Olsi Jazexhi looks at the often overlooked history of pro-Palestinian sentiment and pro-Israel lobbying in the Balkans. This history, he argues, is an essential portent for other countries. The demise of the Soviet Union constituted a turning point in the relations of many Balkan states
Whilst mainstream media has (often reluctantly) been forced to report major Israeli wars and attacks on Palestinians, the daily incursions into Lebanon are rarely acknowledged. This normalisation of colonial violence against the people of Lebanon is intertwined with the oppression of Palestinians, and the physical
The Coronavirus pandemic has had the effect of exposing the news culture that permeates first world life in a variety of ways, argues Ian Almond. Looking back at the development of the idea of ‘threat’, and the media’s role in supporting political narratives, he suggests
From the unabashed appointment of an Islamophobe to review the UK’s counter-terrorism laws, to the social engineering intentions and impacts, the British government continues to marginalise  Muslims. Massoud Shadjareh argues that getting beyond the agenda set by the Prevent policy by looking at the bigger
Listen to the podcast of the article or read the full text below. As narratives of belonging get narrower and narrower, Arzu Merali argues that Germany provides both worrying precedents as well as ways to move beyond the arguments that to be a citizen
Listen to the podcast of the article or read the full text below.  When the conflict over the contested region of Ngorno-Karabakh erupted again after almost thirty years, people around the world, including Muslims, often viewed it through superficial lenses. Zviad Jughashvili argues
The internalisation of governmental narratives about oneself, especially as an individual or a group, is a common and arguably essential by-product of state policies aimed at controlling dissent, particularly from minoritised communities. Niyousha Bastani argues that the Prevent policy in the UK, with its racialised
With the much celebrated election of Joe Biden, and his much vaunted reversals of Trump policies in the first few days of office, there is an expectation of change for the US. However, Richard Sudan argues that regardless of whoever is in charge, the US
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