Displaying Research Topic: Politics
26 Mar 2024 | Policy/Law
India Advances Controversial Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law
The government of Narendra Modi in India is preparing for an upcoming election year cycle by implementing a controversial “citizenship bill” which excludes adherents of the world’s second-largest religion. According to CNN, the Citizenship (Amendment)… read the complete article
27 Feb 2024 | Military
U.S. Polls Show Shifting Landscapes on Gaza Ceasefire
The international calls for a permanent ceasefire in the 2023-24 war in Gaza are growing by the day across the globe. A recent February 2024 poll from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) surveyed public opinion attitudes towards a permanent ceasefire within major religious demographic groups across America today. read the complete article
01 Feb 2024 | Policy/Law
German Ministry Issues 400-Page Report on Islamophobia
An independent expert working group on anti-Muslim sentiment sponsored by Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community recently issued a nearly 400-page report called “Anti-Muslim Sentiment: Germany Takes Stock” in September 2023 to analyze the current state of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment within Germany for millions of its diverse Muslim populations across the central European country today. read the complete article
24 Jan 2024 | Individuals
France: State Islamophobia under President Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron was elected in May 2017 for the first of his two terms on an electoral platform promising an inclusive, open and modern liberal society where multiculturalism—which had been a negative term in French media and politics—was refreshingly presented as an asset for the country. read the complete article
12 Jan 2024 | Individuals
Protected: Factsheet: Narendra Modi
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05 Jan 2024 | Individuals
Netherlands’ Top Islamophobe Wins 2023 Election
“Islam is not a religion; it’s an ideology, the ideology of a retarded culture,” once said Dutch politician Geert Wilders whose far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) shockingly won the most number of parliamentary seats in the recent November 2023 election in the Netherlands. Known by many as the Dutch version of Donald Trump, this former fringe politician is now poised to possibly become the next prime minister, which is sending shockwaves to millions of minorities living in the Netherlands today. read the complete article
24 Nov 2023 | Policy/Law
Hindutva in Britain
This report analyzes the historical and contemporary context that has cultivated the complex landscape in which Hindu nationalist influences have materialized in the UK. Our research provides an overview of Hindutva in India, the Islamophobia industry and its connection to Hindutva, UK-based groups and individuals who have expressed or supported Hindu nationalist sentiment, and the 2022 Leicester riots, the political response and fallout following the events in the city. read the complete article
11 Aug 2023 | Policy/Law
Burning the Quran is not free speech
Over the past several weeks a number of individuals in Sweden and Denmark have desecrated and burned copies of the Quran, the holy book of nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide. While these acts have rapidly increased in the past few weeks, they’re sadly not new as such displays of hatred have taken place throughout Europe for decades. read the complete article
15 Jun 2023 | Policy/Law
Middle East Autocrats, Islamophobia, and “Reverse Orientalism”
The legacies of entrenched orientalist frameworks and dispositions continue to influence scholarship and discussions of the Middle East and Muslims. In his iconic work on the subject, Orientalism, Edward Said defined this notion as “a… read the complete article
03 Feb 2023 | Individuals
Protected: Factsheet: Giorgia Meloni
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