Arzu Merali
@arzumerali.bsky.social
Mum. Wrote 'Environment of Hate: the New Normal for Muslims in the UK'. Currently co-editor of #TheLongView, formerly @pal_int and @ihrc. Reposts not endorsements.
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João Silva Jordão argues that the #Zionist project is a realisation of European anti-semitism. Getting #Israelis to understand this reality, is a high priority for pro-Palestine movements.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
João Silva Jordão argues that the #Zionist project is a realisation of European anti-semitism. Getting #Israelis to understand this reality, is a high priority for pro-Palestine movements.
Read the full article: buff.ly/JeJvrfZ
Read the full article: buff.ly/JeJvrfZ
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History is being written - where do you stand?
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#IHRC #RightSideOfHistory #Palestine #Zionism
🔗 read the full article and more at
www.ihrc.org.uk/choosing-the...
#IHRC #RightSideOfHistory #Palestine #Zionism
July 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
History is being written - where do you stand?
🔗 read the full article and more at
www.ihrc.org.uk/choosing-the...
#IHRC #RightSideOfHistory #Palestine #Zionism
🔗 read the full article and more at
www.ihrc.org.uk/choosing-the...
#IHRC #RightSideOfHistory #Palestine #Zionism
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A timely biography offering a glimpse into the life & achievements of a much maligned & misrepresented individual. A must read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this great leader.
E-book available for download, paperback available for pre order
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E-book available for download, paperback available for pre order
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Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei: The Life and Legacy of a Wise Leader by Saied Reza Ameli Paperback
“Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei: Life and Legacy of a Wise Leader” by Professor Saied Reza Ameli offers a rare and incisive portrait of one of the most influential figures in contemporary global…
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July 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A timely biography offering a glimpse into the life & achievements of a much maligned & misrepresented individual. A must read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this great leader.
E-book available for download, paperback available for pre order
buff.ly/87GfTR6
E-book available for download, paperback available for pre order
buff.ly/87GfTR6
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Re-reading IHRC’s 2005 report on the culture of ‘ #antiterrorism ’ in the UK, Abed Choudhury argues that its warnings about the criminalisation of #lawfuldissent and the expansion of #authoritarian legal tools have now materialised...
June 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Re-reading IHRC’s 2005 report on the culture of ‘ #antiterrorism ’ in the UK, Abed Choudhury argues that its warnings about the criminalisation of #lawfuldissent and the expansion of #authoritarian legal tools have now materialised...
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Linda Hyökki argues that understanding the experiences of anti-Muslim #racism of those converted from the majority community and those from minoritized #Muslim communities, has both overlap and key differences that need to be recognised.
www.ihrc.org.uk/framing-musl...
www.ihrc.org.uk/framing-musl...
July 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Linda Hyökki argues that understanding the experiences of anti-Muslim #racism of those converted from the majority community and those from minoritized #Muslim communities, has both overlap and key differences that need to be recognised.
www.ihrc.org.uk/framing-musl...
www.ihrc.org.uk/framing-musl...
2025: You Will Burn My House Down – Bosnia, Palestinehttps://www.arzumerali.com/2025-you-will-burn-my-house-down-bosnia-palestine/
Looking back on something I wrote in 2015 re #Srebrenica and the controlling of narratives around genocide. Sadly even more relevant now.
Looking back on something I wrote in 2015 re #Srebrenica and the controlling of narratives around genocide. Sadly even more relevant now.
July 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
2025: You Will Burn My House Down – Bosnia, Palestinehttps://www.arzumerali.com/2025-you-will-burn-my-house-down-bosnia-palestine/
Looking back on something I wrote in 2015 re #Srebrenica and the controlling of narratives around genocide. Sadly even more relevant now.
Looking back on something I wrote in 2015 re #Srebrenica and the controlling of narratives around genocide. Sadly even more relevant now.
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Massoud Shadjareh, Chairman of IHRC, addresses the crowds at the PYM protest.
“This is all about the fact that Iran has stood against Zionism in a way that no other nation has done so.”
#FreePalestine #StopTheBombing #EndTheGenocide
youtu.be/1waJpV8OCaQ?...
“This is all about the fact that Iran has stood against Zionism in a way that no other nation has done so.”
#FreePalestine #StopTheBombing #EndTheGenocide
youtu.be/1waJpV8OCaQ?...
We Are All Part of The Resistance
YouTube video by IHRCtv
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June 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Massoud Shadjareh, Chairman of IHRC, addresses the crowds at the PYM protest.
“This is all about the fact that Iran has stood against Zionism in a way that no other nation has done so.”
#FreePalestine #StopTheBombing #EndTheGenocide
youtu.be/1waJpV8OCaQ?...
“This is all about the fact that Iran has stood against Zionism in a way that no other nation has done so.”
#FreePalestine #StopTheBombing #EndTheGenocide
youtu.be/1waJpV8OCaQ?...
Wise Words: Ayatollah #Khamenei to US Politicians in 2012
Wise words have been spoken for decades now. Those of us who have failed to hear them until now have a last moment to achieve clarity.
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Wise words have been spoken for decades now. Those of us who have failed to hear them until now have a last moment to achieve clarity.
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Wise Words: Ayatollah Khamenei to US Politicians in 2012
As the Zionist entity launches war against the Islamic Republic of Iran its worth learning what it is that irks them and the US so.
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June 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Wise Words: Ayatollah #Khamenei to US Politicians in 2012
Wise words have been spoken for decades now. Those of us who have failed to hear them until now have a last moment to achieve clarity.
www.arzumerali.com/wise-words-a...
Wise words have been spoken for decades now. Those of us who have failed to hear them until now have a last moment to achieve clarity.
www.arzumerali.com/wise-words-a...
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Looking for the perfect #Eid #gift for a little one? Why not a gift that gives back?
Learn beyond borders with new perspectives with the 'Resilience Collection' illustrated #books.
Purchase now at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
Learn beyond borders with new perspectives with the 'Resilience Collection' illustrated #books.
Purchase now at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
May 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Looking for the perfect #Eid #gift for a little one? Why not a gift that gives back?
Learn beyond borders with new perspectives with the 'Resilience Collection' illustrated #books.
Purchase now at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
Learn beyond borders with new perspectives with the 'Resilience Collection' illustrated #books.
Purchase now at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
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The Long View contains #essays commissioned aiming to look in-depth and look forward.
#TheLongView attempts to provide a space for thinkers to analyse in the long term and (kick)start or continue #conversations on the same.
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#TheLongView attempts to provide a space for thinkers to analyse in the long term and (kick)start or continue #conversations on the same.
Find out more:
The Long View - IHRC
Welcome to the The Long View, a quarterly magazine from IHRC.
www.ihrc.org.uk
May 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Long View contains #essays commissioned aiming to look in-depth and look forward.
#TheLongView attempts to provide a space for thinkers to analyse in the long term and (kick)start or continue #conversations on the same.
Find out more:
#TheLongView attempts to provide a space for thinkers to analyse in the long term and (kick)start or continue #conversations on the same.
Find out more:
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All profits from this book go to the IHRC Trust Palestine Appeal
Now available to purchase at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
Now available to purchase at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
The Resilience Collection ( Free Free Palestine / I'm A Cedar Tree / I'm An Olive Tree )
Explore the origins of occupation in I'm An Olive Tree, the roots of resistance in I'm A Cedar Tree, and the far-reaching seeds of change - including in London, where protests have shifted perspective...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
All profits from this book go to the IHRC Trust Palestine Appeal
Now available to purchase at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
Now available to purchase at shop.ihrc.org/products/im-...
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"I'm An Olive Tree" invites young readers to grow alongside the journey of #Palestinian #olivetrees - blooming through the seasons, witnessing the land's beauty, wealth and hardships, and standing strong as they spread their seeds of #resilience, no matter the challenges.
May 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"I'm An Olive Tree" invites young readers to grow alongside the journey of #Palestinian #olivetrees - blooming through the seasons, witnessing the land's beauty, wealth and hardships, and standing strong as they spread their seeds of #resilience, no matter the challenges.
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The British Muslims’ Expectations of the Government project delivered sophisticated research based on quantitative & qualitative research covering #citizenship, #discrimination, #education and schools, #hijab, #law and #media
Read the reports here:
Read the reports here:
British Muslims' Expectations of the Government (BMEG)
Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, this project saw IHRC deliver sophisticated research based on quantitative and qualitative research on the expectations that Muslims in the UK had of the...
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May 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The British Muslims’ Expectations of the Government project delivered sophisticated research based on quantitative & qualitative research covering #citizenship, #discrimination, #education and schools, #hijab, #law and #media
Read the reports here:
Read the reports here:
There is a lot of this happening. Shock that the state has 'suddenly' become authoritarian; that anti-terrorism laws are manifestly unjust; that political space has been forcibly shrunk. Except as below, it's not sudden.
We have been talking about this for nigh on 30 years.
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We have been talking about this for nigh on 30 years.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
There is a lot of this happening. Shock that the state has 'suddenly' become authoritarian; that anti-terrorism laws are manifestly unjust; that political space has been forcibly shrunk. Except as below, it's not sudden.
We have been talking about this for nigh on 30 years.
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We have been talking about this for nigh on 30 years.
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with thanks to IHRC @ihrc.bsky.social and Arzu Merali @arzumerali.bsky.social for their comments
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
with thanks to IHRC @ihrc.bsky.social and Arzu Merali @arzumerali.bsky.social for their comments
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I wrote about why a new definition of Islamophobia won't bring the change British Muslims need, for the New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social
Pls read/share; keen to hear thoughts as interaction on this platform is still limited for me
www.newarab.com/opinion/gove...
#Islamophobia #BritishMuslims
Pls read/share; keen to hear thoughts as interaction on this platform is still limited for me
www.newarab.com/opinion/gove...
#Islamophobia #BritishMuslims
A government-led definition of Islamophobia won’t save Muslims
The Starmer government’s attempt to define Islamophobia is worthless given it continues to criminalise politically outspoken Muslims, argues Afroze Zaidi.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I wrote about why a new definition of Islamophobia won't bring the change British Muslims need, for the New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social
Pls read/share; keen to hear thoughts as interaction on this platform is still limited for me
www.newarab.com/opinion/gove...
#Islamophobia #BritishMuslims
Pls read/share; keen to hear thoughts as interaction on this platform is still limited for me
www.newarab.com/opinion/gove...
#Islamophobia #BritishMuslims
Ramadan Kareem.
May this be a month of further liberation from all the ills of this world. Ameen.
#PalestineWillBeFree
May this be a month of further liberation from all the ills of this world. Ameen.
#PalestineWillBeFree
March 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ramadan Kareem.
May this be a month of further liberation from all the ills of this world. Ameen.
#PalestineWillBeFree
May this be a month of further liberation from all the ills of this world. Ameen.
#PalestineWillBeFree
I forgot to post my January blog pieces so here they are.
January: A Time for (Cease)Fires – Everything is Connected
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#PalestineWillBeFree
January: A Time for (Cease)Fires – Everything is Connected
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#PalestineWillBeFree
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I forgot to post my January blog pieces so here they are.
January: A Time for (Cease)Fires – Everything is Connected
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#PalestineWillBeFree
January: A Time for (Cease)Fires – Everything is Connected
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#PalestineWillBeFree
Not Celebrating Christmas - The Muslim Edit
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Part 1: A prelude to previous seasonal posts
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Part 1: A prelude to previous seasonal posts
December 24, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Not Celebrating Christmas - The Muslim Edit
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Part 1: A prelude to previous seasonal posts
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Part 1: A prelude to previous seasonal posts
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Join us for a free British Sign Language tour of our Endless Stories exhibition. This tour is devised for the d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
⏰15 Feb, 11am-12pm
📍Cambridge University Library
Book your free place now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/britis...
⏰15 Feb, 11am-12pm
📍Cambridge University Library
Book your free place now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/britis...
December 11, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Join us for a free British Sign Language tour of our Endless Stories exhibition. This tour is devised for the d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
⏰15 Feb, 11am-12pm
📍Cambridge University Library
Book your free place now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/britis...
⏰15 Feb, 11am-12pm
📍Cambridge University Library
Book your free place now: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/whats/britis...
I am going to be posting the 10 Key CounterNarratives to #Islamophobia (UK), from the IHRC project of 2017-18. They are still pertinent and all look at the issue as structural. I am posting one counter-narrative every two days this month.
I am reproducing these on my website arzumerali.com
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I am reproducing these on my website arzumerali.com
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Arzu Merali
Arzu Merali has been an author, writer, researcher, and consultant for more than twenty-five years, working in the fields of human rights, Islamic feminism, media representations, critical race theory...
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December 2, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I am going to be posting the 10 Key CounterNarratives to #Islamophobia (UK), from the IHRC project of 2017-18. They are still pertinent and all look at the issue as structural. I am posting one counter-narrative every two days this month.
I am reproducing these on my website arzumerali.com
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I am reproducing these on my website arzumerali.com
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For those of you attending protests in the UK, watch this and remember the details on *what to do if you are arrested*. It's a short video.
Written info, bust cards, names of solicitors etc here, if you prefer reading
www.ihrc.org.uk/know-your-ri...
For those of you attending protests in the UK, watch this and remember the details on *what to do if you are arrested*. It's a short video.
Written info, bust cards, names of solicitors etc here, if you prefer reading
www.ihrc.org.uk/know-your-ri...
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For those of you attending protests in the UK, watch this and remember the details on *what to do if you are arrested*. It's a short video.
Written info, bust cards, names of solicitors etc here, if you prefer reading
www.ihrc.org.uk/know-your-ri...
For those of you attending protests in the UK, watch this and remember the details on *what to do if you are arrested*. It's a short video.
Written info, bust cards, names of solicitors etc here, if you prefer reading
www.ihrc.org.uk/know-your-ri...