"Stop patronising hijabi Muslim women by telling them to consider how other Muslim women may find hijab oppressive, as if we have not already done so.

We know how religion is weaponised in places where Muslims are the majority. We also know how your governments weaponise anti-Muslim rhetoric globally, and we understand where Islam stands in the global order.

Who are you trying to fool here?

Treating Muslim subjects as if we are insulated from that order and reminding us that “contradictions exist” is a projection of the privilege enjoyed by those who benefit from that system."

https://wrzky.com/orientalism-and-the-denial-of-muslim-political-agency/

#hijab #orientalism #muslim #liberalism #press #islamophobia #edwardsaid #activism #authoritarianism #marxism #liberalfeminism #Islam #Iran #afghanistan #indonesia #palestine

"The GOP needs a bogeyman in the midterms. The border crisis is over, DEI has been purged, and the panic over transgender bathrooms is getting old. What can House Republicans run against?

Many are turning to a familiar answer: Muslims."

~ Will Saletan

#Trump #ApprovalRating #Iran #war #economy #PopeLeo #DoctorTrump #midterms #Islamophobia #Muslims

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/theyre-not-bigots-they-just-think-act-sharia-free-caucus-fine-self-ogles-tubberville-roy

"Josh Kovensky of Talking Points Memo noted that in their panic over polls and the popularity of Democratic candidates, Republicans are trying to reclaim their base by turning back to Islamophobia and hoping a culture war will drown out concerns about gas prices, corruption, the Iran war, and Trump’s erratic behavior."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

They tried beating the war drum. That fell flat. Next go-to move: beat up in Muslims.

#Republicans #Trump #Islamophobia

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-16-2026

You do not have to look far to see that #Islamophobia is fairly pervasive across the West, and in particular, in the US and Britain. Likewise, you do not have to look far to see the prevalence of #homophobia and #transphobia in these countries. Perhaps these phenomena are connected, and that is what needs to be explored here.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/stop-equating-islam-with-hatred-of-queer-people-8f844b6dcfed?sk=4a59c48f1282eee519bac699324e104e

#LGBTQ #Islam #Politics

"You must be one of the few that enjoy our country being invaded and with no-go areas."

#UKPol #London #ReformUK #Islamophobia #Greens #Antisemitism

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy012knxk3lo