• Discrimination and Xenophobia

    Woolwich and the dark underbelly of British Islam

    by  • June 13, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Issues in Politics, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism, United Kingdom

    Just about everyone, from every political party and from none, is lining up to have a go at our dim, tattooed thugs, so they must have done something. And, of course, they have. Their aggressive and moronic behaviour has caused offence and fear and may even have directly contributed to acts of violence against...

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    BOOK REVIEW: The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?

    by  • June 13, 2013 • Books, Discrimination and Xenophobia, Featured Europe, Featured Publication, General News, Immigration and Integration, Issues in Politics, Publications

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    BOOK REVIEW: The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West? (Vintage, 2012, 208 pp.) Jennifer A. Selby, Memorial University of Newfoundland The Myth of the Muslim Tide is a timely, sober and exhaustively researched book. British-Canadian Globe and Mail journalist Doug Saunders clearly and effectively debunks a number of irrational yet...

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    After Woolwich, don’t ban hate speech, counter it. Hate it, too

    by  • June 7, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Elections and Political Discourse, Issues in Politics, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism, United Kingdom

    Facing Islamist violence, the British home secretary, like her counterparts in Europe, wrongly reaches for censorship The home secretary, Theresa May. ‘What May proposes is impractical, illiberal, short-sighted and counter-productive.’   In response to the vile murder of a British soldier by two Islamist extremists armed with meat cleavers, the home secretary, Theresa May,...

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    How to tackle the EDL

    by  • June 7, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Issues in Politics, Mosques and Community Centers, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, United Kingdom

    Those wondering how to respond to English Defence League marches this weekend can look to the example of tea and non-confrontation we set at York mosque   When we first heard about the English Defence League protest that was to take place outside our local mosque in York last Sunday, my colleagues and I...

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