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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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23 December 2003
What’s new at www.ihrc.org?
This month’s highlights from the website.
(i) Campaigns & Alerts
(ii) Events
(iii) Briefings
(iv) Miscellaneous
(i) Campaigns & Alerts
Hijab Ban in France and other countries
This month has been dominated by the Hijab ban in France. IHRC has launched an on-going campaign to tackle this attack on Muslims. Please visit our Campaigns page regularly to see updates on the campaign.
Currently you can download or copy and paste model letters to the French President, French Interior Minister, the French Ambassador in your country, your Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the British Foreign Secretary (for UK Campaigners).
French versions of some of the letters are also available.
IHRC is also monitoring the situation in other countries and will be producing campaign material accordingly.
Please visit:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/section.php?section=7&page=1
for regular updates.
Europe-wide Hijab Project
IHRC’s project monitoring the discrimination faced by Muslim women across Europe is continuing. The questionnaire is now available to download in Word format and can be filled in and emailed back to us on hijab@ihrc.org. The questionnaire is currently available in
English
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=840
French
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=841
Danish
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=845
and will shortly be available in Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Russian in similar formats. Again please visit:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/section.php?section=7&page=1
to keep updated on this project.
Pakistan Detention Case
A campaign letter for detained Pakistani politician Allama Naqvi can be downloaded from:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=838
For more information on the case, please visit:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=833
Demand the Release of Urslaan Khaan
IHRC has joined other groups in campaigning for the release of British student Urslaan Khan, held by American special forces in Iraq. Please visit:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=861
for more information.
Stop Israeli Terror Camps
Urge British Home Secretary David Blunkett to clarify his stance on citizens going overseas for offensive training. The ‘Operation Shiloh’ course provides training to US citizens in amongst other things hand-to-hand combat and firearms training, and involves personnel from the Israeli Defence Forces. Go to:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=865
for more details and campaign resources.
Media monitoring and response.
Ongoing IHRC media monitoring campaigns include responding to the BBC programme ‘Terror Tourists’ and the BBC News Online’s poll on the hijab ban. Visit:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/section.php?section=1&page=1
for more details
(ii) Events
Forthcoming events include:
Islamophobia & Religious Profiling
3 January 2004
Organised by the Batley Muslim Association. A variety of speakers including IHRC’s Massoud Shadjareh will be speaking at this event. More information and a flyer can be found at:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=860
Seminar ‘Negative Globalization, Human Rights and New Perceptions of the American in the World\’
26 January 2004
Professor Scott Lucas of the University of Birmingham and Dr. Saied Reza Ameli of the University of Tehran address this crucial issue.
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=859
Look out for forthcoming events including IHRC Co-ordinator and other training days, as well as events associated with the hijab ban.
(iii) Briefings
Briefing: Proposed French Ban on Religious Signs in School violates Freedom of Religion, and Rights to Education and Work.
16 December 2003
One recurring difficulty for Muslim women in France is the ban on the Islamically prescribed headscarf from public institutions.
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=851
Briefing: Landmark Religious Vilification Case in Australia
22 December 2003
In the first case of its kind, the Islamic Council of Victoria is suing the Catch the Fire Ministries for religious vilification in Australia.
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=862
(iv) Miscellaneous
This months press releases include comments on the proposed trial of Saddam Hussein, the misuse of anti-terrorism laws in the UK as well as police abuses of it, and the continued demonisation of Muslims. IHRC’s press releases can be found at:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/section.php?section=2&page=1
If you would like to receive our press releases regularly please email info@ihrc.org with the word PRESS in the subject line.
Various articles are being added to the site. Recent additions and archive material can be found at:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/section.php?section=5&page=1
Alternatively type in your search terms in our engine:
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/search.php
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Holy Qur’an: Chapter 4, Verse 75
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