Understanding France’s decades long attacks via law and policy against ‘problem’ communities, notably ‘Blacks’, ‘Arabs’, ‘Muslims’ and the ‘Banlieues’ is a prerequisite for anyone trying to make sense of the current anti-separatism bill. Yasser Louati argues that the only way to challenge French state racism
The prevalence of equalities legislation in various Westernised settings, particularly the US and UK has been used to give credence to the idea that these settings are post-racial, and conversations about structural racism now redundant. Afroze F. Zaidi argues that this is not only far
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, whilst deeply humiliating for the US, is in and of itself not enough to dent US interfering or ambitions in the region argues Faisal Bodi. Understanding the longer history of the US and its allies meddling in the country is
As international attention is now slowly turning to the Balkans once more, Demir Mahmutćehajić argues that the ongoing actions of Milorad Dodik and his supporters has brought the country to the brink of dissolution. A recent view from the British daily The Guardian on Bosnia
The political and social aspirations of Muslims in Westernised settings, whether as minorities or majorities, raises the thorny question of engagement with non-Islamic governments. Settling the question of whether or not this is possible, and what the alternatives are, is the key question Muslims must
With the phenomenon of celebrity scholars proliferating in the social media age, Salina Khan argues that justice oriented leadership of Muslim communities needs to be properly appreciated and respected. About a dozen years ago when I first started listening to Islamic lectures online, I would
João Silva Jordão argues that the problems that Muslims face, real or perceived, are in fact a point of radical departure that bodes well for the future of Islam as a model for future social change and justice. The Islamic Sleeping Giant Muslims are being
Both Iran and Venezuela have been the subject of unprecedented attacks from the US in the form of sanctions, aggressions (including military) and propaganda. Despite this both revolutionary countries have not only survived but become key players in the axes of resistance in their regions
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