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Islamophobia

[Book Review] “For the Muslims: Islamophobia in France” by Edwy Plenel | Reviewed by Fatima Khemilat

By Fatima Khemilat  //  October 27, 2020

[Book Review] Edwy Plenel. For the Muslims: Islamophobia in France. (Verso, 2016). 112 pp, £7.99 (pbk), ISBN  9781784784867. Edwy Plenel. This name may not ring a bell to you, yet in France he is a…

Securitisation, Fundamental British Values and the Neutralisation of Dissent within Muslim Discourses in the UK

By Khadijah Elshayyal  //  February 26, 2020

Preoccupation with the realm of speech acts and expression has been a hallmark of successive pieces of UK counter terrorism legislation introduced under the aegis of the War on Terror. This has long been a…

[Book Review] From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11 by Shakira Hussein | Reviewed by Hinasahar Muneeruddin

By Hinasahar Muneeruddin  //  February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

Shakira Hussein, From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019). 272 pages, hardcover. $30.00; ISBN: 9780300230420. “A Muslim woman can only be one of two things, either uncovered, and…

Revisiting Islamophobia: The Mainstreaming of Anti-Muslim Racism in the Age of Trump and Brexit

By Todd Green  //  January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

When I first wrote The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West in 2015, I had some doubts about whether it would find an audience. Did scholars, journalists, policy makers, and others…

What Has Changed for the Far-Right after the European Elections?

By Farid Hafez  //  September 25, 2019

It has become a ritual: before every national and European election, the far-right is featured in great detail. Being one of the media’s most favorite cash cows, radical right-wing parties have gained huge coverage. Like…

Global Islamic Consumerism and Local Reactions: The Emergence of South Korea’s Halal Industry and Islamophobic Responses

By Ikran Eum  //  March 6, 2019

Growing Islamic Consumerism on a Global Scale and South Korea’s Interest in the Halal Industry Due to an increase in the Muslim population and the emergence of value-oriented consumerism especially among educated, affluent Muslim youth,…

[Book Review] Islamophobia and Racism in America by Erik Love | Reviewed by Hinasahar Muneeruddin

By Hinasahar Muneeruddin  //  February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

Erik Love. Islamophobia and Racism in America. New York: New York University Press, 2017. 272 pages. $28.00 paperback | Reviewed by Hinasahar Muneeruddin What does it mean to “look Muslim” and can it be considered as…

[Book Review] Erik Love, Islamophobia and Racism in America | Reviewed by Michelle S. Dromgold-Sermen

By Michelle S. Dromgold-Sermen  //  January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

Erik Love, Islamophobia and Racism in America (New York: New York University Press, 2017), 272 pages, paperback $28.00 | Reviewed by Michelle S. Dromgold-Sermen Race scholar Eduardo Bonilla-Silva argues that we are living in an age…

Muslim Political Activism in Britain: Identity and the Pursuit of Equality

By Khadijah Elshayyal  //  May 14, 2018May 14, 2018

Since the mid-1900s, British Muslim political activism has undergone significant transformations. Yet even in its current manifestation, and despite facing state ambivalence, it shows no sign of abating. In today’s highly charged and polarized political…

Returning to Islamophobia as the Racialization of Islam and Muslims

By Nasar Meer  //  December 6, 2017

Consistent findings from Pew attitude surveys report incredibly high numbers of Hungarians (72 percent), Italians (69 percent), Poles (66 percent), Greeks (65 percent), Spaniards (50 percent), Swedes (35 percent), Dutch (35 percent), Germans (29 percent)…

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