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Archives: Western Muslims

Hassan Minhaj was told not to Roast Trump, But did Anyway (WH Correspondents)

Hassan Minhaj | (White House Correspondents Dinner) | (Video Clip) | - - "Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj took full advantage of Donald Trump's absence by taking aim at the president and…

Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?

By Fatima Khemilat | (The Conversation) | - - On April 8, the well-known French television show Salut les terriens turned sour when guests discussed the very sensitive topic of the so-called…

The Coming Muslim Century: Bad news for President Bannon

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Demographically, the 21st century will be the Muslim Century, as the Pew Research Center on Religion in Public Life has shown. Muslims will…

Populist Wilders may have come up short, but Dutch intolerance is still real

By Annemarie Toebosch | (The Conversation) | - - The Dutch elections on March 15 have received a lot of attention in the international media. The reason for the attention is clear:…

Islamophobia barring young Western Muslims from Ordinary Politics

By Peter Hopkins and Robin Finlay | (The Conversation) | - - Muslim youths tend to be portrayed as politically disengaged or potentially extremist. Debates about the “war on terror”, and US…

How Islamophobia is Creating Prejudice toward non-Muslims Too

By Peter Hopkins, Gurchathen Sanghera and Katherine Botterill | (The Conversation) | - - Islamophobia simply cannot be overlooked anymore. It is a wide-ranging issue, impacting public and private lives in ways…

Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!

By Z. Fareen Parvez | (The Conversation) | - - The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror.” From his inauguration address to remarks…

Never Fjorget What Happened In Sweden (Colbert)

Stephen Colbert | (Video Clip from The Late Show) | - - "In response to Trump's false claims of a terror attack, Sweden's Prime Minister asked, 'What has he been smoking?' Stephen…

Dutch Far-Right Leader Vows to Rid Nation of ‘Moroccan Scum’

TeleSur | - - Geert Wilders hopes the global upsurge in anti-establishment and xenophobic feeling that has helped propel Trump to power will propel him to power. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders…

Why Designating Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorists’ will harm Democracy at home and Abroad

Human Rights Watch | - - (Washington, DC) – A US government designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, which the Trump administration is reportedly considering, would threaten the…

Demonizing Muslims: White Quebec Terrorists kill 5 in attack on Mosque

Demonizing Muslims: White Quebec Terrorists kill 6 in attack on Mosque

TeleSur | - - Incidents of Islamophobia have increased in Quebec in recent years amid a political debate over banning the niqab. At least two people have been arrested in the aftermath…

Eight ways that Islamophobia operates in everyday life

Peter Hopkins, Gurchathen Sanghera, and Kate Botterill | (The Conversation) | - - Immigration and national identity currently are at the forefront of the public conscience. In France, the burkini ban and…

Can Education for Tolerance help Muslim-Christian Relations in Europe?

By Rose Delaney | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME, Sep 19 2016 (IPS) - Although 20 million Muslims reside in Western Europe, establishing social harmony between the Muslim community and…

Muslim-Americans are Americans & can’t be Reduced to stage Props for the 2 Parties

By Raed Jarrar | ( Otherwords.org) Both Democrats and Republicans are spreading the same Islamophobic message: you're either with us, or you're against us. On August 31, Nazma Khanam, a 60-year-old Muslim…

Donald Trump’s “sharia law” Bogeyman is more Islamophobia

By Lena Salaymeh | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump has called for extreme vetting of those who believe that “sharia law” should supplant American law. Newt Gingrich suggested that Muslims…

French Court lifts Municipal Burkini Ban; & Why should you care what other people wear?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Nicolas Cadène, in an interview at L'Express analyzes the French court ruling issued Friday that struck down the ban by the mayor of…

Five truths about the Hijab (Muslim Veil) that need to be told

By Peter Hopkins | (The Conversation) | - - Rio 2016 is proving not just to be a platform for sporting prowess, it is also helping to shake up some traditionally-held cultural…

Trump and Extreme Vetting of Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In an attempt at a foreign policy speech in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, Donald Trump attempted to get back to his fearmongering roots…

#CanYouHearUsNow: Muslim Women Lambast Trump’s Orientalism

TeleSur | - - Muslim women activists took to social media to take a stand against the Republican candidate’s bigoted drudgery. Muslim-Americans Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of the late Army Capt.…

Pope and French Muslims try Muslim-Christian outreach instead of ‘War on Terror’ Polarization

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - AFP reported from the papal airplane on Pope Francis's remarks about Islam in the wake of the brutal murder of an elderly priest…