Farid Hafez

The Colonial Legacy of Europe’s Islam Policies. The Cases of Austria and Germany More Information: https://islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/17976 Zoom RSVP RSVP Required. ACGIS Guest Lecture with Dr. Farid Hafez Monday, March 23, 2026 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM EDTHorizon Hall, 3225 – Hybrid

يعد اليوم الدولي لمكافحة الإسلاموفوبيا- الذي أقرته الأمم المتحدة- فرصة للتأمل في عشر سنوات من إصدار “التقرير الأوروبي للإسلاموفوبيا”، حيث يسهم فيه أكثر من ثلاثين باحثا ينشرون ما يزيد على 25 تقريرا قُطريا كل عام يرصدون واقع القضية وتطورها، بصورة مستمرة منذ 2015. https://www.aljazeera.net/opinions/2026/3/15/%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%83-%D8%A3%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A

Zum Internationalen Tag zur Bekämpfung von Islamophobie richtet sich der Blick auf eine Entwicklung im deutschsprachigen Raum: Antimuslimische Ressentiments in den vergangenen zehn Jahren sind zunehmend Teil politischer Debatten geworden. Unser Gastkommentar hier: https://www.trtdeutsch.com/article/1e32e7bc0cd1

Looking forward to seeing some of you here: George Mason University 23-Mar Columbia University 30-Mar William & Mary 1-Apr Georgetown Univeristy 13-Apr Brandeis University 17-Apr Williams College 5-May

Governing Islam in Austria and Germany: From Colonial Times to the Present is an in-depth study of how Austro-Hungarian rule over Bosnia and Hercegovina and the German Kaiserreich’s rule in Tanzania, Togo, and Cameroon in respect to its Muslim subjects shows continuities and ruptures with the Nazi Reich’s incorporation of Muslims in its polity as […]

My latest op-ed for Middle East Eye: “Why Israel is joining hands with Europe’s far right.” Tel Aviv is courting the same movements that once peddled lies about a global Jewish conspiracy – only now their target has shifted to Islam

My latest op-ed for EUobserver: “Selling fear: André Ventura, Chega and the making of Portugal’s far-right” ahead of the second round of presidential elections #portugal #elections #farright #rightwing #populism #islamophobia #racism #roma #europe Read the full article here: https://euobserver.com/eu-political/arda152b45

The German Federal Government’s recent decision to make its Task Force on Islamism Prevention within the Federal Ministry of the Interior a permanent committee is another step to deepen the criminalization of Muslim civic activity. Read the full article here

Read my latest op-ed here