PRESS RELEASE: Innocent until Proven Muslim

August 9, 1999

Today’s guilty verdict on the eight British Muslims in Yemen had proven how the concept above is applicable in the new modern Islamophobic world.

Freedom is my Daughter’s Name

July 30, 1999

Hijab bans, torture and imprisonment without charge in the late 1990s in Turkey. This article was originally written in 1997, when a soft coup had removed the democratically elected government. Whilst some form of democracy has returned to Turkey, women are still barred from university and public positions if they wear the hijab. Gul Aslan, mentioned in this article, was released in 1999 after an IHRC campaign for her release.

Report of IHRC Observer into the Trial of Huda Kaya and the Malatya 75

July 1, 1999

Osama Daneshyar’s 1999 report into the trial of Huda Kaya and the Malatya 75, 51 of whom faced the death penalty for participating in a peaceful demonstration in support of women suspended from university for wearing hijab.

Protestors Face Death Penalty

June 23, 1999

IHRC Observer Returns from landmark trial in Turkey

PRISONERS OF FAITH CAMPAIGN: Bahrain & Egypt

June 15, 1999

————————————— Islamic Human Rights Commission ————————————— 15th June 1999 PRISONERS OF FAITH CAMPAIGN FREE SHEIKH AL-JAMRI Prisoner of Faith BAHRAIN Please write to the following calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Sheikh Al-Jamri, the leader Bahrain’s Islamic opposition and all political detainees. The