Immigration & Asylum

Dominant Islamophobic Narratives in Hungary

Zsuzsanna Vidra overviews her first report on Hungary for the Countering Islamophobic Narratives in Europe project.  The Hungarian Muslim population is estimated to be between 0.1-0.3%. Moreover, Islam and Muslims as a topic of discussion and consequently Islamobhobic discourses had not been present, or when apparent such

Something rotten in the state…: Anti-Muslim Racism and the DHMIR

Arzu Merali argues that Domination Hate Model of Intercultural Relations (DHMIR) is desperately needed to make sense of the prevalence of anti-Muslim / Islamophobia and other racisms.   This post seeks to outline the background to and development of the Domination Hate Model of Intercultural

Happy, Happy, Happy: Tolerant Portugal and the ‘Good Muslims’

In contemporary Portugal, Lusotropicalism – which constructs the country as particularly tolerant towards the formerly colonized and grounds this assumption on a historical discourse of miscegenation and benevolent colonialism – has permeated the public debate on the colonial legacies. Muslims have been key subjects in

Burkinis and Slippery Slope Narratives: Islamophobia in the Czech Republic

Karel Čada and Veronika Frantová overview their first report on Islamophobia in Czech Republic / Czechia.   In July 2017, Czech social media was flooded with photographs of women who had worn the burkini at a water park near Prague. Aquapalace operator’s tolerance of the burkini sparked sharp complaints.

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Race and political power

As Frantz Fanon taught us, “a society is either racist or it is not.” And since only the truth is revolutionary, I will tell the truth.