Farid Hafez

Scholar of Race, Muslims, and Europe

Category: General

Hip-Hop, Malcolm X, and Muslim Activism in Austria

Here is an article published in the Journal of Austrian-American History, which analyzes how hip-hop as a social movement influenced youth with a Muslim religious background in Austria. The study examines the influence of African American activist Malcolm X, a central figure in hip-hop culture, on young people in Austria in the 1990s, and specifically […]

Macron en route to new policy on Islam?

Macron is much more successful in masquerading reality of his politics behind cosmopolitan, seemingly liberal face. It will be important to keep a close look at his proposals regarding the ‘restructuring of Islam’, which Macron promised to present within the next six months. Read full op-ed here.