Events

Page 29
IHRC hold a variety of events for a wide audience base, from children’s books-based arts and crafts sessions and author evenings, to conferences on Islamophobia, and protests and vigils. 
 
We provide opportunities for new and upcoming authors & artists to be launched and promoted via our events. Our events are unique in nature where we have created a space for decolonial, religious, cultural, academic and political topics to be discussed. It also allows us to highlight the human rights and humanitarian work that we are carrying out in various parts of the world via our research, campaigns, and advocacy departments.  
 
To find out about future events or if you would like to hold an event with IHRC, please email events@ihrc.org. 

The Uprising: Screenings and Q&As, Edinburgh & Glasgow

Screening of the documentary “The Uprising” (1h 33m) and Q&A with filmmaker Pravini Baboeram and Arzu Merali (head of research at IHRC). Pravini says: “This film tells the story I was looking for but couldn’t find. Countless films have been made that touch on issues

Genocide Memorial Day – Geneva, Switzerland

Genocide Memorial Day (GMD) is a day focused on remembering man’s inhumanity to man. It takes place in London on the third Sunday of January each year. Here in Geneva, we are commemorating it on  7 December 2019. The theme for #GMD2019 in Geneva will

Event Report: Towards Sacred Activism with Imam Dawud Walid

Abed Choudhury (Head of Legal and Advocacy at IHRC) chaired the author evening with Imam Dawud Walid on Friday, 1 November 2019. Watch the full author evening here: The author evening began with Imam Dawud Walid introducing his book Towards Sacred Activism as an attempt

Event Report: Postcolonial Banter with Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Muneeza Rizvi chaired the author evening with educator, writer and spoken-word poet, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan on Thursday, 17 October 2019. Watch the full event from the IHRC YouTube channel: The event began with Muneeza Rizvi introducing Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Postcolonial Banter and asking Suhaiymah to introduce the