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09 Jan 2023 | Policy/Law

2022 Islamophobia in Review: China

In 2022, China’s repression against Uyghur Muslims continued. There was growing international concern over the use of forced labor in the camps and how the international supply chain could be tainted with human rights violations.... read the complete article

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29 Dec 2022 | Policy/Law

2022 Islamophobia in Review: Canada

Islamophobia in Canada was a combination of localized incidents of hate crimes and government policy that discriminated against Muslims, especially Muslim women who were left to choose between their faith and their jobs. Bill 21... read the complete article

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22 Dec 2022 | Policy/Law

2022 Islamophobia in Review: Europe

2022 was another turbulent year for Europe. There were a number of elections, and new heads of state were chosen in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. A new refugee crisis occurred as millions of... read the complete article

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21 Dec 2022 | Policy/Law

2022 Islamophobia in Review: United States

2022 in the United States marked the twentieth anniversary of the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, which rights organizations and academics have described as an “enduring symbol of Islamophobia.” The detention center was opened in... read the complete article

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20 Dec 2022 | Policy/Law

2022 Islamophobia in Review: India

2022 marked the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, and the occasion offered an opportunity to reflect on the country and its accomplishments. Many scholars, journalists, and rights activists noted that the momentous occasion was marred... read the complete article

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23 Nov 2022 | Policy/Law

On the Politicization of Muslim Women’s Bodies

The politicization of women’s bodies has been a fixture in nation-building. Throughout history, women’s bodies have been used as political and ideological battlegrounds, upon which ruling elites debate and issue laws aimed at defining a... read the complete article

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17 Nov 2022 | Policy/Law

Criminalizing Muslim agency in Europe: The case of ‘political Islam’ in Austria, Germany, and France

This article discusses the emergence of a discourse on ‘political Islam’ in the policy circles of European elites. It interprets this discourse on one hand as a manifestation of the further criminalization of Muslimness emanating from programs of countering... read the complete article

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07 Nov 2022 | Individuals

India’s 2022 Anti-Muslim Yearbook: Bollywood Bigotry & Hijab Bans

India’s movie industry known as “Bollywood” has cemented itself as the world’s leading film market when it comes to selling seats (2 billion tickets sold annually). Even though India’s most famous Bollywood superstar is a... read the complete article

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04 Oct 2022 | Individuals

Report: Muslims Represent Only 1% of Hollywood TV Roles

Even though the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims currently represent nearly one-fourth (24%) of the world’s nearly 8 billion person population today, a recent September 2022 report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative... read the complete article

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06 Sep 2022 | Individuals

Fifth Anniversary of Rohingya Muslim Genocide in Myanmar

Approximately five years ago- on August 25, 2017- the military of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) began a campaign of ethnic cleansing against over 1,000,000 Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. The military defended its actions,... read the complete article

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Critical analysis on contemporary topics related to Islamophobia.

2022 Islamophobia in Review: China

2022 Islamophobia in Review: Canada

2022 Islamophobia in Review: Europe

2022 Islamophobia in Review: United States

2022 Islamophobia in Review: India

On the Politicization of Muslim Women’s Bodies

Criminalizing Muslim agency in Europe: The case of ‘political Islam’ in Austria, Germany, and France

India’s 2022 Anti-Muslim Yearbook: Bollywood Bigotry & Hijab Bans

Report: Muslims Represent Only 1% of Hollywood TV Roles

Fifth Anniversary of Rohingya Muslim Genocide in Myanmar