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[MAYDAN PODCAST] Islam on the Edges EP6- The Securitization of Muslims in Europe

By Maydan Editors  //  April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

The Maydan Podcast · Islam On The Edges EP6 – The Securitization of Muslims in Europe   In the just-concluded first round of presidential elections in France, President Macron and a far-right candidate, Marie Le…

Islam on the Edges EP6 – The Securitization of Muslims in Europe

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

  In the just-concluded first round of presidential elections in France, President Macron and a far-right candidate, Marie Le Pen, emerged as the top two contenders and will face each other in a run-off. These…

Islamophobia and Censorship in French Universities: Here Is What You Can Do

By Thomas Serres  //  March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

Under the rule of Emmanuel Macron, the French state has revealed its true nature. That of a paternalistic and racist machine, which brutalizes its citizens and vilifies its largest minority. Not that this state has…

[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…

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