At a glance: Sharia law in Britain

Criticism of Islam segues effortlessly with prejudice against black immigrants. “Niggers out” no longer wins many votes, but Muslim-bashing presses the same political buttons. For our rulers, Islam is a doubly-convenient scapegoat for resistance to the West’s “war on terror”. Any discussion of Islam today is therefore a discussion about war and about racism. By [...]

Osgoode researchers disturbed by “anti-Muslim” pattern in Macleans articles

When a group of Osgoode Hall researchers and students reviewed 20 Maclean’s articles, they found what they felt was a disturbing and sustained pattern of Islamaphobia. With titles such as “Wake up ostriches: Islam’s in an expansionary phase” and “Wake up Europe: It may already be too late,” the articles “promoted hatred and fear of [...]