The second annual edition of the European islamophobia report has been published this week by the Turkish foundation for political, economic and social research (SETA). Co-edited by Farid Hafez and Enes Bayrakli, this report monitors the rise of islamoph... read more
The Irish chapter of the new European Islamophobia Report 2016 also criticises media coverage of events involving Muslims. The Irish chapter of the report was written by James Carr, lecturer in sociology at the University of Limerick, who cited the lack o... read more
There were almost 3,000 Muslims living in Lithuania in 2011, according to the latest population census. The Lithuanian Social Research reports in this document that Muslims were one of the most negatively viewed religious groups in Lithuania in 2016. This... read more
The recent Ipsos survey Perils of Perception showed that most countries believe their population is much more Muslim than it actually is. But the Poles emerge as the unquestionable leader in these overestimations. Although Muslims make up only around 35,0... read more
The event will be hosted by SOAS Turkish Society and panellists will be, Dr Enes Bayrakli, Director of European Studies of SETA, Dr Farid Hafez from the University of Salzburg, Dr Aleksandra Lewicki from the Free University of Berlin, Professor Salman Say... read more
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ― There is a golden rule of compassion: do unto others what you would have others do unto you. Yet, in today’s world, we have seen racial and religious hatred directed towards women and minorities mainstreamed. Violent hatred in th... read more
On Friday, hundreds of Italian Muslim prayed near Rome’s Colosseum to protest at the closure of mosques and other places of daily five-times prayers. The prayer demonstration was staged in protest to government’s closure of five make-shift prayer hall... read more
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world’s largest regional security organization. With 57 participating states in North America, Europe and Asia some refer to the OSCE as “the little UN”. The beginning of the OSC... read more
Europe’s First Report on Islamophobia Shows the Dangerous Climate Muslims Live In Dead pigs left on the grounds of mosques, anti-Muslim PEGIDA demos, assaults on women wearing headscarves and arson attacks against Muslim institutions. These are just... read more
The term “Islamophobia” has been widely used and discussed for a long time, especially since the 9/11 attacks in the US. Although the history and definition of the term varies, from a general understanding, it refers to prejudice towards or discrimina... read more