Like other European countries, Germany has witnessed a wave of demonstrations in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, sparked by the killing of George Floyd by a US policeman. According to official (police) figures, on the first weekend of June 15,000 protesters attended a rally on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz square, and the largest demonstration in…
The Racial Divide Between Immigrant Muslims and African-American Muslims: Mohammed Brahimi who has an extensive background in community organizing and advocacy, has spoken out about the need for Muslim communities to come together and fight for justice for all. Brahimi explains that the Muslim community appeared to cocoon itself from the wider American community and be…
The Muslim Association of Britain have expressed their dismay at the callous murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, USA. In an article posted on their website they stated ”We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of Mr George Floyd and the families of all black…
Internationally, a case at the Federal Constitutional Court surrounding German authorities’ ability to prohibit Friday prayers in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak has caused a bit of a stir. At issue is the question as to whether public authorities have the legal right to ban Friday prayers and other religious services during the so-called…
There has been a recent wave of academics and activists who define, and are attempting to formalise this definition of, Islamophobia as a particular form of racism.. These academics include David Theo Goldberg; Maleiha Malik; Salman Sayyid and Brian Klug. In typifying Islamophobia is anti-Muslim racism, one advantage is being able to leverage existing legal…
