Articles
This section lists articles by project experts and other contributors on the subject of anti-religious hate speech.
#HIJABISFIGHTBACK FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION
In June, the Belgian constitutional court ruled that women should be banned from wearing headscarves in university—a ruling that severely impacts Muslim women’s right to access education. Such a controversial, and discriminatory ruling should have extensive media coverage though, correct?
Taking Back the Hashtag: How Young People are Fighting Hate on TikTok
We often focus on the hate speech prevalent on social media platforms; however, we do also come across positive and educational content. This content is often found amongst incidents of hate, as they tend to use some of the same hashtags and tags. We talked to TikTok creator Jared Bach about his experience on the platform.
CAN BOYCOTTING FACEBOOK’S ADVERTISING SERVICES FORCE POSITIVE CHANGE?
Will the social media giant finally listen?
How German Media Stigmatized Muslim Roma Communities, Through Its Own Misinformation
The German city of Göttingen has been struggling with a COVID-19 outbreak for several weeks. Many media outlets are blaming Muslim Roma communities, saying that the outbreak started from Eid al-Fitr celebrations and visits to mosques and hookah lounges. But is this true, or is it just racist?
BLACK, BLANC BEUR: HOW FRENCH SECULARISM SUPPRESSES IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE
How can France have a meaningful discussion about race if they can't even measure discrimination?
HOW RIGHT-WING RADICALS FUEL THE FEAR OF MUSLIMS
Right-wing actors have little of substance to contribute to the coronavirus crisis. The previous recipe of provocation, agitation, and populism is not very successful in times of COVID-19. However, Alternative für Deutschland (“Alternative for Germany”, AfD) and the like, insist on one thing: agitation against Muslims. Muslims’ fasting month, Ramadan, begins today, but the propaganda machine has been running for weeks.
WHY DE-PLATFORMING DAVID ICKE NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW
Conspiracy theories often go hand-in-hand with hate speech against marginalised groups, as we have covered many times in the Get The Trolls Out! project. The most recent example of this is David Icke, who has become well-known in the mainstream in recent weeks by utilizing the COVID-19 pandemic to spread disinformation; however, antisemitism has been at the core of Icke’s work for a very long time.
MISINFORMATION THROUGH VISUALS
Out of context and off-topic: the stereotypes conveyed by images in the Belgian Media
BORDERLINE CASE: CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE TREATED EXACTLY THE SAME
The guiding principle of the Hungarian government’s refugee policy is to differentiate between Christian “real refugees” who have been persecuted in their home country, and Muslim “dangerous refugees”. Our report looks how that works in practice.