European Muslim Research Centre

Vandals have desecrated an art project 18 Stabs (pictured above before being vandalised) erected in honour of Marwa El-Sherbani, a pregnant headscarved woman, on the first anniversary of her brutal murder in a Dresden court room (Islamophobia Watch, 23 July 2010).

Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Hate Crime: UK Case Studies

The first version of this report published on 29 November 2010 contained a section 'Barbarians at the Gates of the City' that has now been removed from the report and the University of Exeter has issued this apology.

The British Government's approach to terrorism

Jonathan Githens-Mazer responds to the Prime Minister's speech in Munich.

Terrorism: emotion versus evidence

15th February 2011

The Muddled Response to Multiculturalism

There is a slippery slope between deciding who is moderate enough to be politically active, and totalitarianism. Article on multiculturalism by Jonathan Githens-Mazer, on NewStatesman.com

27th January 2011

Report Launch: Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Hate Crime

The report was launched on Saturday 27th November 2010 at the London Muslim Centre, and will be launched in Birmingham on Sunday 28th November, and on Friday 10th December in Glasgow.

Ways Forward for UK Counter-Terrorism: Community and Academic Perspectives

Friday 17th September 2010 - 6:30pm. London Muslim Centre, The Seminar Room. 46 Whitechapel Road, London E1

Questionnaire: attacks on Mosques and Islamic institutions in UK

With support from the Muslim Directory, we have sent a questionnaire to over 1300 mosques and Islamic institutions in the UK. This is part of the first ever comprehensive survey of attacks of all kinds against mosques and Islamic institutions in the UK.

Download the questionnaire about Islamophobic and hate crime. Please complete and return to: Muslim Directory, 65a Grosvenor Road, London, W7 1BR. Thank you for your assistance.

Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Hate Crime: a London Case Study

Report by Dr Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Dr Robert Lambert MBE

New Research leads focus on anti-Muslim hate crime

A new report launched 28 January 2010 reveals the trends behind underreported violence against Muslims in London. It illuminates how contexts of fear and prejudice against Muslims are providing a basis for violence against Muslim communities. This is the first step in a ten year research project led by the European Muslim Research Centre at the University of Exeter that will investigate Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate crime in towns and cities across Europe.