Until Eid Starts
(subject to change)
Date: Saturday 13 December
Time: 2pm – 6.30pm
Venue: Rooms MAL 414 and 415, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX
– Nearest tube stations: Russell Square (Picadilly line); Goodge Street (Northern line); Euston Square (Metropolitan line)
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) will be holding a conference focused on tackling Islamophobia that will take place on Saturday 13 December featuring an expert panel of speakers.
The focus of the event is to analyse institutional and structural forms of prejudice and hatred with some focus on recent events, particularly surrounding education, political activism, the criminalisation of dissent, the role of the media and the Prevent agenda.
The aim of the conference is not simply to rehash and configure what Islamophobia entails, but to instead discuss strategies and solutions with systematic approaches and bridging together ways to move forward.
The afternoon will begin with two panels addressing the audience. Each speaker will give a presentation on their own work while also outlining their concerns surrounding state Islamophobia. The range of speakers is wide with the likes of renowned academics Salman Sayyid, AbdoolKarim Vakil and Hatem Bazian making appearances as well as activists such as Malia Bouattia and Richard Haley (for the full list of speakers, please see blow.) This will then be followed by an interactive Q&A and discussion with the audience.
Speakers:
Supporting Organisations:
For more information, or to attend please contact the IHRC Press Office and speak to Nadia on +44 20 8904 4222 or email [email protected].
If you would like to attend this event, please send your RSVP to: [email protected]
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