Wednesday, 19 September 2012 16:25
Blair's radio interview on the Islamic film protests shows exactly why millions distrust what he and his cronies have done
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Ben Leonard looks at the pogroms which targeted Jews in the Russian empire - and suggests some parallels between anti-Semitism then and Islamophobia now
Saturday's We Are Luton march against Tommy Robinson's English Defense League (EDL) shows how communities can unite against racism and Islamophobia.
British politics and media have some responsibility, not for the killings themselves, but for the culture which has demonised Muslims and created an atmosphere of hatred in some parts of society.
Sanum Ghafoor reports on the anti-Islamophobia conference organised by the Enough Coalition, and explains why the initiative is so important.
Tory MP Philip Hollobone says he will refuse to hold meetings with Muslim women wearing full Islamic dress at his constituency surgery, unless they lift their face veil.
Islamophobia in the west has cast a shadow over the Muslim world’s contribution to scientific knowledge and innovation. Duncan Simpson reviews the 1001 Inventions exhibition at the Science Museum.
Shamiul Joarder of Friends of Al Aqsa speaks about the anti-muslim climate caused by the war on terror and the need for a campaign to resist islamophobia. He will be speaking at 
With the worrying rise of the racist English Defence League (EDL) since its launch last year, it is vital to build mass public opposition to state-led Islamophobia.
31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival
In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross
With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...
Saturday 22 June 2013
9:30am – 5pm
Central Hall Westminster
Events
Books
How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women
By Lindsey German
A Marxist History of the World
From Neanderthals to Neoliberals
By Neil Faulkner
The People V Tony Blair
Politics, the Media and the Anti-War Movement
By Chris Nineham
Timelines
A Political History of the Modern World
By John Rees
A People's History of London
By Lindsey German and John Rees
Counterfire Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham
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