Discrimination and Xenophobia
Store manager responds to halal supermarket closure (video)
The Good Price halal supermarket’s manager Soulemane Yalcin has spoken out against the store’s ordered closure. “The accusation of communalist business doesn’t make sense,” he said. “These are my business choices, I studied the market, I looked at the numbers of the store that came before this. I take into account my clients’ demands and…
The Runnymede Trust: Islamophobia is still a significant issue in the UK
20 years on from their ground-breaking report on the topic, the Runnymede Trust has published a new report stating Islamophobia is “still a challenge for us all”
In contrast to the outcry in France, the accusations of sexual misconduct against Tariq Ramadan have caused little stir in the UK.
While accusations of sexual misconduct against Tariq Ramadan have sparked French debate about wider issues to do with the Muslim community, the same debate has not emerged in Britain.
After ultra-nationalist independence day march, German religious leaders look to Poland with anxiety
Saturday, 11 November, marked the 99th anniversary of Polish independence. After successive partitions had awarded ever greater chunks of Polish territory to Russia, Austria, and Prussia; Poland ceased to exist as a political entity in 1795, to re-emerge as an independent state only in 1918. Independence day parade calls for white Europe To commemorate the…
Political Polarization, 1994-2017
Pew Research Center’s latest instalment of their ongoing “Political Polarization” survey reveals sharp shifts in political values among Democrats and Republicans. In particular, views about Islam and violence as approached by Democrats and Republicans has steadily widened over the past few years as a growing share of Democrats, 69%, do not believe that Islam encourages…