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.”
Articles on Islamophobia
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Despite no evidence of a plot emerging, the Trojan Horse affair had a real and detrimental impact.
Tackling Islamophobia as a form of racism even when Muslims aren’t visible is key.
Critics of new terrorism laws argue they do not necessarily eradicate hate-fuelled violence — and they could make structural and institutional violence seem more palatable.
Shari’a, most certainly, is not just a tool of violent radicals with a particular set of ideas about sexual morality and gender relations.
Islamophobia increased post-9/11. Twenty years later, American Muslims are still dealing with the mental health effects – and research barriers limit what is known about what puts them at risk.
Concern about Islamophobia has been near-constant for years. But how it plays out is changing – especially online.
Twenty years after 9/11, in a climate of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racist backlash, two comedians use satire to help change the stories we tell.
Those born after 2001 have only known a world at ‘war on terror’. New research looks at the impact this has had on the lives of young Muslim Australians.
Day 5 our Understanding Islam series. For some Muslim women, wearing a hijab can be a religious act but Muslim women’s clothing isn’t entirely about faith. It has been used – and is still used – as an assertion of identity.
The term “separatist” has a long history in France. Now it’s being used to target Muslims in a new law.
Racist and Islamophobic beliefs cannot find root in the minds and hearts of those who genuinely and frequently get to know each other’s communities.
Will recent acts of violence against Muslims in Canada lead us to see what we should have seen earlier — that anti-Muslim works are hate speech that encourage violence against Muslims?
A recent study reveals that most Muslims believe Islamophobia is getting worse in Scotland - contradicting the country’s perception of itself as a tolerant nation.
Racial trauma in society has been challenging for all of us, especially children and teens. There are practical steps we can all take to help ourselves and our kids heal.
Filing terrorism charges in the London attack marks the first time in Canada investigators have done so in an Islamophobia case.
Whether the perpetrator in the attack on a Muslim family that left four dead is charged with terrorism remains to be seen. But laying terrorism charges is legally complex.
Four members of a family were killed in a hate crime — only the nine-year-old son survived. Islamophobia has created a culture of hate in Canada that threatens those who are perceived as Muslim.
Four members of a Muslim family out for a walk were killed in what police say was a hate crime. A researcher on Islamophobia in Canada says it’s not just fringe groups that hold anti-Muslim views.
Injustices towards the Palestinians’ struggle don’t stop at the borders of Gaza or the boundaries of East Jerusalem. Across Canada, the atmosphere is menacing for those who speak up for justice.
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Professor of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Criminology, Birmingham City University
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Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
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Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies, University of Glasgow
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Distinguished Professor/UNESCO Chair-holder; Founding Director, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI)
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Sessional Instructor, Department of Literature and Language, Concordia University of Edmonton
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Faith and Peaceful Relations at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University