Violent Acts Against Muslims in Europe | #EIR2018
Violent acts are an outcome of the violent ideology of racist dehumanization. Muslims are increasingly becoming victims solely because of their faith.
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Islamophobic Statements of Politicians | #EIR2018
Islamophobic language by high-ranking politicians, mostly from the far right, normalizes a dehumanizing and racist language when it comes to the por- trayal of Muslims. This reduces the threshold of what is considered utterable and overall acceptable in public discourse and legitimizes discrimination of Muslims as human beings and as citizens.
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The media plays a crucial role in the reproduction and normalization of anti-Muslim racism.
Governments and political parties implement or demand legislations that directly target Muslims as religious subjects, treating them differently than members of other religious communities
Publication of the “European Islamophobia Report 2018” on the European week of action against Islamophobia
What is the history of Austria’s security politics vis-à-vis Islam? What are the factors explaining the new security politics? What are the implications of the new security politics? What can be done to counteract this new development?
Islam is religion of peace: Head of Turkey's Diyanet
Ali Erbas, the head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate, says racism, xenophobia narrow areas of freedom
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Banning Symbols of Extremism in Austria | Targeting Extremism or Civil Society?
What is the Symbols Act pretending to fight? Which forms of “extremism” are ignored? Who is the act targeting? What are the act’s possible long-time impacts?
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The so-called 'fight against radicalization' seen in Austria and across Europe in general, only encourages discrimination and alienates Muslims from society through a far more destructive form of radicalism
Why does this manifesto reflect the anti-Muslim rhetoric that prevails in France?
Far right discourse about Muslims is normalized in Europe, says Enes Bayrakli
This is the third issue of the annual European Islamophobia Report (EIR) consisting of an overall evaluation of Islamophobia in Europe in the year 2017, as well as 33 country reports which include almost all EU member states and additional countries such as Russia and Norway. This year’s EIR represents the work of 40 prominent scholars and civil society activists from various European countries.
This is the second edition of the annual European Islamophobia Report (EIR) which was presented for the first time in 2015.
