Islamophobia – A discussion on Europe

In recent decades, states have responded to racism by focusing on individualised issues around citizenship, identity and belonging, to the detriment of collective experience and solidarity. This approach has flattened out or eroded entirely the question of what it is to be Muslim in Europe today. Islamophobia across Europe is structural. It is driven by political leaders, public officials, law and policy makers and the media. Public policy, legislation, and media discourse normalise anti-Muslim racism in the public sphere and largely ignore the structural drivers that underpin systemic Islamophobia.

Despite a deeply concerning increase in racist undercurrents and Islamophobic rhetoric and attacks, coupled with an increase in support for the right and far-right across Europe, few attempts have been made to understand the origins of these attitudes and attacks, or their relationship to wider socio-political practices. In tackling Islamophobia, we must first understand it as a concrete action that is undertaken in the pursuit of certain political and social interests.

To discuss this further TNI will host a webinar on the structural drivers of Islamophobia.

4pm Amsterdam (CET), 25 November 2020

Register now

Speakers:

  • Austria: Farid Hafez – University of Salzburg
  • United Kingdom: Narzanin Massoumi and David Miller, Spinwatch
  • France: Yasser Louati, Comité Justice & Libertés Pour Tous
  • The Netherlands: Nawal Mustafa, S.P.E.A.K. Muslim Women Feminist Collective
  • France: Benedicte Kurzen, Noor
  • Spain: Pedro Rojo, Al Fanar
  • Italy: Prof. Francesco Alfonso Leccese, University of Calabria.

Recovering Antiracism

Reflections on collectivity and solidarity in antiracist organising

2020 has seen antiracism movements gain momentum and push back against institutionalised racism. However, despite the progress made, individualism and fragmentation continue to undermine solidarity and to depoliticise antiracism struggles. This paper explores how we can move towards an antiracist horizon by repoliticising antiracism struggles, analysing the function of racism and organizing collectively against the structures that underpin it, and understanding antiracism as a pillar for the emancipation of the dispossessed.

More…

Lutte contre le terrorisme et art

Comment les politiques de lutte contre le terrorisme restreignent le droit à la liberté d’expression

Jane Kilpatrick

Discours et résultats de la surveillance est un document cadre destiné à présenter les principales inquiétudes concernant l’impact des politiques de lutte contre le terrorisme, de la législation et des mesures de sécurité nationale sur la liberté d’expression, en particulier concernant les arts.

More…

La lucha contra el terrorismo y las artes

Cómo las políticas antiterroristas restringen la libertad de expresión

Jane Kilpatrick

La vigilancia del discurso y la actuación es un documento marco, cuyo objetivo es plantear las principales preocupaciones relacionadas con los efectos de las políticas, la legislación y las medidas de seguridad nacional en materia de lucha contra el terrorismo en la libertad de expresión, específicamente en relación con las artes.

More…

Mapa conceptual sobre feminismo islámico

El feminismo islámico, tan denostado en Occidente como poco conocido, es una corriente ideológica que “cuestiona dos sistemas de conocimiento: el feminista de corte occidental por un lado, y el islámico patriarcal por otro”. Son palabras de la definición que ofrece el proyecto REISCONCEP coordinado por la profesora de Luz Gómez (UAM) y el grupo Ideologías y Expresiones Culturales en el Mundo Árabe Contemporáneo (IEXCUL).

A partir del contenido de este proyecto de investigación y en el marco del proyecto europeo  Stop Islamophobia la Fundación Al Fanar ha diseñado un mapa conceptual y un vídeo para dar a conocer de una forma clara pero rigurosa este movimiento, que presentaremos con ocasión del 8M, día se hará público el video.

More…

De fictie voorbij

Hoe ‘pre-crime’ benaderingen bij de bestrijding van gewelddadig extremisme leiden tot geïnstitutionaliseerde islamofobe verdenkingen en vooroordelen – Een Europese vergelijkende analyse

In dit rapport schetsen en vergelijken we de verschillende richtingen in pre-crime beleid gericht op de bestrijding van gewelddadig extremisme (CVE – Countering Violent Extremism) in Groot-Brittannië, Frankrijk en Nederland – drie Europese landen waar moslims een minderheid zijn. Ook bekijken we hoe dit beleid, zowel door de overweldigende concentratie op moslims als door het feit dat het een instrument van burgertoezicht is, islamofobe vooroordelen en verdenkingen helpt te institutionaliseren.

More…

La fiction dépasse la réalité:

Comment les approches de « prévention du crime » pour « lutter contre l’extrémisme violent » ont institutionnalisé l’islamophobie

Analyse comparative européenne

Le présent rapport mettra en évidence et comparera les orientations des politiques de prévention du crime liées à la lutte contre l’extrémisme violent (Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)) au Royaume-Uni, en France et aux Pays-Bas, trois pays européens dans lesquels les musulmans constituent une minorité. Nous montrerons également comment, en accordant une attention excessive aux musulmans et en constituant des outils de surveillance latérale, elles contribuent à institutionnaliser les préjugés et les soupçons islamophobes.

Auteurs : Azfar Shafi et Dr Asim Qureshi – CAGE

More…

Stranger than fiction

How ‘pre-crime’ approaches to “Countering Violent Extremism” institutionalise islamophobia

A European Comparative Study

This publication compares Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) policies in Britain, France and the Netherlands – three European countries where Muslims form a minority. It will also trace how, both through their overwhelming focus on Muslims, and by their nature as tools of lateral surveillance, they help institutionalise Islamophobic prejudice and suspicion.

More…

An international collective against Islamophobia.

Combating the structural drivers of anti-Muslim racism through research, advocacy, capacity building outreach and innovative visual reports from across Europe.

This project was funded by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020).

The content of this project represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.

Contact form

[contact-form-7 id=”147″ title=”Contact form 1″]

Contact info

Would you like to know more?

Please get in touch via e-mail:

info@stop-islamophobia.eu