Elections in Austria are over. The Austrian far-right celebrated a historical victory by winning the most votes following a similar success in the European Parliamentary elections in July this year for the first time ever. But what came as a huge electoral success does not translate into power-sharing as it happened in 2017, when the […]
Austria Election: Why are young people voting for the far-right?
There have been a series of far-right victories across Europe – most recently in Austria. The country’s far-right Freedom Party won an historic victory in the general election, securing 29% of the votes. Young people in particular are voting more for the far-right, but what are the reasons why? At TRT World’s Roundtable, I discuss […]
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What’s behind Germany’s raging Islamophobia
The sentiments reflected in Germany’s old anti-Semitism cannot be publicly expressed anymore due to the state’s official embrace of philo-Semitism. That is why they are channelled through Islamophobia. What cannot be done to the Jew anymore, can easily be done to the Muslim. Read my latest op-ed for Al Jazeera English
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Calls for Srebrenica 2.0
What the call for a mass genocide against Muslims in Germany reveals about Europe’s Indentitarian Movement — old fascism in new clothes. Read my latest op-ed here.
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How Prominent Muslims in Austria Were Painted as Enemies of the State
A researcher of Islamic extremism, a private investigation firm and a Gulf state all played a role in spreading unfounded smears. My latest piece for New Lines Magazine: #smearcampaign #lobbying #vidino #conspiracy #RICO #islamophobia #racism
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Book chapter in the Handbook of Gendered Islamophobia
“On White, Male Desires and Projections: Islamophobia and Patriarchy” is a new book chapter in the Palgrave Handbook of Gendered Islamophobia edited by Amina Easat-Daas and Irene Zempi. The chapter is an investigation into desires and projections of dominant white patriarchic structures that discusses Islamophobic discourses from a psychoanalytical perspective. Two seemingly different, but also […]
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Aus dem diesjährigen Zara-Rassismusreport
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Book Talk at Brandeis Univ
Politicizing Islam in Austria. On Far-Right Success in the Twenty-First Century Tues., March 26, 202412:00 – 1:30 pm ET (US)Hybrid In-Person and Zoom WebinarMandel Reading Room 303, Mandel Center for Humanities, Brandeis University Click here for registration: https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2024/240326-faridhafez.html
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Bedingte Haftstrafe: Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz in der Krise
Der ehemalige Bundeskanzler von Österreich Sebastian Kurz wurde erstinstanzlich zu acht Monaten bedingter Haft verurteilt und wird erwartungsgemäß in Berufung gehen. Was bedeutet dies für die weitere politische Entwicklung Österreichs? Mein Kommentar hier
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