Islamophobia

By Mohammed Samaana | – Belfast (Informed Comment) – The new British PM Boris Johnson prided himself on having a diverse government. Actually only on September 4, his new chancellor, Sajid Javid was proud to say during his first spending review speech that someone with his background, the son of a Muslim bus driver, can […]

Islamophobia

Islamophobia: Sikh Member of British Parliament Lets Boris Johnson have it over Conservative Bigotry

contributors

“The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who wears a turban, won a round of applause in the Commons for asking an angry and passionate question about Boris Johnson’s language about minorities, and particularly his column about Muslim women who wear the burqa looking like letterboxes. The prime minister said his comments were ‘a strong liberal […]

Far Right

Behind Islamophobia Is a Global Movement of Anti-Semites

Foreign Policy in Focus

By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The world’s Jewish and Muslim communities are both in the firing line of far-right groups forged in the historic bowels of Nazism. By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, August 26, 2019. Print Neo-Nazis and Neo-Confederates rally in Charlottesville, VA (Shutterstock) The global rise of white […]

Far Right

Why I Left the Far-Right: Joram van Klaveren’s Journey to Islam (Video)

Juan Cole

Emir-Stein Center | Video Clip | – “From extreme nationalism and far-right politics to compassion and empathy, watch the incredible transformation story of Joram van Klaveren, a former Dutch parliamentarian.” Emir-Stein Center: “Why I Left the Far-Right” Article appended by Informed Comment: Geert Wilders’ former senior right hand, Joram van Klaveren, converts to Islam EICRI […]

Islamophobia

Russian Twitter trolls stoke anti-Immigrant & anti-Muslim lies, and not Just in US

The Conversation

By Ahmed Al-Rawi and Yasmin Jiwani | – Russian troll activity on Twitter aimed at influencing public opinion has attracted a lot of attention in the United States and other western democracies. Canadians may feel it’s not an issue here. But a recent examination of Twitter data suggests there are reasons to be concerned as […]

Islamophobia

Combating Islamophobia: Rami Malek sets Conditions for Playing Villain in Bond 25

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Informed Comment) – It is well overdue for a Hollywood star to refuse to take a role in a film that will continue to serve colonial interests and reinforce the message of racism and Islomophobia by presenting Arabs and Muslims as terrorists, religious fanatics and uncultured barbarians. The rising star, Rami Malek, however, is […]

Far Right

After Death Threats, Rep. Rashida Tlaib Pleads with FBI to take Far Right White Terrorism Seriously (TYT Video)

The Young Turks

“Rep. Rashida Tlaib gets emotional while questioning FBI officials about domestic terrorism: “How is that not enough to fall under domestic terrorism if they’re targeting solely based on my faith, and others, and saying that a good Muslim is a dead one?”. . . Rashida Tlaib revealed what the opposite of white privilege truly is. […]

Antisemitism

In US History, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism have Gone together as Hate Speech

The Conversation

By Peter Gottschalk | – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar tweeted recently that “Islamophobia and anti-Semitism are two sides of the same bigoted coin.” Her comments came in response to media reports that the suspect behind the shooting at a San Diego synagogue was also under investigation for burning a mosque. Hate crimes associated with both Islamophobia […]

astronomy and outer space

No, Ben Shapiro, Science isn’t White

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In this clip via Twitter, Ben Shapiro, who is somehow touted as a serious thinker on the Right, alleges that the scientific method is peculiar to something he calls “the West.” He appears to think it consists of Greek empiricism mixed with what he terms a “Judeo-Christian” conviction that to […]