The Lal (Red) Masjid Saga & Threats, Counter-threats & Demonstrations
Who can forget the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) assault in Islamabad in 2007 that cost hundreds of lives of Pakistani soldiers and young men and […]
Month: December 2014
ISIS Downs Jordanian Jet & Sets Up the Following Hashtag to Kill the Pilot
Jordan has confirmed the downing of one of its jets that has been involved in the Arab coalition against ISIS. The jet was apparently shot […]
#UKIPChristmas Tweets Show How Some Tweeters Perceive Them
A steady stream of tweets with the hashtag #UKIPChristmas have been flowing out of accounts this afternoon mocking the anti-migrant and xenophobic position some perceive […]
Recycling the halal and kosher debate is a proxy for bigotry
Halal or kosher, stunned or non-stunned, it seems the debate around labelling religiously-slaughtered meat continues to ebb and flow. But two recent articles are a […]
Eric King: How seriously is offline and online anti-Muslim hate taken?
Eric King’s suspended prison sentence creates a new set of questions about offline and online anti-Muslim bigotry. King, 60, pleaded guilty in late November to […]
Assimilation Means Jews Can Become Swedes Says Swedish Far Right Politician
The anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim politics of the Swedish Democrat Party has been well documented. However, Sweden’s Jewish community has now come into the spotlight through […]
Reverend Libby Lane named as first female bishop
The Church of England took the historic, if overdue step of appointing its first female bishop in its 500-year history on Wednesday, a month after […]
Happy Hanukkah! But what does it mean?
Hanukkah (sometimes spelt Chanukah) begins today and will last until Christmas Eve. The Jewish festival of lights dates back at least two centuries before the […]
Pegida: Germany’s new populist anti-Islam and anti-migrant movement
The rapid rise of Pegida or ‘Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West’ is sending a chill down German political spines. Thousands are expected to […]
#illridewithyou: An antidote to anti-Muslim bigotry
A small mercy and offer of solidarity created a respite from the latest wave of anti-Muslim bigotry amid the developing Sydney siege. Tessa Kum (@sirtessa) […]