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Critical analysis on contemporary topics related to Islamophobia.
14 Jun 2019
Chinese Techno-Security is Automating Islamophobia .. and Spreading Globally
Currently at least one million Uighur Muslims have been detained in concentration camps in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang (referred to as East Turkestan by the native population). Reasons for imprisonment range from abstaining from alcohol, having a Qur’an… read the complete article
08 May 2019
The Jew, the Muslim and White Supremacist Terror
John T. Earnest is the name of the latest white supremacist to murder worshipers, this time in a Chabad synagogue in Poway, near San Diego, California. He shot four people, killing one, allegedly to save the white race, honoring Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who killed 50 people in two mosques in Christchurch six weeks ago. He also claimed responsibility for an arson attack on a mosque in the nearby town of Escondido. Like New Zealand’s terrorist, Earnest claimed he had left a manifesto for the world, but his ‘manifesto’ was merely a nine-page anti-Semitic and racist rant. read the complete article
03 May 2019
Xinjiang: collateral damage of China’s belligerent nationalism
Today, there are 3 million Uyghurs in internment camps in Xinjiang, stripped of civic rights and made powerless by a new, dangerous brand of Chinese nationalism. Historically, nationalism has often relied on the identification of… read the complete article
03 May 2019
2019 Poll: Islamophobia Driven By Politics, Not Religiosity
In the aftermath of the March 2019 New Zealand mosque massacre in Christchurch which killed 50 innocent Muslim worshipers, the global discourse on Islamophobia in the Western world has taken on new meaning. With weaponized… read the complete article
30 Apr 2019
The Language of the Ōtautahi/Christchurch Shooter Is at Home in the United States
On March 15, 2019, a white Australian man entered two mosques in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and opened fire upon worshippers performing Jummah (Friday) prayer. Fifty people were murdered that day, and 48 sustained serious injuries. The shooter,… read the complete article
10 Apr 2019
Christchurch, immigration & the fear mongering that incites hate
On March 15, 2019, a 28-year-old white Australian man carried out a massacre targeting two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Brenton Tarrant entered the mosques during Friday prayers, shooting Muslims as they prayed, killing 50 and injuring dozens of others. The eldest victim, Haji Daoud Nabi, was 71 years old, and the youngest, Mucad Ibrahim, was just 3 years old. The shooter live-streamed the entire attack on Facebook and published a 74-page manifesto detailing his reasoning for the attack and its focus on Muslims as his target. read the complete article
09 Apr 2019
The Great Replacement: Understanding the Origins of the New Zealand Terrorist
Following the terrorist attack by white supremacist Brenton Tarrant that left 50 Muslim worshippers dead in a Christchurch mosque, headlines in news media appeared linking the ideology of the terrorist to various origins. Some focused… read the complete article
08 Apr 2019
The ‘Far-Right Poster Boy’ that received Funds from the New Zealand Terrorist
A NYT article put the spotlight on Europe’s far right or more specifically on Martin Sellner, whom they called a “poster boy of Europe’s new far right.” Mr. Sellner, a leading figure of the Identitarian Movement in… read the complete article
05 Apr 2019
NaMo
In India today, Hindu nationalism isn’t a fringe idea; it is the new political reality. The BJP’s ultimate aim is to reshape national identity to create a India of and for Hindus, even if it means rewriting history. read the complete article
04 Mar 2019 | Policy/Law
Islamophobia and the Battlefield of Education
Recently, the Washington Post ran a story on a Christian student who challenged a school history lesson on Islam but lost in court. The high school junior had refused to complete a history lesson on… read the complete article