Islamophobia Now: Power, Prejudice and Resistance

Islamophobia isn’t just a slur or a spike in hate crime — it’s a system. From counterterrorism policy and surveillance to media narratives and foreign wars, Muslims are routinely positioned as threats. This panel examines how Islamophobia is being mobilised today in the UK and across the globe. Who gains from it, and how is it being challenged? What does it take to confront it at its roots — not just in rhetoric, but in power structures?  In an age of rising nationalism and global instability, is Islamophobia shaping the policies that divide us — and what do we risk if we don’t confront it?