The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) has released the “American Muslim Poll 2019”, its forth annual poll in which different religious groups, and those that consider themselves non-affiliated, are surveyed in order to compare attitudes. These religious groups are Muslims, Jews, Catholics, Protestants and white Evangelicals. ISPU places the Poll in the context…
The debate around anti-Semitism in the Labour Party is continuing unabated, with many of the nine MPs who have recently left the Labour party to form the Independent Party stating that how anti-Semitism is being dealt with by the leadership has contributed to their decision to leave. A large part of the criticism surrounds Labour…
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar has been under intense scrutiny for her outspoken views regarding the United States’ relationship with Israel. In early February, she suggested on twitter that money from pro-Israel lobbying firms was the reason for American political support for Israel, tweeting, that it was “all about the Benjamins” in reference to $100 bills. She…
The scrutiny of the religious beliefs of a federal court nominee by Senators Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono has led to criticism for violating article six of the US constitution that states that “there shall be no religious test” for any candidate seeking public office”. In follow up questions to Brian Buescher’s confirmation hearing in…
Public broadcasters’ political talk shows are a staple of the German television landscape, routinely racking up top spots in TV ratings. Yet although there are a large number of competing programmes on offer, these shows have been criticised for being monothematic. As journalist Dunja Ramadan wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, programming abides by the principle:…
