News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
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 the cabinet.[1] The Prevent Duty, born in the wake of 9/11 as part of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy, places a duty
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 t towards Islam and Muslims. The party uses social media platforms and public gatherings to further their agenda. The Stram Kurs also seeks
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) host of the tournament following FIFA’s appeal to take the World Cup to a region where football is both popular, and
Introduction In July 2022 the report “Discrimination, Prejudice and Cohesion – Intergroup relations among Black, Muslim and White People in Britain in the Context of Covid-19 and Beyond” was published as part of the Beyond Us and Them project, “a series of national and sub-national surveys examining perceptions and experiences of social cohesion across Britain
The highly controversial nomination of publicist Ferda Ataman as federal anti-discrimination commissioner, has led to the postponing of the election. The Commissioner is the head of the Anti-Discrimination Agency (Antidiskriminierungsstelle), affiliated with the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth . Up until this year, the Commmissioner was appointed by the Federal