カテゴリー: Islamophobia
The prime minister assumed he would sweep back to power in a landslide. Voters have wisely chosen otherwiseNemesis has followed swift on the heels of Narendra Modi’s hubris. He is set to be the first Indian prime minister to serve a third ter…
Far-right Hindu nationalists are giving women prominence to mobilise others, but regressive patriarchal systems are embedded in their ideologyIt all started in the family WhatsApp group. A member of my extended family posted photos and videos of firewo…
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2019: Smartphones and the internet gave the Uighurs a sense of their own identity – but now the Chinese…
Andrew Gosling sentenced to five and a half years in prison after ‘causing death and grievous hurt’ by throwing a wine bottle at people two storeys below himGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAn Australian man has been sentenced to fi…
Ahead of key Uttar Pradesh elections, state police accused of being ‘mercenaries’ of hardline Hindu nationalist government According to police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it was suicide. The young Muslim man they had brought into their custod…
Britain First makes anti-migrant videos at hotels amid warning issue being used to whip up hateThe evacuation of thousands of Afghan refugees to the UK after Kabul fell to the Taliban has triggered an increase in far-right groups targeting hotels where…
Ofcom imposes £20,000 penalty on Republic TV for ‘highly pejorative’ comments on talk showA rightwing Indian news channel known for its strong pro-government stance and firebrand host has been fined by the UK regulator Ofcom for broadcasting hate speec…
Race relations researcher who saw political involvement as a key factor in integration for immigrants to BritainMuhammad Anwar, who has died aged 75 of a heart condition, did much to advance understanding of the problems and opportunities of ethnic min…
Journalists, intellectuals and dissidents are being threatened by Modi’s governmentAs a lethal virus scorches its way across continents, the leftwing Indian rights campaigner Gautam Navlakha has been reminding us of the words of Leonard Cohen, urging …