Articles
This section lists articles by project experts and other contributors on the subject of anti-religious hate speech.
RELIGIOUS HATRED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The current climate of fear and anxiety surrounding the coronavirus pandemic is acting as fertile ground for the dissemination of conspiracy theories and discriminatory discourses. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, Chinese people, and people of East Asian appearance more broadly, have been attacked and abused because they were seen as carriers of the virus. But as the infections spread across the world, specific religious and ethnic groups have also been targeted. These attacks range from shaming Muslims for allegedly failing to adhere to lockdown measures, to global conspiracies about Jewish people, drawing on historical prejudices and racist perceptions.
THE FAIRY TALE OF "THE INFLUENTIAL JEW"
Herold Peters-Hartmann is the chairman of the AfD (Alternative for Germany party) in Würzburg. In a video by MuslimTVDE, a project by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, he offers his perspective on Jews in Germany: They supposedly have "a lot of influence" is something that can be heard there among other things. Again and again, the AfD tries to position itself as a valiant fighter against antisemitism. But just recently, a study from Leipzig showed that antisemitic views are widespread among the voters of the radical right-wing party.
A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS: HOW STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY SHAPES UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
A picture is worth a thousand words--so why do we not think more carefully about stock photography?
HATE SPEECH AND EPIDEMIC IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET : COVID-19 CASE STUDY IN FRANCE
Since the beginning of 2020, a global infectious disease has shattered human social, economic and political life in many countries. As the epidemic expands, the online phenomena of hate speech connected to this global disease is growing.
ON THE IDEOLOGY OF THE RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST ATTACKER FROM HANAU
In Hanau, a perpetrator shot ten people and seriously injured others. His writings and videos on the internet attest a right-wing motive. An analysis.
CHANGING IPSO
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RELEVANT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: TELEGRAM
Platforms are used for different purposes and interests and also attract differing audiences. What scope and people do alternative-right channels reach on Telegram?
KATIE HOPKINS’S TWITTER ACCOUNT SUSPENDED FOLLOWING ANTI-HATE GROUP’S CAMPAIGN
Katie Hopkins, one of the most prominent hate speech commentators of the last decade has had her twitter account suspended and her tweets hidden following a campaign by the anti-hate group Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
THE EYE AS WITNESS
We all have seen images of Nazi ghettos and concentration camps. But through whose eyes are we seeing this past?
12 WORST TROLLS OF THE YEAR
2019 unfortunately took off where the last year left us, with many examples of individuals and entire media outlets spreading anti-religious and racist views. We’ve created a countdown of some of the worst perpetrators of the year.