How stories about Muslim cashiers refusing to sell alcohol go viral

January 3, 2017 Article

The popularity of news articles about Muslim cashiers refusing to serve customers buying alcohol is no accident. Part of the success owes to sensational headlines. And to the insular online networks built on the narratives of anti-Muslim ideologues and the far-right which help these stories find a larger audience. On December 28, 2016, the Sun

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How stories about Muslim cashiers refusing to sell alcohol go viral

January 3, 2017 Article

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Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub, manhunt under way

January 1, 2017 Article

A gunman opened fire on New Year revellers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 [...]

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Islamic State attacks Iraqi police near Najaf, kills seven

January 1, 2017 Article

Islamic State attacked an Iraqi police checkpoint near the southern city of Najaf on Sunday, killing seven policemen as government forces in the north made [...]

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Pope, in year-end message, urges action on youth unemployment

December 31, 2016 Article

Pope Francis in his year-end message urged leaders on Saturday to do more to tackle youth unemployment, saying a generation was being lost to desperation, [...]

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Iraqi forces face fierce Islamic State combat in south Mosul

December 31, 2016 Article

Iraqi forces are facing fierce resistance from Islamic State militants in southern Mosul on their second day of a renewed push to take back the [...]

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Threats and Challenges We Face Highlighted by the National Police Chiefs Council

December 30, 2016 Article

This is an excerpt of a submission provided to the Home Affairs Commons Select Committee looking into Islamophobia. The paper was submitted on behalf of the National Police Chiefs Council. This text gives an incredibly accurate picture of the obstacles put in our way by groups and individuals just to serve Muslim communities in supporting

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Stop Arabic From Becoming the Language of Fear

December 30, 2016 Article

By Hannah Leach @ehlleach ehlleach.wixsite.com/musings It must be said we live in the midst of turbulent times. As forced displacement figures reach all time highs, a distinctly anti-immigrant wave of right-wing populism surges forth to meet it, with big “wins” being witnessed across the leadership board in the Western sphere. Whether the candidacy of figureheads

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Syrian rebels say former Nusra Front fighters included in ceasefire

December 29, 2016 Article

Syrian rebel officials said on Thursday that a ceasefire deal agreed with the government included Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as the al-Qaeda linked Nusra [...]

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Trump fans’ ‘Deploraball’ party shows rift in alt-right movement

December 29, 2016 Article

Supporters of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have appropriated the phrase “basket of deplorables” – used by Hillary Clinton during the campaign to pillory some of his backers – to plan an inauguration party called the “Deploraball.” But while the intention might be to mock the defeated Democratic candidate, the planned gathering has revealed a deep

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