ISLAMOPHOBIA IN ACADEMIA : THE BERGEAUD-BLACKLER CONTROVERSY IN FRANCE
The French scholar, Florence Bergeaud-Blackler, has been a target of death threats that led her to be put under police protection, after publishing in January 2023, The Brotherhood and its Networks: The Investigation (Le Frérisme et ses reseaux, L'Enquête) .https://www.lexpress.fr/idees-et-debats/florence-bergeaud-blackler-sur-lislamisme-le-monde-de-la-recherche-ne-brille-pas-par-son-courage-VFEAIBEU6JDMXOTAVZB6XZKCS4/ . An anthropologist at...
Ryyan Al Shebl is the New Mayor of Baden-Wurttemberg : Is Germany Becoming Cosmopolitan?
On 2nd April 2023, Ryyan Alshebl,29, became the mayor of the Association of Municipalities of Baden-Württemberg https://www.thegazellenews.com/news/syrian-makes-history-in-german-becomes-first-non-indigene-to-be-elected-village-mayor/.Alshebl is one of the Syrian refugees who applied for asylum in Germany between 2015-16.https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2023/04/04/ryyan-alshebl-syrian-refugee-mayor-german-ostelsheim/ He won the municipality election with 55.4% of the vote, against Marco Strauß...
POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF MUSLIMS IN THE UK: WHAT TO KNOW AFTER THE HISTORIC ELECTION...
Humza Haroon Yousaf was sworn in as Scotland’s new First Minister on March 29, 2023. He become the first ever racial minority and Muslim to lead the country since it was created in 1999....
The Public Acknowledgment of the Month of Ramadan in UK and France Amid...
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim(lunar) calendar and the holy month of fasting and prayer started for Muslims in Europe on March 23 2023.
Ramadhan lights, Charity, and Unemployment.
For the first time London's Piccadilly...
The Alarming Intensification and Globalization of Islamophobia
Jocelyne Cesari, University of Birmingham @jocelyne_cesari
The first contemporary occurrence of the term Islamophobia appeared in the 1997 Runnymede report ‘Islamophobia: a challenge for us all’ to acknowledge discrimination against Islam and Muslim immigrants in...
The Contested Shawcross Review of PREVENT: Anti-Terrorism or Anti-Islam?
On 8 February 2023, the long-awaited report – The Independent Review of Prevent – conducted by the commissioner for public appointments William Shawcross, was published after much skepticism, delay and controversy, even from within...
Qur’an Burning in Sweden and The Netherlands: Freedom of Speech or Islamophobia?
Rasmus Paludan, a lawyer, founder of the Danish far-right party Stram Kurs (Hard Line) established in 2017.Much of the party’s agenda focuses on building an anti-Islam narrative and engaging in provocative acts...
The Western Criticisms of Qatar: Double standard or on point?
Qatar is currently hosting the 2022 FIFA (Fédération internationale de Football Association, meaning International Association Football Federation) World Cup, after successfully securing the bid in 2010. They are the first Middle Eastern (and Muslim)...
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