Join us for a book launch with Sr Zeenah Ibrahim to discuss her book, A Brief History of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria – available to purchase from the IHRC Bookshop. All profits go to IHRC Trust’s Nigeria Fund that assists victims of the violence who need medical assistance, and the families of those killed by the security services.

WHEN: Tuesday, 7 March, 2023, 6.30pm GMT
WHERE: this event will be streamed online on Facebook, YouTube, and IHRC.TV

About the book:

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is a decades-long non-violent struggle that focuses on establishing an Islamic State and alternative government, having taken inspiration from the Iranian Revolution. Founded by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the movement, its leaders and activists still face hostility.

This book provides a thorough understanding of the movement’s development from the perspective of Zeenah Ibraheem covering many topics such as the Funtua Declaration, the Zaria Massacres of 2014 and 2015 and many experiences with the movement’s opposition. The book also discusses the works of Sheikh El-Zakzaky in the expansion and progression of the movement since its birth as well as overviewing his many imprisonments without charge and attacks against him, his family and members of the movement.

The author provides a first-hand account of her and her family’s struggles in fighting for truth and justice in a country rife with corruption and a government still under the influence of Western imperialism.

This retelling provides a historical narrative of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria from the perspective of one of its senior members and the challenges which have arisen when resisting an oppressive government.

Find out more about this book and follow the constantly updated gallery of images from the four decades of the Islamic Movement here.