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Apologists for terror or defenders of human rights? The Cage controversy in context

Published on: 31 July 2015

Written by: David Miller All articles by David Miller

Written by: Tom Mills All articles by Tom Mills

Written by: Narzanin Massoumi All articles by Narzanin Massoumi

The attack on Cage is part of the more general assault on politically active Muslims and an attempt to push Muslim...

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Taking racism seriously: Islamophobia, civil liberties and the state

Published on: 22 June 2015

Written by: David Miller All articles by David Miller

Written by: Tom Mills All articles by Tom Mills

Written by: Narzanin Massoumi All articles by Narzanin Massoumi

Written by: Hilary Aked All articles by Hilary Aked

Racism and Islamophobia are driven by the practices of the powerful. Self-proclaimed 'liberals' need to know this.

Published in: Transformation

Heretics and liberals: what Ayaan Hirsi Ali gets wrong

Published on: 11 May 2015

Written by: William Eichler All articles by William Eichler

Pious protestations about Islam do nothing to further our understanding of the complex relationships between...

Published in: Transformation

Is liberal Islam the answer?

Published on: 4 March 2015

Written by: Zaheer Kazmi All articles by Zaheer Kazmi

If Islam needs to be seen through the eyes of the West in order to make sense of itself, how can it find the space...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Why we hate our reflections: Saudi Arabia and the Islamic State

Published on: 30 January 2015

Written by: Lorenzo Kamel All articles by Lorenzo Kamel

Al Saud might be afraid of many things, but the main threat to their survival comes from within their historical...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Political Islam in neoliberal times

Published on: 17 November 2014

Written by: Tahir Zaman All articles by Tahir Zaman

Neoliberalism devours other competing world-views through the commodification of cultural difference—turning a tidy...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

The right to neighbourhood: way out of a sectarian quagmire

Published on: 10 October 2014

Written by: Tahir Zaman All articles by Tahir Zaman

In Damascus there are no direct routes linking Jaramana to Mhajirin, or the Yarmouk camp to Sayyida Zayneb - each...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Allah, the state, or Mom?

Published on: 14 May 2014

Written by: Zaynab El Bernoussi All articles by Zaynab El Bernoussi

Three characteristics are often viewed as important in Arab societies: concern over politics, the place of religion,...

Published in: Transformation

I am a Muslim, not a terrorist

Published on: 5 December 2013

Written by: Imran Awan All articles by Imran Awan

The UK Government's Extremism Taskforce report came out yesterday, containing recommendations that will simply...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

The veil - an old debate in new clothes

Published on: 16 October 2013

Written by: Kenan Malik All articles by Kenan Malik

Debates over religious freedoms and the threat posed by newcomers are nothing new, yet they miss the point: it is...

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‘The twain shall and do meet’: narrating conversion to Islam in Britain

Published on: 29 August 2013

Written by: Philip Rushworth All articles by Philip Rushworth

Being British and being a Muslim have previously been seen as two identities in opposition. Does the conversion of...

Published in: Home

Of pride and shame: the Turkish gay community in the Netherlands

Published on: 17 September 2012

Written by: Joyce van de Bildt All articles by Joyce van de Bildt

The presence of a Turkish boat at the Amsterdam Gay Pride parade is a massive step forward for homosexual Turks and...

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