India Implements Controversial Citizenship Law Excluding Muslims
The Citizenship Amendment Act offers an expedited pathway to citizenship for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Christians who sought refuge in India, excluding Muslims.
Islamophobia
“We Are Scared of Our Own Shadow”: An Interview with Raphael Liogier on Islamo-Paranoia in France
First thing we should do is to stop talking all the time about Islam. Because when we talk about Islam,…
French McCarthyism Targets Muslims in the Name of Republican Values
France witnessed a creeping cultural campaign in the shadow of security concerns that holds back any kind of criticism. It…
Islamophobia Is Now a Source of Pride in France
French Muslims live in a climate of hate and face a continuous atmosphere of discrimination everywhere, on the television screens,…
The Hysteria of Cultural Racism
The French Muslims are afraid right now. Politicians, intellectuals, and the media are incessantly speaking on them. This phenomenon is…
Thilo Sarrazin’s Hostile Takeover: Does Islam Obstruct Progress and Threaten Society?
Sarrazin concludes that the “religiously colored cultural unity of the majority of Muslims” and their rising birth rates in Europe,…
The 300 French Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Just as France did not act with religious motifs while colonizing Africa, it also did not employ such motifs in…
Freedom of Religion as a Pre-condition?
Statements made by politicians and similar moves in order to gain potential votes from far-right, anti-Islamic and populist circles just…
The Hunchback of Germany: Right Populism
The question has to be asked again: What does Germany stand for? Freedom and liberalism or populism? Is this the…
Germany’s Muslims urge solidarity after mosque attacks
Germany’s Muslim organizations have called on all citizens to unite and speak up against the recent wave of violence targeting…
French Secularism: Towards Republican Authoritarianism?
If French secularism turns into full-fledged republican authoritarianism, as the course of events illustrate, Islamophobia will just be another worrisome…
French Mayor bans “anti-republican” meals
As of Monday 15 January, Mayor of Beaucaire – a town in the south of France – Julien Sanchez, and…
Post-election Austria: A New Era for the Institutionalization of Islamophobia?
Every cloud has a silver lining. While the social democratic lead government has not proved a recipe against the Islamophobic…
Impunity for Hate Rising in Europe
In these times of immense hate and violent propaganda, a strong application of law is indispensable. If we fail to…
Islamophobes in Search of a New Orientalism: Samuel Schirmbeck’s “Islamic Crusade”
Secular, enlightened and protestantized Muslims, or activists like Tunisian Amina Tyler – who exposed her body in 2013 with the…
US Elections: A Game without Winners for Muslims?
Trump is factually wrong, clearly xenophobic and dysfunctional policy-wise. These facts, on the other hand, should not suggest that Hillary…
Much Ado About Nothing! Islamophobes and Racists, don’t be Afraid!
Unfortunately, it seems that little has changed for the 6 million Muslims living in France. The racist vein of the…
The Fear of Decline: Cultural Pessimism in Europe
Such cultural pessimism has been revived by the advocates of the new right wing in Europe. For more than a…
Ms. Marvel Fighting Orientalism
Ms. Marvel is a step in the right direction. It is an important example of positive representation that has the…
