Black Lives Matter: Bilal and the Formation of the Early Islamicate took place on Monday 20th March 2017. This was a collaboration between the Iqbal Centre, CERS, Re-Orient: Journal for Critical Muslim Studies, Leeds ABSoc and Leeds ISoc. The event also announced the launch of Bilal Studies, named after Bilal al-Habashi, the forgotten symbol of egalitarian Islam. See media page of this site for full video of the event.
