Indian secularism and Islamophobia
India pretends to the world that it is a socialist, secular and democratic republic. These great but equally elusive ideals were added to the preamble of the Constitution of India…
Islamophobia: an industry
It was on a beautiful July afternoon that Norway bore the agony of its worst tragedy since World War II. A man planted a bomb in an Oslo building killing…
Islamophobia
The result of a vote, on December 14, in the US House of Representatives regarding the combating of Islamophobia, may, possibly, appear to be a positive sign of change, that…
Countering ‘Islamophobia’
LAST week’s incident in Ontario, Canada, in which four members of a Muslim family were crushed to death in a premeditated attack has once again raised concerns over the rising incidence of…
Tackling Islamophobia
The recent provocative statements of French President Macron and other French officials have once again created an impression among many Muslims that the West is against the second largest religion…
Hollywood, Bollywood and Islamophobia
Thanks to my solitary existence, I end up spending hours watching television. I keep telling myself to do something useful and worthwhile like read a book or go for a…
Deciphering Islamophobia
The killing of 50 people at the Christchurch mosque has raised serious questions on how to translate these events – as white supremacist extremist acts, Islamophobia, terrorism or an issue…
Islamophobia and ‘brownface’
I am a British-Pakistani woman and a Muslim. Though technically ‘brown’, I am fairly light-skinned. I don’t wear the hijab, niqab or other derivations. I rarely if ever use the…
Tory Islamophobia in Britain
For several months now, the ruling Conservative Party in the UK has been in the news for fostering Islamophobia. Different members of the party have publicly expressed their hatred or…
Islamophobia vs anti-extremism
Two weeks ago, a white Canadian man in his mid-20s killed 10 innocent people in Toronto. Before the police could establish the identity of the attacker and his motivations, the…
