Tag: Islamophobia

Tobias Hübinette

Race and Sweden’s Fascist Turn

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

Salman Rushdie and the Neoliberal Culture Wars

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

Baher Azmy

Twenty Years Later, Guantánamo Is Everywhere

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

Madiha Tahir

The Distributed Empire of the War on Terror

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

What Does Europe Have Against Halal?

Food is becoming a target for anti-Islam politics.

Nadia Marzouki, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

Is There a Right to Heresy?

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

Terror and Abolition

At a moment when the call to abolish police and prisons is louder than ever, we should also demand an end to counterterrorism, which functions largely to ensnare people of color.

The Legality and Reality of Torture

Stephanie DeGooyer

Rethinking Birthright

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

The Anti-Defamation League Is Not What It Seems

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

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