conference 2024: The Vanishing Public Muslim

Since 2014, IHRC has organised an annual conference in the UK to discuss key issues with regard to structural and institutionalised Islamophobia. Each conference has been co-organised with Scotland Against Criminalising Communities (SACC). Join us for the 11th annual conference this December, online and in-person.

This conference will explore the various restrictions placed on Muslims to suppress their voice and presence in the public sphere. It will examine both state policy, like the UK Gove Initiative on Extremism, censorship efforts in France and Germany, the CAA laws and prohibition of Muslim schools in India, as well actions taken by civil society, including “Doxxing” and social media bans based on content. Panelists will also assess potential prescriptives for Muslims to reclaim and reassert their civil rights and civil liberties in societies that claim such principles as cardinal values to liberal democracy.

Dates and times:

This year’s conference will bring together experts in the field over the course of two days for online and in-person discussions:

Saturday 14 December (online only)

Watch LIVE on YouTube, Facebook, and IHRC.TV
Time: 11.30am to 4pm GMT

Sunday 15 December (online and in-person)

Venue: P21 Gallery (21 Chalton St, London NW1 1JD)
Time: 10.30am to 4:45pm GMT
Book your space here (tickets are for in-person attendance only)

We kindly request that children under the age of 14 not be brought to the event. This is to ensure the preservation of the artwork displayed in the hall. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. See more information below.

Free event
Lunch provided
Prayer and wudu facilities on-site

Download: Islamophobia Conference Schedule & Speaker Biographies

Visitor Notice

We wish to inform all visitors that the P21 Gallery has an exhibition on Palestine running until December 26th, which features irreplaceable paintings and drawings in the main hall. To protect these valuable works, absolutely no food and no touching of the artwork is permitted in the hall under any circumstances. Any violation of this policy will result in immediate removal from the premises. We reserve the right to enforce this rule strictly to ensure the safety and preservation of the artwork.

Thank you for your full cooperation.

About the conference:

Saeed Khan presents the background paper for the 2024 IHRC and SACC Islamophobia conference. With civil and political spaces shrinking world-wide, Muslims as political agents find themselves pushed to the margins and disappeared from all forms of social engagement.

Read the article: Islamophobia and the Vanishing Public Muslim
PDF version: The Long View, Volume 6 Issue 3

Confirmed speakers: