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Tag Archives: islamophobia
Islamophobia: The inhuman politics behind the scourge
By Ameen IzzadeenMarch 15 came and went. None celebrated the Ides of March. Also on March 15, the first-ever United Nations Day to combat Islamophobia, too, came and went. There was very little awareness campaign apart from perfunctory United Nations … Continue reading
Posted in Political analysis
Tagged ameen izzadeed, BJP, CAIR, Covid, global justice, islamophobia, Sri Lanka
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Foreign policy-making: Lessons for Lanka from India’s diplomatic crisis with Islamic states
By Ameen Izzadeen There are foreign policy lessons Sri Lanka could learn in the diplomatic crisis between India and Islamic nations, including the super-rich Gulf countries.At the core of these lessons is the maxim that no domestic issue is insulated … Continue reading
Posted in Political analysis, Sri Lanka
Tagged Adani, ameen izzadeen, Ayodhya, global justice, Gnanavapi, India, islamophobia, Narendra Modi
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Racism, media terrorism and ISIS poachers
By Ameen Izzadeen It goes without saying that there is an urgent and existential need to eradicate terrorism in whatever form it exists. By and large, the security forces are doing a commendable job, arresting suspects from various parts of … Continue reading
Posted in Sri Lanka
Tagged ameen izzadeen, global justice, islamophobia, media terrorism, racism, Sri Lanka ethnic violence
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Global Islamophobia and its Lankan agents
By Ameen Izzadeen Islamophobia is an industry. It is US$ 500 million strong in the United States alone, according to research carried out by the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the University of California, and a Carter Centre publication … Continue reading
The growing threat from white supremacist terrorism
By Ameeen Izzadeen As New Zealand’s Muslims offer their first Friday prayers today after last Friday’s massacre in Christchurch, the sad reality is that racism is very much alive today. It was only yesterday that the world observed International Day … Continue reading
Posted in Political analysis
Tagged ameen izzadeen, Christchurch, global justice, islamophobia, white supremacist
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Legitimate criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism
By Ameen Izzadeen When Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, in the wee hours of July 19 passed a controversial law, declaring that Israel was exclusively a Jewish state, the passage of the bill made headlines but failed to generate much worldwide … Continue reading
Posted in Political analysis
Tagged ameen izzadeen, anti-semitism, Blair, borris johnson, Corbyn, global justice, islamophobia, Labour Party
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Despite Trump’s racism, let’s have a dream that all are created equal
By Ameen Izzadeen Race-based politics wins votes and politicians know that well. Nothing can assert this political truism than the much criticised response of the United States President Donald Trump to Saturday’s clashes at Charlottesville in West Virginia. The controversy … Continue reading
Refugees: Feel their pain and hear them weep
By Ameen Izzadeen Why do some people fear or dislike refugees? Why are they xenophobic? Isn’t harbouring ill-feelings towards fellow human beings inhuman, especially at a time when they are in misery and going through hardships? These questions loom large … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ameen izzadeen, Brexit, Britain referendum, islamophobia, Pope Francis, refugee, syrian war, xenophobia
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If Trump is joking, the joker is knave
By Ameen Izzadeen Until Monday, the debate used to be whether to take Donald Trump seriously or not. Notwithstanding his lead position in the Republican race for the presidential election 2016, Trump, who often comes out with outrageous remarks, is … Continue reading
Posted in Islam in America, Political analysis
Tagged ameen izzadeen, Daesh, donald trump, ISIS, islamophobia, jail break, Obama, US foreign policy
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Film against Islam: The blind leading the blind
By Ameen Izzadeen The killing of the US ambassador in Libya and the protests across other parts of the Middle East over an incendiary movie appear to have vindicated the anti-religionists. They say religion gives one an identity and divides … Continue reading
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