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Sayeeda Warsi – Muslims Don’t Matter

The anti-Muslim riots of the summer of 2024 have pushed Islamophobia right to the top of the political agenda. From those riots – fuelled by racist misinformation which spread quickly on social media after the Southport knife attacks – to the hatred directed at Muslims in public life during the Gaza conflict, anti-Muslim racism is dangerously out of control.  

Sayeeda Warsi is Britain’s best-known Muslim. She was a cabinet minister under David Cameron who resigned over the 2014 Gaza war. In this incisive book, Sayeeda Warsi uses her dual experience at the centre of British power and in the heart of our Muslim communities to urge us to change course, to unite and dismantle this toxic bigotry. 

 

Chaired by Chi Onwurah

Tickets £12/£10

 

“A vitally important book from a vitally important voice.”David Olusoga

“Fiery, insightful and persuasive… We cannot afford to lose Warsi. She is a vital and impassioned voice.”Suzanne Moore, The Daily Telegraph

 

Booking Information

  • Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 08.00 on Friday 7th of March. Tickets go on general sale from Monday 10th March.
  • Our concession tickets are available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.
  • Hearing loops are available for Theatre and Library events. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book or email: boxoffice@queenshall.co.uk.
  • Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events.

 

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Location

Theatre, Queen's Hall, Hexham

Date

03 May 2025

Time

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cost

£12/£10 (concs)

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