The demonisation of Muslims is now embedded in the various discourses of the nation, argues Arzu Merali. Originally written in 2017, this piece tackles the institutionalised narratives of hate – often dressed up as concerns for security or rights –and argues that countering them needs to
With the British state and its population intensifying racist violence on racialised people, Sukant Chandan looks at the strategies employed by the state to keep targeted communities disunited and confused about the situation and the possible solutions required to ameliorate them. *** Introduction: A
Another racist murder in Norway exposes the failures of its institutions to tackle rising hatred in the Scandanavian nation says Iffit Qureshi. Last week in Oslo, Tamima Nibras Juhar, a 34-year-old Norwegian Ethiopian Muslim woman, was murdered in Kampen, Oslo by an 18-year-old right-wing
The UK’s latest Casey review, this time into group-based sexual exploitation and abuse has missed an opportunity to tackle a longstanding, appalling culture of crime. Instead it has simply scapegoated Pakistani Muslim men and amplified Islamophobic rhetoric, argues Saqib Deshmukh. I remember a few years
IHRC Head of Advocacy Abed Choudhury looks at how political language has been rendered meaningless by a cynical political class in the UK, and how this augurs ill for what was once considered a democracy. There’s been a lot of reflection on the 20
From: Dathan, Matthew Sent:Â Tuesday, June 24, 2025 5:23 PM To: IHRC Media Subject:Â Palestine Action Hi there, we’re writing a story about the links between your organisation and Palestine Action, soon to become a proscribed organisation by the Home Office. We have been told that
Dear IHRC I am writing a story about your links to Palestine Action, which you have publicly supported over their direct action protests. As you are aware, the Government proposes to proscribe them with the order to be laid in Parliament next Monday. I have
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, takes the current narratives around the case to deproscribe Hamas, as a starting point to unravel the crisis of law and democracy faced if we give credence to the voices currently holding public sway. The crisis around deproscription is
