The topic for this evening’s Politics and Media slot on the Islam Channel (Sky 813) at 7pm is ‘Spying on Muslims’. The programme is presented by Salma Yaqoob and the studio guests are:

Arun Kundnani – author of Spooked: how not to prevent violent extremism, published by the Institute of Race Relations; Vikram Dodd – Crime Reporter, Guardian; and Dr Daud Abdullah – Deputy Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain and Chair, Middle East Monitor (MEMO).

Dr Jonathan Githens-Mazer – Senior lecturer in politics, University of Exeter, currently researching political mobilisation amongst British Muslims – will join the discussion by phone.

The Home Office has been invited to send a spokesperson.