COVID-19 Drives Conspiracy Theories and Islamophobia
The COVID-19 pandemic has been used as a weapon by the radical right in promoting conspiracy theories. For the past decade, I have been researching the impact of Islamophobia on social…
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Imran Awan
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Did The Streatham Terrorist Get Further Radicalized In Prison?
Sudesh Amman was released from prison before his attack in early February, raising questions of whether prison was an incubator for his radicalization. The horrific terror attack that took place…
How Fake News Can Lead To Online Islamophobia
An analysis of YouTube comments and tweets finds that anonymity online leads to the spread of fake news, conspiracy theories, and hate. In 2019, I was asked by the Commission…
Shades of Islamophobic hate
Mosques and Islamic centres across the UK have recently seen an increase in hate crimes, leading to increased security concerns. Did you know that hate crimes can impact places of…
Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Is a New Form of Racism
Anti-Muslim hate crime, which spikes following terror attacks, is inextricably intertwined with racism. This article has been difficult to write because I was hoping that, in 2019, I would not need…
Islamophobia is not Fiction or a Harry Potter Fantasy: It’s Racism and it’s time we accepted that
As I sat down this morning and switched on my computer. I couldn’t help but notice the headline in the Spectator, ‘The Islamophobia’ problem. I probably shouldn’t have been surprised…
When Are We Going To Take The Threat of The Radical Right Seriously?
Since the events of 9/11 in the USA and 7/7 in the UK, considerable public attention has been paid to issues relating to terrorism, radicalisation, and extremism. As the threats posed…
I Was Blocked On Social Media By Tommy Robinson: Now Twitter Are Removing His Hate
Britain First is a ‘radical right’, ultra-nationalist movementthat promotes anti-Muslim hostility and has incited racial and religious hatred. The group has been led until recently by Jayda Fransen and Paul…