Stephen Lawrence Day 2022: Structural Racism and British Policing
Join the Community Policy Forum for a profound discussion about structural racism in British policing. How has this generated distrust between minority communities and local police forces, and what should be done to tackle such issues? Panellists: Bell Ribeiro-Addy: MP for Streatham Huda Osman: Senior Caseworker at the Islamophobia Response Unit (IRU) Kazim Ukk
The Human Rights Act Reform Consultation | “Community Policy Speaks” Episode 1
Join the Community Policy Forum for our first ever podcast, discussing the British government’s proposal to overhaul the Human Rights Act 1998. What might the consequences of the proposal be for the rights of historically marginalised communities and for our human rights, in general?: Guests: Anne McLaughlin MP – Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration
Macron’s colonial nostalgia: anti-Muslim Islamic project
For a self-proclaimed secular country like France to fund foreign Christian schools would seem to contradict its policy on Muslims at home. Alas, we have all become used to the double standards of Western powers Author: Prof. Salman Sayyid | Source: Anadolu Agency The writer is the author of Recalling the Caliphate and Professor of Decolonial […]
Young Muslims want to participate in politics – but prejudice and Islamophobia may be stopping them
Taken from the Islamophobia in daily life Series – theconversation.com Authors: Professor Peter Hopkins and Dr Robin Finlay Muslim youths tend to be portrayed as politically disengaged or potentially extremist. Debates about the “war on terror”, and US president Donald Trump’s immigration plans are damaging how the world see
Young non-Muslims face Islamophobia too
Taken from the Islamophobia in daily life Series – theconversation.com Islamophobia simply cannot be overlooked anymore. It is a wide-ranging issue, impacting public and private lives in ways that are causing concern the world over. US president Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban and the UK’s Brexit vote are just two examples in
Eight ways that Islamophobia operates in everyday life
Taken from the Islamophobia in daily life Series – theconversation.com Immigration and national identity currently are at the forefront of the public conscience. In France, the burkini ban and in the UK proposals for migration controls following the Brexit vote are dividing communities. The growing tensions mean that many ethnic and religious minority