Islamaphobia Awareness Articles

Since 11 September 2011, the day the world changed, we have seen the escalation of global terrorism. With unrest in much of the Middle East, once stable nations face huge challenges and terrorist organisations, such as Islamic State, have taken control. An indirect...

Those outside Muslim or political circles can be forgiven for knowing very little about Sharia councils in Britain. I mean why would they. Common reactions from ordinary people I speak to include ‘shouldn’t we all just follow British law?’ and ‘ban them’. My answers...

I am cautious of mixing my faith with my politics despite being proud and influenced by both. Growing up after 9/11, I worried that I would be pigeonholed by my identity: that my faith, my name or the colour of my skin alone would predetermine what I represented or...

Does Islamophobia exist in 2016 Britain? On 20 October, I stopped by my local bank where I was part of a conversation with a bank advisor who happened to be a British Asian man whose parents believed in the Hindu faith. Now you must be thinking, how does this have any...