Islamic Human Rights Commission

As war and genocide continue in West Asia, Sahib Mustaqim Bleher challenges Muslims in the west: where exactly is their moral compass. Dissecting the muted responses of Muslim led groups and movements, Bleher unpacks the psychology of individuals and groups whose adherence to Islam, however vocal and apparent, is increasingly secular. The one question the war on Iran should have put into sharp focus is: Which side are you on?

A key feature of the Gaza genocide has been the systematic closure by complicit regimes of legitimate avenues to challenge it. Pro-Israeli western governments have engaged in unprecedented crackdowns on civil liberties in order to provide cover to the Zionist state. The latest attack in Britain comes in the form of the newly introduced National Security (State Threats) Act, an insidious piece of legislation that further blurs the line between activism and terrorism, says Faisal Bodi.

After another summer of race-riots, and documented spike in racist violence, Dedan Kimaathi* argues that the politics of British colonial settler violence rebounds to the centre from the periphery. The Delusion Industry Attempts Cover-Up of Continuous Brit Lynch-Mobs Britain’s recent historic societal and cultural transformations Recently in central London a young man with an Argentina football team top was removed by police from amidst an aggressive mob of English nationalists.

Sayyid Amjad Hussain discusses why Ahl al-Sunnah Remember al-Husayn رضي الله عنه — how the memory faded, and what it is for. Few wounds in the memory of this Ummah run as deep as Karbala. More than thirteen centuries have passed since al-Imam al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali رضي الله عنهما was killed on that plain, and still the believing heart tightens at the mention of it. He is remembered with love, with reverence, and with a grief that time has never quite healed.

Summary Whilst many people are focussed on Palestine, Iran and Yemen, we must not forget that the apartheid Zionist regime continues to slaughter people in South Lebanon on a daily basis and ethnically cleanse the area with barely any coverage on mainstream media.

Join us for an exclusive book launch with Sayyid Amjad Hussain to discuss his new book, The Deeper Link: Reclaiming our Love for the Ahl al-Bayt. WHEN: Thursday, 24 September, 6.30pm BST WHERE: IHRC Bookshop (202 Preston Road, Wembley, HA9 8PA) Free event. Refreshments provided. Parking is available on surrounding residential roads; please check for any restrictions. For any enquiries, please contact events@ihrc.org.

In Is the Sun Setting on the Western Empire? Exploring Shifts in Global Power and Islamophobic Thinking, the contributors to the 2022 annual IHRC, SACC & DIN Islamophobia Conference discuss, the decline of the ‘New World Order’ and the consequences for Islamophobic frames of international relations. Advance Information Notice Is the Sun Setting on the Western Empire? Exploring Shifts in Global Power and Islamophobic Thinking The proceedings of this conference presented futures of multipolarity.

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IHRC cautiously welcomes the announcement by the Charity Commission that it has opened investigations into eight charities  for activities related to supporting illegal settlements in Palestine. The regulatory body for charities in England and Wales said yesterday that it would seek to establish the extent of the use of charitable funds in illegal Israeli settlements in response to multiple allegations from the public.

IHRC welcomes today’s judgment of the Employment Tribunal confirming that anti-Zionism is a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010. We congratulate Prof David Miller on his success which is also a victory for all those who stand against genocide and the right to challenge the destructive ideology that underpins it. It is all the more important in the current poisonous political climate in which the establishment is breaking or bending all the rules to protect Zionists.