“Extremism” now officially has no meaning at all
Tahirah Amatullah of CAGE argues that politicians have rendered the term "extremist" completely redundant.
When politicians began calling one another “extremists” - that career-destroying word...
The Extremism Commission wants Muslims to be seen, but not heard
The Islamic Human Rights Commission responds to a report by the Commission for Countering Extremism which accused many Muslim organisations of "hateful extremism." The...
Trump hands Erdogan a poisoned chalice
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says the U.S. abandonment of the Syrian Kurds is a smart strategic move, but Turkey's invasion of northern...
Top 5 things to see as a tourist in Saudi Arabia
Nina Arif is a freelance journalist with an MSc in International Politics. She has produced for the BBC, Al Jazeera, and writes for various online publications. Nina...
The Times and the targeting of dissenting Muslim voices
Faisal Bodi, from the Islamic Human Rights Commission, says a recent attack on his organisation by The Times newspaper is symptomatic of an Establishment...
The uncomfortable truth of colourism within South Asians
Najm Al Din argues that the trauma relating to skin purity among BME communities is rooted in the politics of empire.
The recent controversy over blackface...
How Israel’s social media trolls conquered Facebook
Journalist and author Ramzy Baroud says Facebook is working hand-in-hand with Israel to censor pro-Palestinian content.
On October 9, the social media platform, Facebook, deleted the page...
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi dies… yet again
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says there are good reasons to doubt Donald Trump’s account of his latest "triumph' - the alleged killing...
The ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Christians that nobody is talking about
Palestinian-American journalist and author Ramzy Baroud says Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate to move elsewhere. And the reason for this is...
Macron scapegoats Muslims to force through more far-right economic reforms
Paris-based journalist Ramin Mazaheri says the recent wave of Islamophobia in France, which has including a mosque shooting and contentious public debates about the...
