Germany’s Anti-Muslim Sentiment: Key Insights from the Report of the Anti-Muslim Hostility Group

On 30th June 2023, a 400 paged report titled as Anti- Muslim Hostility- A German Balance Sheet 2023 ( Muslimfeindlichkeit – Eine deutsche Bilanz 2023) [fn]https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/downloads/EN/publikationen/2023/BMI22030.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1[/fn] was produced by the Independent Group of Experts on Anti-Muslim Hostility UEM (Unabhängigen Expertenkreis Muslimfeindlichkeit) under the auspices of Germany’s Interior Ministry. The twelve-member[fn] The twelve members of the…

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CAIR Report Exposes FBI’s Secret Watchlist Targeting Muslims

The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) [fn]The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, founded in 1994 to enhance the understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims. CAIR works to fight discrimination, bigotry, and Islamophobia, and to ensure that American Muslims can…

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Turkish Diaspora Voting Patterns: How Did They Contribute to Erdogan’s Re-election

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the run-off election against his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, on 28 May 2023. He was elected president of Turkey for the third consecutive time in a heavily contested run-off election. With more than 99 percent of both domestic and international votes counted, Erdogan secured 52.16 percent of the vote, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu…

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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) .[fn]https://www.lexpress.fr/idees-et-debats/florence-bergeaud-blackler-sur-lislamisme-le-monde-de-la-recherche-ne-brille-pas-par-son-courage-VFEAIBEU6JDMXOTAVZB6XZKCS4/ [/fn]. An anthropologist at the French National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la…

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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 [fn]https://www.thegazellenews.com/news/syrian-makes-history-in-german-becomes-first-non-indigene-to-be-elected-village-mayor/[/fn].Alshebl is one of the Syrian refugees who applied for asylum in Germany between 2015-16.[fn]https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2023/04/04/ryyan-alshebl-syrian-refugee-mayor-german-ostelsheim/[/fn] He won the municipality election with 55.4% of the vote, against Marco Strauß and Mathias Fey, both of whom were born and grew up…

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