About this Event
Islamophobia is an ever increasing issue for our community, effecting muslims and non-muslims alike. Not only through the rising level of hate crime incidents documented across the country, it also effects us in education, from schools through to university, in the workplace, in healthcare, in the media and ever more so in politics.
On Saturday the 21st November, we have invited leading organisations and academics tackling Islamophobia, to detail what Islamophobia is, how Islamophobia impacts the muslim community in the UK and to explore what we need to do to tackle it.
Islamophobia is a form of racism, and it is only by organisaing as a united community that we can effectively take on this evil.
The goals of the conference are:
1. To better understand what Islamophobia is and how it works
2. Hear from organisations tackling it at every level
3. Discuss our shared experiences
4. Create and promote the roll of "Islamophobia leads" in Mosques and Muslim Businesses
5. Identify and prioritise actions to tackle Islamophobia together.
With your help and engagement, we aim to make this conference an annual event for Nottingham to work towards real change and protection for our community.
Agenda
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Session 1 - Islamophobia: Deconstructing Systemic Racism
Host: Dr Ismail Patel (FOA)
Info: The opening session will comprise of speeches by guest speakers, who will deconstructing how Islamophobia is a systemic form of racism and how it manifests in society through the media, politics, entertainment and civil society.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Session 2 - Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A
Host: Dr Salman Sayyid
Info: The 2nd session will consist of 2 parts. First, our three guest speakers will be joined by Professor Salman Sayyid, AbdoolKarim Vakil, , and representatives from CAGE and BIMA (British Islamic Medical Association) to form an expert panel on Islamophobia to discuss the work being done to counter Islamophobia, clarify misconceptions, and to further explore how Islamophobia manifests in the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, in healthcare and education settings through PREVENT and more. This will then be followed by a Q&A session where the audience will be able to pose their questions to the panel.
🕑: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Session 3 - Exploring Solutions Workshop
Info: After Maghrib, the closing session will be led by our guest academics, who will hold a workshop exploring ways to think about Islamophobia and possible solutions at a grassroots level
Event venue & nearby stays
Figtree Primary & Nursery, 30 Bentinck Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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