Critical Collective > Islamophobia in the West - What's the real Story?
In the context of fierce anti-Muslim sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims, primarily in France, but also in the Netherlands and throughout the Western World, islamophobia remains controversial.
While some commentators insist that there is no such thing as islamophobia, others go as far as drawing parallels between modern islamophobia and the antisemitism of the 1930s.
How should we understand anti-Muslim sentiments?
Is fear and hatred of Muslims prevalent in Western countries?
What is the connection between terror, Islam, and islamophobia?
Can certain people benefit from islamophobia to advance particular interests?
What strategies can Muslim communities employ against Muslim hatred and anti-Muslim sentiments?
Join us for an evening with expert speakers and a lively discussion.
Speakers:
Sheher Khan – Khan is a Dutch-Pakistani political scientist based in Amsterdam. He specializes in the geopolitics of Islamic and Asian countries. You can read his blog at sheherkhan.wordpress.com
Hatem Bazian – Bazian is a de-colonial Islamic thinker and founder of the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project & founder of the Islamophobia Studies Journal. Hatem Bazian is also co-founder and Professor of Islamic Law and Theology at Zaytuna College, and lecturer in the Departments of Near Eastern and Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Language: English (Dutch translation can be organized)
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