Islamophobia Redux in Myanmar

Islamophobia Redux in Myanmar

The April 28 forced closure of two madrassas in downtown Yangon by a mob of ultra-nationalist protestors backed by Buddhist monks was the latest indication that anti-Muslim vehemence is still a virulent undercurrent of instability in Myanmar’s unconsolidated democratic transition. Two Islamic schools in the former capital’s Thaketa township were padlocked by protestors who alleged…

The “Dutch Trump” Is Even More Toxic Than the Real Thing

The “Dutch Trump” Is Even More Toxic Than the Real Thing

PITY THE DUTCH, if you can. The party led by a far-right, anti-immigrant, anti-Islam populist named Geert Wilders is on course to gain the most votes in next week’s parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. But the journalists who have dubbed Wilders “Holland’s Trump” and “the Donald Trump of the Netherlands” may owe the U.S. president…

Who’s Behind the Mounting Number of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in the US?

Who’s Behind the Mounting Number of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in the US?

The executive order denying entry to visa travelers from seven Muslim countries that has been signed by Donald Trump shortly after his inauguration hasn’t just sparked controversies among Americans on migration policies, but aggravated the large Muslim community that dwells in the United States. The media campaign that followed this order followed the sole objective…