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These are gentrified, suited, slick operators such as Bill Maher, a popular HBO talk-show host whose show Real Time with Bill Maher has been running for seventeen years. Maher, who has called Islam “the motherlode of bad ideas” and suggested that “if Muslim men could get laid more, we wouldn’t have this problem,” dedicates far more time alleging
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“It's made it palatable for elements even on the left to engage in ominous or brazen Islamophobia in ways that wasn't the case,” Mr Beydoun told The National.
For Mr Mamdani, it has meant the resurrection of “caricatures” relating to Muslims, linking them to the 9/11 attacks, and themes of terrorism, radicalisation and anti-Semitism.
“The idea that... See more
For Mr Mamdani, it has meant the resurrection of “caricatures” relating to Muslims, linking them to the 9/11 attacks, and themes of terrorism, radicalisation and anti-Semitism.
“The idea that... See more
Jihan Abdalla • Islamophobia goes mainstream in the US with Zohran Mamdani set to become New York's mayor | The National
Relatively little of my writing is on race and identity, but it is assumed that I am a race grifter, someone who pretends to be discriminated against for money.
Nesrine Malik • We Need New Stories: The Myths that Subvert Freedom
Lana, Taylor and anti-institutional realignment
Recently, I watched the Grammys and learned more about Lana Del Rey. I had no idea she was friendly with Taylor Swift, or that she and Taylor shared the same producer. These women have been pop stars for over a decade: Taylor the establishment good girl; Lana, the anti-establishment shock and awe... See more
Recently, I watched the Grammys and learned more about Lana Del Rey. I had no idea she was friendly with Taylor Swift, or that she and Taylor shared the same producer. These women have been pop stars for over a decade: Taylor the establishment good girl; Lana, the anti-establishment shock and awe... See more
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the war in Gaza and Mr Mamdani’s campaign have legitimised and emboldened what he calls “liberal Islamophobia”.
Jihan Abdalla • Islamophobia goes mainstream in the US with Zohran Mamdani set to become New York's mayor | The National
The Islamophobic tactics used against Mamdani are not new, but their function is specific: they serve as a gatekeeping mechanism, policing who gets to be seen as a serious candidate