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…
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.
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…
The problem of minority representation in Europe
Interestingly however, the report emphasizes that descriptive representation (the number of Muslim MPs) does not directly equate to substantive representation…
Who Decides Whether Islam Belongs to Germany or Not?
If a democratic state accepts that the discourse of right-wing extremists will shape the country’s future perception of what belongs…
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…
Suu Kyi runs past Trump to win Islamophobia Award 2017
The Islamophobia Awards is hosted annually by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, a non-profit organization established in 1997. It hosted…
Hijab-wearing school girls to face questioning in UK
Head of the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) and the chief inspector of schools, Amanda Spielman, announced that Britain’s…
‘Soft power’ as a tool against the rise of Islamophobia
When asked about recent tensions in the Middle East, Kurtulmus said, “There is a big game in the region. A…
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…
French Elections: Being an Outsider in a Post-Truth World
If the predictions of the research companies are true and Le Pen is able to get to the runoff in…
Is Islamophobia the New Antisemitism?
On the whole, there are many more concrete similarities between the hatreds of Jews and Muslims than just that they…
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…
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…
The European Paradox: Between Islamophilia and Islamophobia
The rise of Islamophobia is not just a symptom of the new world disorder: it could also announce the end…
