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Gary R. Bunt

Anti-Muslim Prejudice

Canada: Right-wing Extremism Online

Vice, Canada Among Very Worst White Supremacist Countries: Report

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Islamophobia and normative sociology

article by Tariq Modood on Islamophobia and normative sociology, published by the British Academy Discover More…

'Orientalism' and Coronavirus

Zeba Khan, Muslim Matters, When Racism Goes Viral: The Coronavirus And Modern Muslim Orientalism
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Advice to Islamophobes

IlmFeed, Advice to Islamophobes Discover More…

Updated: Welsh politics 'anti-Semitic tweets'

Welsh politics 'anti-Semitic tweets' (and follow-up) Discover More…

Anti-Muslim Instagram Prosecution

Independent, Man jailed over anti-Muslim Instagram posts alongside topless photos with gun Discover More…

How Muslims Became the good guys on TV

BBC Culture, How Muslims Became the good guys on TV Discover More…

Anti-Islam algorithm

The New Arab,  Facebook's anti-Islam algorithm Discover More…

'Hometown' Documentary

BBC News, How did my sleepy hometown become a violent crime hotspot? Discover More…

FB Anti-Muslim Groups

Matthew Thompson, LBC, Secret Far-Right Facebook Groups Stirring Up Anti-Muslim Hatred
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Fighting Prejudice Online

Eleanor Peake, New Statesman, Meet the young Imams fighting Islamophobia and extremism, one Twitter DM at a time Discover More…

'What is 'Gendered Islamophobia'?"

Middle East Eye, What is Gendered Islamophobia? Produced by @aayaalshamahi
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'Get Out of My Country' - photos

Human Rights News, ‘Get Out Of My Country’: Woman Launches Photography Exhibition On The Day-To-Day Effects Of Islamophobia Discover More…

Podcast - Follow Me, Akhi

Guardian, Meeting your Islamophobic troll: Chips with Everything podcast Discover More…

'Islamophobia' definition debate

BBC News, Government rejects Islamophobia definition ahead of debate, 15 May 2019

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Ilhan Omar

The current Ilhan Omar coverage provides a significant case study on how information can be taken out of context, applied irresponsibly, and used/abused by various parties, from 'imams' to the American president. This article provides a very good summary of the events. There is much more on my twitter feed. And of course Ilhan Omar's own social media.

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Christchurch

Coverage of the Christchurch attacks and their aftermath (updated) Discover More…

Australia Far-Right

SMH, Ex-head of Australian right-wing group posted anti-Islamic material online in breach of court order
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Counter-Islamophobia Kit

The Conversation, How to tackle Islamophobia – the best strategies from around Europe. Article from Amina Easat-Daas,
Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, University of Leeds

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'Anti-Islam' Marcher against Brexit

Guardian, Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march, 7 Dec 2018
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Report on Fake News +

Patrik Hermansson, Hope Not Hate, Bots, Fake News and the Anti-Muslim Message on Social Media Discover More…

WhatsApp struggling to control fake news in India, researchers say

Guardian, WhatsApp struggling to control fake news in India, researchers say, 12 Nov 2018 Discover More…

Trolls attack Islam

Jamie Prentis, The National, Russian trolls stoked UK hatred of Islam after terrorist attacks, 1 Nov 2018 Discover More…

Identity and 'Islamophobia'

C.J. Werleman, alaraby.com, How do white Muslims experience Islamophobia?
Social media linkage to this interesting article/opinion piece.
"I'm white and English. I've never faced racism in my life. I became a Muslim, then people would hurl abuse as I was no longer white," tweeted Christopher John George. "I never knew how bad it felt until I was on the other side… it is DISGUSTING."
"His tweet illuminates not only how Islamophobia is a virulent form of racism, but also narrates an untold story of the Muslim experience in western societies today - the story of how white converts to Islam are now considered by some racists as traitors to their race."

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