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Brexit Is Only the Latest Proof of the Insularity and Failure of Western Establishment Institutions

By Glenn Greenwald THE DECISION BY U.K. voters to leave the EU is such a glaring repudiation of the wisdom and relevance of elite political and media institutions that — for once — their failures have become a prominent part of the storyline. Media reaction to … Continue reading

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Islamophobia: why Adnan doesn’t get a job callback but Aidan does

You can imagine her surprise when the young lawyer was mistakenly copied into an email which revealed she hadn’t got a job because of her parents’ religion. Well, she might have been surprised, but as a Muslim, such instances of … Continue reading

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The Muslims Are Coming! The Muslims Are Coming! The Muslims Are Coming!

American Islamophobia is as old as Plymouth Rock. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this before. They are “terrorist savages” and “mongrels,” part of the “rubbish from the desperate and criminal populations of the Third World” who have “backfilled” … Continue reading

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Akala Breaks Down Britain’s Inherent Xenophobia

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How racism is making a comeback, and exploiting tensions between Sikhs and Muslims – Sunny Hundal – The Independent 23 Dec.15

Around four months ago, 12-year-old Armaan Singh Sarai and his parents moved to a suburb in Dallas, Texas and they enrolled him into the local school. They were especially worried about his future, as he had a condition that had … Continue reading

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Anti-Muslim prejudice ‘is moving to the mainstream’ – The Guardian – 7 Dec.15

The “counter-jihad” movement in the UK is expanding rapidly, according to new analysis showing that 24 different far-right groups are currently attempting to whip up hatred towards Muslims and provoke a cultural civil war. The most comprehensive report yet into … Continue reading

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Is “White Skin Privilege” the Key to Understanding Racism? by Chuck Churchill

Capitalism is in a slow, grinding crisis, and has been for some time. Its main victim continues to be the multi-racial working class, that vast majority of the world’s people who own nothing except their ability to work. It is … Continue reading

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Instant Islamists, instant threats, and instant experts. We’re caught in a sudden terror panic – Antony Loewenstein

Nav K. Samir converted to Islam two years ago. He’s a young Sydney-based writer from an Indian background who recently featured in the successful new Facebook campaign, Australian Muslim Faces. Born into a Hindu family, Samir was attracted to the spiritual and … Continue reading

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Burqa ban a political excuse for persecution – Waleed Aly

Even before the embarrassing back-down there were problems. For starters, it’s not a burqa. A burqa is that particularly Afghan garment, usually blue, with the mesh covering the eyes. The one you’ve seen on the news (or perhaps on Jacqui … Continue reading

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Awesome

If a prominent Muslim in Iran had said this (change Christianity to Islam) it’d be front page news @antloewenstein pic.twitter.com/fwnh0vEEoY — Count Backwards (@deanhepburn) April 30, 2014  

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