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A citywide conference uniting leaders and communities to stand together against religious and racial hatred.
Together, beyond all division
Debate. Action. Reflection. Shaping how Bristol moves beyond division.
The Bristol Muslim Conference 2025 brought together communities across Bristol to address rising hate, division, and fear. Workshops covering Women, Youth, Politics, and Media revealed consistent concerns around safety, Islamophobia, far-right intimidation, harmful political and media narratives, and institutional failings.
Saturday 8th November 2025 · Seat Unique Stadium, Gloucestershire County Cricket Ground, Bristol BS7 9EJ
Read the 2025 report →Highlights from each year's conference. The 2023 film will be added shortly.
Every year we publish a full report of the conference, the issues raised and the actions we are asking of our partners.
2025 ReportCross-workshop summary report and recommendations.
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2023 ReportFull conference report.
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2022 ReportFull conference report.
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2021 ReportFull conference report.
Download →Four workshops ran across the day. These are the issues raised, and the actions we are asking of Bristol's statutory partners.
Rising Islamophobia, far-right intimidation, safety concerns on buses, and misinformation about asylum seekers.
Increase visible policing, rapid response to intimidation, anti-Islamophobia training, and family and mental health support.
Anxiety from hate crime, identity strain, workplace discrimination, refugee youth exclusion, and barriers to mental health access.
Trauma-informed youth services, school-based anti-Islamophobia work, refugee mentoring, and support for young professionals.
Under-representation, far-right narratives, lack of accountability, and online harms.
MP and Councillor forums, a public stance against Islamophobia, stronger hate crime reporting, and advocacy on online harms regulation.
Dehumanising coverage, fake news and clickbait, and a lack of newsroom diversity.
Community and media engagement, diversity targets, and media literacy in schools.
Moments from the 2025 conference at the Seat Unique Stadium.
Leaders from across the city and beyond joined us to speak on standing together against religious and racial hatred.
The fully booked 2023 conference opened with a prayer and a minute's silence for the victims of the Israel-Palestine war. Keynotes came from PCC Mark Shelford, Dr Wajid Akhter of the Muslim Council of Britain, and Azeem Rafiq, who spoke about the racism he faced and how he now helps others achieve their dreams. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi spoke on the part British Muslims play in society.
Delegates contributed through five Diamond 9 workshops, followed by an afternoon panel with Dr Asha Mohamed, Omer Khaliel of the Riba Foundation and Mohammed Sayaqle of the Somali Youth Forum.
Our 2022 conference focused on the cost of living crisis, Islamophobia, environmental issues and promoting healthy living. Reports from every year are available above.
Help us enact change across healthcare, policing, council services, the environment and more, facilitating projects which improve the lives of Muslims and Bristolians alike.