About this event
The Ukrainian conflict + the responses it elicited triggered a long-overdue discussion about how race + religion intersect with immigration + refugee policies.
Commentary such as “Ukraine isn’t a place like Iraq + Afghanistan” + “this is a civilised place” saturated both media + political narratives, further exemplifying the Islamophobia that is embedded in our views of conflict + wars across the globe.
Rising Islamophobia + the rapid ascent of anti-Muslim hatred stemming from the ‘War on Terror’ and other elements of our fractured societies, are increasingly influencing how we understand + respond to conflicts that affect Muslim migrants + refugees. It has even prompted some to push for measures to stop the flow of Muslim immigration into Europe.
This event will discuss how Islamophobia institutionally manifests itself through our policies + systems. Through their research + lived experience, our speakers will explore the tight grip that Islamophobia exerts at a political + societal level.
Speakers:
Dr Waqas Tufail: Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University.
An activist + community organiser, Waqas is co-founder of the Northern Police Monitoring Project, a grassroots initiative that works with communities affected by police harassment, brutality + racism. His activism very much informs his academic work.
Isobel Ingham-Barrow: CEO @ Community Policy Forum– an independent think-tank seeking to engage academics, policymakers + community groups in creating evidence-based + community centred approaches to policymaking surrounding the challenges + structural inequalities facing Muslim communities in the UK. Her PhD research at the University of Exeter explores the impact of Islamophobia on British Muslim men.
Co-CHAIR: Fizza Qureshi, CEO of MRN
Co-CHAIR: Linsay Taylor, MEND Regional Manager, Scotland
HOSTS: MRN + MEND
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Who is Welcome? Series Updates
This is the third event in our ‘Who is Welcome?’ event series.
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