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Zeinab Farokhi

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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University; Assistant Professor (limited term appointment), Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Toronto

People carry placards and shout anti-government slogans during a protest against Islamophobia in Bengaluru, India in April 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

April 20, 2023

Recent mosque attacks raise questions about the affinity between white supremacy and far‑right Hindu nationalism

Zeinab Farokhi, University of Toronto

While the two incidents in Markham may not be directly linked to extremist groups, they have occurred within a global ecosystem of Islamophobia.

Movements like the ‘freedom convoy’ in Canada use similar language and sentiments as those expressed by followers of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shown here in 2020 in New Delhi. AP Photo/Manish Swarup

February 15, 2022

A Twitter investigation reveals what the ‘freedom convoy,’ Islamophobes, incels and Hindu supremacists have in common

Zeinab Farokhi, University of Toronto; David Anderson, York University, Canada, and Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University

A study of global far-right movements and their hashtags on Twitter have revealed similarities that display a reliance on long-held myths, including the idea of a “golden age of freedom.”

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