Islamophobia

Academics in India condemn restrictions on academic freedom related to Palestine

As academics and other concerned persons, we, the undersigned, are outraged at the manner in which discussions on the ongoing war against Palestine are being silenced on Indian campuses, and in the public sphere more broadly. We are issuing this statement to call upon university administrators and the government to respect our academic freedom.

Before viral Islamophobic rant, ex-Obama official harassed women, Russian diplomat’s dog

Prior to going viral after footage emerged showing ex-State Department official Stuart Seldowitz spewing Islamophobic slurs at a Halal food cart operator, he spent his spare time harassing female Russian diplomats and an ambassador’s pet dog, the Grayzone has learned. The viral footage of Stuart Seldowitz berating a Halal food cart operator with Islamophobic diatribes and calls for the death of more Palestinian children has laid bare the link between extremism and American foreign policy.  Seldowitz, a former national security […]

Palestine lives! (But do you condemn Hamas?)

This post is based on a presentation at a panel discussion on “Israeli war against Palestinian people in Gaza” organised by Janhastakshep in Delhi on October 20, 2023. Palestine solidarity protest in Bangalore But do you condemn… We are expected to begin every discussion on the latest phase of the ferocious 75 year old war … Continue reading Palestine lives! (But do you condemn Hamas?) →

Media whitewashes own role in killing of Palestinian-American child

The New York Times surreptitiously edited its article on the politically motivated murder of a Muslim American child to remove a lawmaker’s condemnation of the media’s role in the lethal hate crime. And after inciting a wave of anti-Palestinian hysteria, Biden and corporate media pundits feigned sorrow. The New York Times has quietly abridged a quote by a Palestinian-American legislator and removed his condemnation of mainstream US politicians and media organizations like the New York Times, which he blamed for […]