NEWS, VIEWS & PRESS

Islamophobia is a global threat

UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia - 15 March 2023 With the world coming to terms with crimes of past and present committed for various reasons, and with culprits of those crimes brought to account, there remains the crime of discrimination against Muslims...

Over £50k raised to support justice for Uyghur Muslims

Over 200 people attended a special programme last night at the London Muslim Centre, drawing attention to the dire situation faced by Uyghur Muslims in China. Read ELM Article The event raised over £50,000 towards legal efforts to seek accountability and justice for...

VIEWS

Moving from Interfaith Dialogue to Multifaith Action

Next week, the international community will be marking World Interfaith Harmony Week   designated by the United Nations to occur annually in the first full week of February where there will be a chance for the global community to promote harmony between all people and...

What does 2013 hold for The Arab Spring?

If 2011 was the year that shook the world and saw one Arab regime after another tumble and fall, then 2012 was the year when the Arab people grappled with the challenges, strains and opportunities of their newly attained freedoms. Seldom in recent history has change...

From Tolerance to Compassion

On November 16th, it will be the International day of Tolerance, one of those UN designated days that are designed to gather global support around a cause, this one being the need to tolerate each other. However, as attacks over the last couple of months in Nigeria...

The Feast: Finding Common Ground in Abraham’s Legacy

On the 26th of October 2012, it was the Feast (or Eid ul Adha) symbolizing the culmination of the pilgrimage by Muslims to Mecca (the Hajj).  These few days of light and love are supposed to characterise meditation, blessings and prayers for peace. It also serves as a...

EXTERNAL NEWS

Arab Democracy – Is it Criminal to be a Reformist Voice?

On June 28th while reading my newspaper at breakfast in Cairo, I was stunned to discover that an Egyptian leader I was scheduled to see that evening had been suddenly imprisoned. I was stunned but, as anyone familiar with the Mubarak government, not surprised. The...

News Release:Reforming madrassas

Much of the British public’s awareness of madrassas – out-of-hours schools which teach Muslim children about Islam – has been shaped by the media, with high profile programmes such as BBC Panorama and Channel 4 Dispatches focusing on instances of  violence against...

Call for papers – Muslims and Political Participation in Britain

Muslims and Political Participation in Britain Call for papers John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh 20th and 21st April 2012 This conference focuses on the involvement of Muslims in all aspects of political life in Britain with a particular emphasis on...

Call for papers: 22nd ASEN Annual Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS The Association for Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) is please to announce the call for papers for the 22nd ASEN Annual Conference: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Boundaries The conference will take place from the 27-29th March, 2012 at the...