Articles
This section lists articles by project experts and other contributors on the subject of anti-religious hate speech.
The Case of Sarah Halimi
On April 4th 2017, 65-year-old Sarah Halimi was murdered. Kobili Traoré is accused of killing the Jewish woman, beating her and throwing her from the apartment balcony. He denied antisemitic reasons behind the crime and instead stated that he had acted while in a psychotic episode triggered by cannabis.
Is There a Solution to UK Media’s Persistent Islamophobia?
The integrity of UK’s media has been called out several times, and the coverage of the Batley school incident is only one of many that follows anti-Muslim tropes by criminalising Islam and by extension Muslims.
Prevent: How a Civil Rights Struggle Highlights Media Suppression Tactics
Will the media rise to the challenge of accurately conveying the threat Prevent represents to civil liberties in the UK?
8 Tips for Dealing with Conspiracy Theories Among Friends and Family
COVID-19 proved a real goldmine for conspiracy theorists. GTTO partner Amadeu Antonio Stiftung put together these helpful tips to help you debunk conspiracy theories embraced by your loved ones.
KARPOS Hosts Social Media Monitoring Workshop
On January 19th, Get The Trolls Out! partner KARPOS organized an online workshop for monitoring hate speech on social media, something which we do a lot of within the project.
How Should Journalists Report On Female Genital Mutilation?
Journalists and editors can play a fundamental role in overcoming the stigma and shame attached to Female Genital Mutilation.
How Does the QAnon Conspiracy Theory Spread Online?
Evidence for the escalation of QAnon comes from the messages left by some its supporters, which have been written in languages other than English.
Debating Hatred: Islamophobia or Anti-Muslim Hate?
In not understanding Islamophobia correctly, we have began to lean towards defining it as Anti Muslim Hate because that is easier to point out.
Does Online Hate End With Parler?
The complicity of social media companies that enabled Donald Trump’s hateful rhetoric is dangerous.
Facebook Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Launch of Education Campaign
“Transmitting the history of the Holocaust is key to combatting denial and conspiracy theories today” – emphasises Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General. Launched on Holocaust Remembrance Day this year, Facebook initiative to connect people to credible information about the Holocaust goes some way towards this goal.