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Tag: Islamophobia

Tobias Hübinette

The recent electoral success of a party with Nazi origins must be understood as part of the long history of white Swedes’ desire for racial homogeneity.

Faisal Devji

Far from a metaphysical battle between fanaticism and tolerance, the Rushdie affair exemplifies the marketization of hurt sentiments.

Baher Azmy

The lawless—and ongoing—administration of the prison by four American presidents underwrites the broader democratic crisis we face today.

Madiha Tahir

Drone attacks were sold to the American people as a way to limit U.S. involvement in Pakistan. In reality, U.S. empire has only continued to exert influence.

John R. Bowen
Food is becoming a target for anti-Islam politics.
Nadia Marzouki, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
A proposed French bill says so. But, strictly speaking, there can be no such thing as blasphemy within the terms of secular public order.
Atiya Husain

Counterterrorism largely ensnares people of color.

Stephanie DeGooyer
Amidst chants of “send her back,” it’s clear that we need a more just conception of citizenship—one that abolishes the distinction between “natural” and naturalized citizens.
Emmaia Gelman

Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of wielding its moral authority to attack Arabs, blacks, and queers.

Jeanne Theoharis, Amna A. Akbar

For too long we have acquiesced to Islamophobic government policies. The cost of our silence is now clear.

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Calling the nations subjected to the ban Muslim is sloppy, misguided, and dangerous.
Aziz Rana, John Bowen

Islamophobia is a shared project of the Democrat and Republican parties, long preceding the rise of white nationalism and Trump.

John Bowen

France's own political traditions can accommodate visible Islam and heal social divisions.

Massoud Hayoun
Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment has cost the United States and the West a number of business opportunities.
John Bowen

Exaggerated fears about Muslims misread history and misunderstand multiculturalism’s aims.

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