The Russian President’s Victory Day Speech and his Foreign Minister’s comments suggest of a fully-fledged antisemitic ideology is rearing its head in Russia. Brad Blitz provides analysis of Putin’s antisemitism poorly masked by Russia’s so-called “de-Nazification programme” in Ukraine. Continue reading Putin at War: Claiming De-Nazification, Reviving Antisemitism
Philippe Marlière, Professor of French and European Politics at UCL, investigates “Islamo-Leftism” in France to see what it means for academic freedom and free speech in French universities. Speaking recently on CNews, France’s equivalent of Fox News, the higher education minister launched an unprecedented attack on the whole French academic community. Frédérique Vidal argued that French academia is “gangrened by Islamo-gauchisme” or “Islamo-leftism”. The “Islamo-leftism” tag … Continue reading “Islamo-Leftism”, Academic Freedom and Free Speech in French Universities
Pippa Sterk, PhD student at Kings College London, discusses how racialisation emerges through communication at airport security. Continue reading A Sign of Trouble: Airport Security and the Body of Colour
Shada Islam, commentator on EU affairs and owner of Brussels-based New Horizons Project, dismantles the idea of inclusivity in the EU, showing how racism and exclusion of minority groups continue to persist. She argues that to drive change in Europe, a monumental effort on part of the EU is needed. Continue reading The EU needs a new story on race and inclusion
Khaled Diab, Author of ‘Islam for the Politically Incorrect’ and Anti-Terrorism Expert, highlights how racism continues to manifest in Europe, providing an interesting perspective on racism in relation to ethnicity, equality and the environment. Continue reading Black lives matter in Europe too
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