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Islamophobia Emergency Group
Call for Participants Islamophobia in the UK has reached frightening levels, and there are serious risks to safety in Muslim communities across the country. Not only are rates of hate crime against individuals increasing, but there have been several attacks on mosques during and since the mass violence of summer 2024, which saw Muslims being…
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LAUNCH: How to Fight Racism & Protect Migrants in an Age of Violence
12.00-13.00, 18 February 2026, Edge Hill University Faculty of Health, H240 This event will mark the official launch of our ‘Racial Justice and Migration Research Group’. We are thrilled to welcome as our keynote speaker, Paul Olubayo, the pioneering Anti-Racism Action Plan Lead at Liverpool City Council. Mr Olubayo recently produced a landmark plan for…
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Holocaust Survivor Lecture: Harry Kessler BEM
10 February 2026 12.00pm, Edge Hill University. We are honoured to welcome Mr Harry Kessler BEM to discuss his experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust. The event is organised by EHU student, Stephanie Jones, Professor James Renton, and the Holocaust Educational Trust, and is hosted by EHU’s History programme (HIS3025) and the ‘Racial Justice…
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Why is it that the UK government can’t define Islamophobia?
The proposed official definition of anti-Muslim hostility that does not address Islamophobia is dangerously inadequate. ByJames Renton Published On 28 Dec 2025 In February, the United Kingdom government appointed a working group to provide a definition of “anti-Muslim hatred/Islamophobia”, which should have completed its work by the end of August. In the summer, Conservative MP Nick…
