Politics Archives - Page 8 of 11

23 Jun 2020 | Politics

The Muslim and African Bans: by the numbers

Interactive infographic showing how the Muslim and African Bans impacted immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuances, refugee admissions, F1 student visas, and visa waivers. read the complete article

Factsheet

05 Jun 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: FREEDOM PARTY OF AUSTRIA (FREIHEITLICHE PARTEI ÖSTERREICHS, FPÖ)

IMPACT: The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) was founded in 1956 as a party of former Nazis. While the party remained a marginal opposition party during its first three decades, by the mid-1980s it became one... read the complete article

Article

14 May 2020 | Policy/Law

COVID-19 is exacerbating Islamophobia in India

As the world battles COVID-19, Muslims in India are faced with an additional threat: rising Islamophobia. The pandemic in India has brought a spike in anti-Muslim harassment, discrimination, and violence, but the phenomenon is not... read the complete article

Editorial

20 Apr 2020 | Individuals

COVID-19’s Impact on Persecuted Muslims Worldwide

The current coronavirus pandemic has forced our entire human race to adjust to a “new normal” of quarantine lifestyles around the globe. At the same time, we must not forget that there are also millions... read the complete article

Factsheet

07 Apr 2020 | Politics

Factsheet: ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY (ALTERNATIVE FÜR DEUTSCHLAND/AfD)

IMPACT: Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland/AfD) is a far-right political party in Germany and the first far-right nationalist party to enter the German parliament since World War II. AfD is widely regarded as an... read the complete article

Editorial

03 Apr 2020 | Politics

Racism and the Terrorist Attacks in Hanau, Germany

On 19 February, 43-year-old Tobias Rathjen killed nine people of color at two shisha bars in Hanau, a small city near Frankfurt. He then returned home, killed his own mother and, finally, committed suicide. Before... read the complete article

Editorial

02 Apr 2020 | Politics

Xinjiang: Can we call it Genocide?

It’s been three years since reports emerged that China was locking up Uighur and other Turkic Muslim minorities in large-scale camps deceptively dubbed “re-education” centers. Reporting and accounts from Uighurs abroad have revealed the enormity... read the complete article

Factsheet

24 Feb 2020 | Organizations

Factsheet: National Rally (Rassemblement National, previously Front National or National Front)

IMPACT: National Rally, previously known as National Front, is a far-right political party in France with a decades-long history of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. National Rally has enjoyed electoral success locally, nationally,... read the complete article

Editorial

24 Jan 2020 | Policy/Law

World Court: Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim Genocide Must End

On January 23, 2020, the International Court of Justice (the World Court) issued a 28-page ruling against the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) for their genocidal ethnic cleansing campaigns against 1,000,000... read the complete article

Editorial

21 Jan 2020 | Politics

Germany: Muslim Political Engagement in the Age of Islamophobia

It was great news for the large minority of Germans with a Turkish background. Belit Onay was just elected as the first mayor of a big city, Hannover. He had ran for the Green Party... read the complete article