Call for Papers – The New Colonialism: The American Model of Human Rights

18 October, 2017

In particular this conference will focus on the Americanisation of Human Rights

PRESS RELEASE – UK: Sadiq Khan accused of betraying Londoners over Al-Quds Day stance

16 October, 2017

He also connects the Al-Quds Day demonstration with anti-semitism and extremism telling Rudd he will do everything in his power to crack down on both

Letter to Mayor of London regarding his Al Quds Day stance

16 October, 2017

Your intervention was effectively a political one in favour of pro-Israel groups

Dominant Islamophobic Narratives in Hungary

9 October, 2017

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

9 October, 2017

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

The Wrong Side of Britishness: Anti-Muslim Narratives in the UK

1 October, 2017

The demonisation of Muslims is now embedded in the various discourses of the nation, argues Arzu Merali. Tackling the institutionalised narratives of hate – often dressed up as concerns for security or rights – needs to be a top priority for government. The end of

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

21 September, 2017

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