US EditionWhy ‘Islamophobia’ Still Matters: It’s About More than Just Hate
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Why ‘Islamophobia’ still matters: It’s about more than just hate
As the UK government invites public views on how to define hate against Muslims, MEND CEO Linsay Taylor argues that “Islamophobia” is the correct terminology to use when addressing this vitally important issue affecting the Muslim community. Some people object to the word “Islamophobia” because they think the word itself is flawed. They take issue with the suffix […] The post Why ‘Islamophobia’ still matters: It’s about more than just hate appea…
France’s Left Is Finally Fighting Islamophobia
The recent mosque shooting in Bayonne was just the latest violent attack against France’s Muslims. The secularist left has long rejected the idea of “Islamophobia” — but as the far right goes mainstream, Muslims’ calls for solidarity have become impossible to ignore.
The opposition to Olivier Faure published a forum during the weekend refusing the term "Islamophobia", paving the way for a mortifying division.
In a forum published by Marianne, several figures of the Socialist Party are alarmed at the use of the word "Islamophobia" in their formation. In question: the use of the term by the new "National Secretariat for the Fight against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia", created under the leadership of Olivier Faure. For Jérôme Guedj, Carole Delga and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, this choice marks "a disturbing turning point in the evolution of our …
This forum, signed by several executives of the Socialist Party (PS), including Jérôme Guedj, Carole Delga, or Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, pleads against the use of the term "Islamophobia", which appeared with the new leadership of the party and the creation of a "National Secretariat for the Fight against Racism, Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia". A politicized and ambiguous term, the PS of which had until now remained far away.
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