“How Did We Get Here?” Facing the Political Histories of Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Racism in Canada
Since this piece was written the Canadian government officially named the U.S. right wing militia group Three Percenters a terrorist…
Islamophobia means the fear, hatred of, or prejudice against the Islamic religion or Muslims generally. It is a form of xenophobia or racism. There are many terms used in order to refer to negative feelings and attitudes towards Islam and Muslims, such as intolerance against Muslims, anti-Muslim prejudice, anti-Muslim bigotry, hatred of Muslims, anti-Islamism, Muslimophobia, demonization of Islam or of Muslims.
Austria’s ‘Islam Map’ and the Fight against Muslim Civil Society
Hawkish politics against the Muslim minority in Austria has to stop. Otherwise, the societal divide instigated by the government will…
European Foreign Fighters and Their Children Are in Limbo
Will Europe bring the children of its Daesh members back home?
French Politicians Seek Re-election by Targeting Muslim Symbols
The political situation in France is forcing Emmanuel Macron to balance precariously on a tightrope. Here is how.
Imams in Politics: Secularism vs. Religion in Mali and Senegal
Participation of religious figures in African politics is a sensitive topic because of the confrontations it incurs between critics and…
Hindutva Ideology: India’s Gradual Move Towards Genocide
This is India today, an increasingly autocratic and nationalistic state that’s now exerting its illiberal political ideology well beyond its…
America’s Hyper-Surveillance of Muslims Targets Our Religious Identity
Is the United States the best country for Muslims, for real?
Assertive British Muslims: The New Generation of Political and Social Influencers
Despite making their ways to public life in Britain, Muslims are still viewed as the ‘other.’
Macron’s New Bill on Secularism Redefines Islamophobia ahead of Elections, Says French Sociologist
While hostility towards Muslims is reflected almost daily in stigmatizing speeches and discriminatory legislations, the very nature of Islamophobia has…
Anti-Turkey Cartoon by Geert Wilders Has a Backstory in the Netherlands
On the evening of the Netherland’s NCTV report was leaked to the media, Geert Wilders published a cartoon on Twitter…
France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except Muslims
When will France end its war against its own Muslim population that it had always viewed with suspicion?
How Does China View the Muslim World?
When China’s rulers feel that control is slipping through their fingers, they focus on two nemeses that seem to generate…
Living as Muslim in New Zealand after the Christchurch Mosque Attacks: An Interview with Anjum Rahman
All the concerns are still there. There are people, going down the path of hate. The systemic and institutional discrimination…
French “Enlightenment Islam” and State Authoritarianism
Today’s France instead of creating a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country, a model of integration, it replicates the former attitude towards…
Macron’s “Islamist Separatism” Discourse Is An Islamophobic Hysteria
The fight against the so called “Muslim Separatism” in France reveals a lot about France’s own history and view of…
“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 Youth and the Far-Right: When Will the Culture War Begin?
What is happening in Europe today with the rise of right-wing parties is a generational change that reflects a shift…
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…
