Ishtiyaq Shukri

Ishtiyaq Shukri is the award-winning author of The Silent Minaret, I See You, and An Unwritten Life. The Silent Minaret was the first novel to win the EU Literary Award in 2005. He was born in Johannesburg in 1968. Shukri is a survivor of child sex abuse from the age of ten. He lives in London, where he works in suicide prevention. He is a co-editor at Unwritten Lives.

Blog Posts:
"Nakba 78: Land You Have To Kill For Isn't Yours" \| Art & Culture \| War \| Poverty \| Palestine \| Genocide \| Gaza \| Europe \| United Nations \| Apartheid \| South Africa \| Far-right \| Human Rights \| Activism \| Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) \| Authoritarianism \| MENA Region \| Israel \| Protest \| Demonstrate \| European Union \| Civil liberties \| War crimes \| Zionism \| Green New Deal Rising \| Freedom \| (May 15, 2026)
"Poem \| To the people of the UK: You have voted. Here is what will happen next" \| Art & Culture \| Poetry \| Europe \| Fascism \| Neo-Nazism \| Apartheid \| South Africa \| Far-right \| Racism \| UK \| Human Rights \| London \| Activism \| Authoritarianism \| Protest \| Demonstrate \| European Union \| Civil liberties \| Democracy \| Hate speech \| Nazi \| Social exclusion \| Race \| Africa \| Labour Party \| Liberal Democrats \| Lib Dems \| Freedom \| Equality \| Equality, diversity, inclusion \| EDI \| Catherine West MP \| Member of Parliament MP \| (May 11, 2026)
"Is Catherine West MP a war criminal?" \| Politics & Social Justice \| War \| Palestine \| Genocide \| Gaza \| Europe \| Apartheid \| South Africa \| UK \| Human Rights \| London \| Activism \| Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) \| Israel \| Protest \| Demonstrate \| European Union \| Civil liberties \| Democracy \| War crimes \| Labour Party \| Liberal Democrats \| Lib Dems \| Catherine West MP \| Member of Parliament MP \| North London \| (May 11, 2026)
"Calling for a public apology from UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood MP" \| Politics & Social Justice \| South Africa \| Far-right \| Racism \| UK \| London \| Activism \| Muslims \| Protest \| Demonstrate \| Civil liberties \| Rule of law \| Democracy \| Labour Party \| Liberal Democrats \| Lib Dems \| Green New Deal Rising \| Malaysia \| Catherine West MP \| Member of Parliament MP \| North London \| (Apr 22, 2026)
"Film \| Anniversary: Reflections on my invisible childhood friend" \| Art & Culture \| Fascism \| Apartheid \| USA \| South Africa \| Far-right \| Authoritarianism \| Entertainment \| (Feb 3, 2026)
"… by whom?" \| Politics & Social Justice \| South Africa \| Human Rights \| Femicide \| Gender-Based Violence \| Activism \| Mental Health \| G20 South Africa Summit \| Protest \| Demonstrate \| Sexual violence \| Mental illness \| Childhood trauma \| Africa \| (Dec 15, 2025)
"The F-word is back, but it’s never been far away, or deep underground" \| Politics & Social Justice \| Europe \| Fascism \| Neo-Nazism \| Apartheid \| USA \| South Africa \| Far-right \| Racism \| UK \| Human Rights \| London \| Activism \| Authoritarianism \| Universities \| European Union \| Civil liberties \| Democracy \| Hate speech \| Africa \| Labour Party \| Freedom \| Equality \| Equality, diversity, inclusion \| EDI \| Member of Parliament MP \| (Nov 13, 2025)
"249th Appleby Horse Fair, 5-11 June 2025" \| Travel & Migration \| Poetry \| Europe \| South Africa \| Roma \| Gypsy-Roma-Traveller (GRT) \| UK \| Human Rights \| London \| Civil liberties \| Social exclusion \| Africa \| Asia \| (Nov 13, 2025)

Website:
https://ishtiyaqshukri.com/

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