Islamophobia

Activists demonstrate in support of Palestinian resistance, and against collective punishment imposed Israel and the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Paris, France February 3, 2023. (Anne Paq)

Rethinking philanthropy in the fight for Palestinian liberation

Organizations working to uphold Israeli apartheid enjoy vastly greater funds than the Palestine movement. How can progressives mobilize more resources?

By Rebecca Vilkomerson and Deborah Sagner February 17, 2023

Farah Maraqa, an Arab journalist fired by Deutsche Welle. (Courtesy of Farah Maraqa)

‘All the questions were about Israel’: Inside Deutsche Welle’s purge of Arab journalists

When Deutsche Welle fired seven Arab journalists over accusations of antisemitism, many in Germany took its decision at face value. But a closer look shows DW's investigation was riddled with political motives.

By Hebh Jamal and Lena Obermaier May 5, 2022

Morton Klein speaking with attendees at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

How a U.S. Jewish group’s leadership race became mired in Islamophobia

An umbrella organization's heated election shows how right-wing, bigoted assessments of 'Jewishness' are becoming normalized in our community.

By Mik Moore May 11, 2020

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Outlawing circumcision: Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic

A German court ruling against circumcision has sparked controversy and emotion across religious and secular lines. The debate has reached +972: Larry Derfner views the decision as a crucial message against a practice he rejects, and Noam Sheizaf considers circumcision’s normative power in conformist Israeli society. The following text presents a third perspective, which sees grave…

By +972 Magazine June 30, 2012

Israel being used in NYC subway ad war

On Tuesday, New York City’s MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) explained its September 2011 decision to reject an ad created by the American Freedom Defense Initiative on the grounds that it is “demeaning.” It did so during a hearing to address a law suit filed by the anti-Islamic group, which claimed the MTA decision was limiting…

By Mairav Zonszein April 3, 2012

The cure to Islamophobia: Azerbaijan

“I’m not a feminist” says Elmira, and takes a sip from her pint of Turkish beer. “I mean, I do believe that women should have all the rights, but not that men should be weakened.” We’re at the Otto, a bar in downtown Baku that caters mostly to foreigners. Elmira, though an alumnus of the…

By Yuval Ben-Ami February 27, 2011

Islamophobia as the new antisemitism (by Jerry Haber)

Originally posted on Jerry Haber’s blog, the Magnes Zionist. Daniel Luban has written a timely and well-researched article in Tablet on what he calls, the “New Antisemitism,” the anti-Islamic bigotry that is on the rise in the United States. Using the term “New Antisemitism” to describe this bigotry is much more appropriate than using it to…

By +972 Magazine August 23, 2010