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Articles by Shereen Fernandez
How UK 'wudu-gate' avoids naming the real environmental culprit
In mid-August, as the UK grappled with its fourth heatwave of the year, news headlines decried the water regulator’s allegedly wasteful use of public funds in its campaign advising Muslims to use less water for wudu, and Asians to reduce water usage when washing rice. It turns out that ferocious heatwaves offer up valuable opportunities for flagging media outlets on slow news days.
Ban on Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur should terrify the entire 'British public'
4 June 2026 07:33 BST ago Home Office decision to deny entry to anti-Zionist US political commentators highlights a broader assault on domestic freedoms Political commentator Hasan Piker attends an event in Los Angeles, California, on 15 March 2026 (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP) This past March, UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood quoted George Orwell’s essay “The Lion and the Unicorn” during a speech on immigration and asylum.
Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library
1 INTRODUCTION A letter published in The Lancet by Khatib et al. (2024, p. 237) stated that, as of 19 June 2024, the number of people killed in the Gaza Strip by Israel's genocidal aggression amounted to 37,396. Since its publication, further letters in The Lancet have highlighted the material cost of Israel's violence, such as on the maternal health of Palestinians and whether there is a future for newborn babies in what remains of Gaza (Gilmour & Rahman, 2024, p. 1725).
'All Eyes on Rafah': How a viral campaign exposed an unfolding AI war
Over the past eight months, we have borne witness to unspeakable horrors stemming from Israel's war on Gaza. After its most recent offensive targeting a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah on 26 May, the world saw a headless baby being held together while bodies turned to ash and fires raged on in the background.
UK national census: As Fulani row shows, greater diversity doesn't mean acceptance
The release of the latest UK national census data last week is significant, particularly in relation to the changing patterns of ethnicity and religion in England and Wales. The census indicated that Muslim populations have increased from 4.9 percent in 2011 to 6.5 percent in 2021.
Leicester riots: Muslims and Hindus must come together to quash Hindutva extremism
In recent months, the British city of Leicester has witnessed extremist Hindutva chanting and racist attacks against members of the Muslim community. This past Saturday, around 200 masked Hindutva men again took to the streets, even after police earlier this month were authorised to exercise dispersal and stop-and-search powers. Leicester is home to tens of thousands of Muslims and Hindus, many of whomtrace their origins to Africa, mainly Uganda, Kenya and Malawi.
For UK Muslims, it is one law for them, and another for the 'natives'
In a 2019 interview, a British reporter presented Shamima Begum with a letter from the Home Office informing her that her British citizenship was being revoked. “I don’t know what to say,” she replied, staring at the letter. She added that the news was “heartbreaking” and “unjust” for her and her son. The journalist pushed back, saying Begum did this to her son, presumably meaning that her decision to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group had led to the British government’s move.
Forde Report: It's time to listen to those on the margins
The newly released Forde Report, which examines factionalism within the British Labour Party, makes two points abundantly clear. Firstly, calls for “diversity” are superficial if not combined with a rigorous understanding of anti-racism; and secondly, institutions must address their complicity in upholding racist policies and procedures.
Trojan Horse affair: Why new podcast evokes both enthusiasm and rage
The new podcast on the Trojan Horse affair released by Serial and the New York Times has stirred up feelings of anger, passion, and even optimism among British Muslims, who for years have been entangled in the “war on terror”. It has been hard for Muslims in Britain to shake off allegations of extremism and radicalisation launched by media outlets and government officials, who have been relentless in reinforcing such stereotypes.
Biden administration says it aims to close Guantanamo Bay by end of term
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says closing prison camp before Biden leaves office 'certainly is our goal and our intention' Demonstrators dressed in Guantanamo Bay prisoner uniforms march past Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on 9 January 2020 Published date: 12 February 2021 22:23 UTC | Last update: 23 sec ago The Biden administration has launched a formal review of the US military prison camp in Guantanamo Bay with the intention of closing the facility, the White House has said.
Guantanamo Bay: A lingering symbol of US injustice
It has been 19 years since the Guantanamo Bay detention camp was established to hold prisoners of the "war on terror". Many of us recall the images of men in orange jumpsuits, shackled and goggled as they were “processed” into the cages of Camp X-Ray. We learned that torture was rife, as testimonies trickled out of the prison’s walls.
Vogue and female empowerment: The 'glam-washing’ of counter-extremism
Vogue magazine is famed for its pursuit of luxury, runway models, celebrity endorsement and generally lending its column inches to all things vanity. So it came to my surprise when I stumbled across an article online at British Vogue with the headline “The Women At The Forefront Of The Fight Against Extremism” written by journalist Giles Hattersley on 12 October.
Wearing a Hijab for a Few Hours Will Not Eradicate Islamophobia, We Need to Confront White Supremacy
Image Credit Samantha Hayes We watched in horror as the news unfolded last Friday that two mosques had been stormed, our bodies treated as targets because they were seen as Muslim and embodying Islam, considered to be ‘out of place’. After 51 Muslims were massacred before Jummah salaah in New Zealand, some have been searching for a glimmer of hope that everything will be ok.
Where does Shamima Begum exist?
Stripping Shamima Begum of citizenship teaches us, yet again, that even when People of Colour are born and bred in Britain, they are still seen as aliens within the nation, write Azeezat Johnson and Shereen Fernandez. By Azeezat Johnson and Shereen Fernandez (Photo credit: muslimgirl.com) In 2015, 15-year old Shamima Begum travelled to Syria. Having been groomed online, she was married into ISIL and became known as one of the three ‘Bethnal Green girls’.
Modern Britain: The Question of Hijab and Integration (Again)
In November 2017, an announcement was made by Ofsted that they would be asking girls in primary school why they wear the hijab, as it could be interpreted, according to the head of Ofsted, as the sexualisation of young girls. The evidence brought forward was by a group of female campaigners who, as reported in this article, are against hijab in primary school. The response was massive.
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