The ECJ Hijab Ban: A Call For Calm And A Call To Action
By Juveriah Alam (Guest contributor) I was 14 years old when France banned religious symbols in schools and hospitals. After seeing a
“Salafi-Jihadism”: Frightening Menace or Scapegoat for the War on Terror?
Jaan Islam argues against the label of 'Salafi-Jihadi' that has saturated discourse around Muslims in recent decades. He explains how it
The Neoconservative War on Terror cannot be understood without Israel
Abdullah Noorudeen highlights the close interconnection between UK and US-based pro-Israel interest groups, and the proliferation of security policies under the
A Very French Inquisition
Muhammad Jalal discusses recent legislative developments in France, and places these coercive social projects within their context of a broader social
The Spectre of a French Guantanamo
By Rayan Freschi Political language is too often seen as a matter of bluster or rhetoric alone: empty threats or promises that
Mullah Omar – On War and Peace
As the war in Afghanistan reaches an historic turning point, Arnaud Mafille revisits the words of late Taliban leader Mullah Omar
On Marvel, Hollywood and the Dehumanisation of Muslims
Shaf Choudry describes how films such as Marvel's Iron Man fit within a long-running project of Hollywood projecting and reinforcing dehumanising
Rethinking Muslim Representation – 20 years after 9/11
Dr Khadijah Elshayyal traces the history of Muslim representation politics in Britain, what it achieved and its distinct limitations. In doing
French Master, Muslim Slaves
Rayan Freschi describes how the latest Anti-Separatism Bill in France fits into the French state's wider pattern of denying national minorities
Language policy and its silent intimacy with counter extremism
Dr Hanain Brohi traces the relationship between integration, English language promotion and counter-extremism over recent years in the UK - and
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