Islamophobia and Muslims in the media

Islamophobia and Muslims in the media

Join us for a lively and meaningful discussion on the topic of Islamophobia and Racism.

By MACFEST - Muslim Arts and Culture Festival.

Date and time

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 06:00 - 07:00 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 1 hour

Join us for a lively discussion on the topic of Islamophobia, with a panel of an amazing group of Muslims.

What is it like for British Muslims in the UK and around the world, faced with anti-Muslim hatred and the rise in hate crimes?

What are the solutions?

With:

  • Jennifer Ogunyemi, TV presenter.
  • Samina Yasmeen, Professor and Director, Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia, Perth.
  • Samira Ali, 3rd year student at Goldsmiths, University of London, studying Sociology.

Hosted by: Dr Myriam Francois, Journalist, Filmmaker and Writer.

Chief Guest: Nihad Awad, Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), United States.

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MACFEST - Muslim Arts and Culture Festival.

MACFESTUK is a ground-breaking, award-winning festival hosted across Greater Manchester and the North West - and across the world! We celebrate art, literature, music, history, culture, photography, cuisine, children, youth and women and the heritage of the Muslim diaspora. We offer over 70 events, most of which are free and digital, and many are hosted by schools and colleges.

Muslim Arts and Culture Festival aims to bring Muslim and non-Muslim communities together, promote social inclusion and overcome barriers. This has led to MACFEST winning the 2021 Queen's Award for Voluntary service.

This great initiative is led by prize-winning author, educationist and peace activist Qaisra Shahraz MBE FRSA, who features in the prestigious Power 100 List of the most influential Muslims in the UK. Qaisra has dedicated her life to women's rights, and fighting Islamophobia, racism and all forms of discrimination. She and the fantastic MACFEST team are committed to building bridges between communities in the UK and around the world.

MACFEST is delighted to support a new and sister initiative: Muslim Women's Arts Foundation and Muslim Women's Arts Festival, which aim to celebrate and elevate Muslim women from around the world; the established women creatives as well as those unsung heroines, the carpet weavers and women working in the crafts industry. We are delighted to host in partnership with Muslim Women's Arts Foundation a Women's Arts Festival with 25 events in the month of March 2022.

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