Student Rights

Lucy Sherriff

'Inaccurate Headlines And Exaggeration'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

An anti-extremism organisation has blamed "inaccurate" newspaper headlines for creating a public backlash in which the group was accused of leading a ...

Student Rights 'Campus Extremism' Study: Dishonest Pseudo-Science in Support Of a Toxic Narrative

Hilary Aked | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Hilary Aked

Student Rights is seeking to police, not 'protect' students and its activities should be seen as part of the 'Cold War on British Muslims'. Its activities feed into an increasingly entrenched discourse of Islamophobia endorsed by much of the government and mainstream media. Universities should be wary of its lobbying efforts, the media should interrogate its misleading research and FOSIS should be commended for standing up to its bullying.

Separate Toilets for Men and Women - Serious Issue of Discrimination

Shohana Khan | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Politics
Shohana Khan

Don't agree with the title? Well you are not alone, as neither do I. But student equality rights group, Student Rights, believes segregation of men and women is a cause for deep concern in University events. But not in toilets, or in society. In particular in Muslim university events.

It's Time to Stop Demonising Muslim Students

Mohamed Harrath | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Mohamed Harrath

The Times featured a piece yesterday headlined 'Extremists preaching to students in Britain'. This conflation of extremism with increased religiosity and religious observance is indicative of just how muddled and confused the debate around campus extremism has become.

Lucy Sherriff

'We're Demonised'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Muslim students have lashed out at claims in a study that extremists are segregating and denigrating women, saying they are being "increasingly demoni...

Fighting Privatisation to Save Student Jobs

Gary Spedding | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Gary Spedding

A Students' Union is run by students for students. This is the line, in one shape or another that we are continually told when it comes to our Students' Unions. More than just a building, a Students' Union is a place for many of its members to come for support, advice, help, employment and most importantly; fair democratic representation.

Students To Protest At Appearance Of 'Radical' Muslim Cleric

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Students at a London University have organised a protest against the planned appearance of a Muslim cleric, who has previously been accused of advocat...

Malignment of International Students at Westminster Must End

Gary Spedding | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Gary Spedding

We simply must challenge and put an end to the deliberate malignment of International students at Westminster, they are not the fall guys for Cameron's promised reduction in immigration. Its time our MPs stood up for our students!

Jihadist Videos on University Facebook Page Demonstrate the Threat of Radicalisation

Rupert Sutton | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Rupert Sutton

In March this year, it was reported that a number of students and lecturers had come out in criticism of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy, arguing that it was "open to discriminatory interpretations" and that it unfairly singled out the risk of Islamist extremism as a threat.

False Accusations of Violent Threats are a Cowardly Way to Avoid Debate

Rupert Sutton | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Rupert Sutton

Recently my organisation reported on the cancellation of an event at the University of Westminster which was due to feature Jamal Harwood, a senior member of the Islamist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir, as one of its speakers.

Student Outrage At Israel Suicide Bomb Supporter To Speak At University

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 24.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A Palestinian academic who has publicly backed suicide bombings in Israel has provoked student outrage ahead of a speech at a London university. Az...

FOSIS Dodge the Issue of Campus Radicalisation Once Again

Rupert Sutton | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Rupert Sutton

Accusing your opponents of demagoguery and scaremongering is one of the oldest political tricks in the book, yet the facts simply do not add up here. FOSIS claim that the community they represent is being unfairly demonised yet they organise events with extremists and refuse to engage with organisations like ourselves when we contact them.