On October 5th, the Nobel Committee awarded the 2018’s Nobel Peace Prize to Nadia Murad, a member of the Yezidi minority, for her work against the use of sexual violence on wars. She is a witness of the horrors her people went through on the hands of ISIS. In August 2014, Daesh invaded their homelands,… Continue reading The fate of Yezidis
Month: November 2018
WATCH OUR MOVIE BEHIND THE SCARF
Six students from the University of Westminster (UK) revealed why they decided to wear (or not wear) the veil. In this 15 minutes documentary produced by students you’ll have the chance to understand what motivates some Muslim women to wear the veil. Although many people believe Muslim women are forced to wear it, the majority… Continue reading WATCH OUR MOVIE BEHIND THE SCARF
Estudo realizado pela VOX-Pol indica que o maior desafio enfrentado pela Europa hoje pode não ser o discurso de ódio em si, mas a falta de diálogo entre pessoas com diferentes pontos de vista
Assim como a internet tornou a informação acessível a um número maior de pessoas, ela também ajudou a espalhar o discurso de ódio, o que tem alimentado a polarização online e offline. Preocupada com isso, a Rede VOX-Pol – uma rede de pesquisa acadêmica européia focada em pesquisar o extremismo político online e as respostas… Continue reading Estudo realizado pela VOX-Pol indica que o maior desafio enfrentado pela Europa hoje pode não ser o discurso de ódio em si, mas a falta de diálogo entre pessoas com diferentes pontos de vista
A study conducted by VOX-Pol indicates the biggest challenge faced by Europe today may not be hate speech itself, but the lack of dialogue among people with different points of view
If the internet turned information accessible to a higher number of people, it also helped spread hate speech, which has been fueling online and offline polarization. Concerned about that, the VOX-Pol Network of Excellence – a European academic research network focused on researching the violent online political extremism and responses to it – released a… Continue reading A study conducted by VOX-Pol indicates the biggest challenge faced by Europe today may not be hate speech itself, but the lack of dialogue among people with different points of view
JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN BEHIND THE SCARF
On November 16th we celebrate the International Day for Tolerance and this year we invite all Muslim women to share short videos on Instagram saying what they like to do and tag it with #BEHINDTHESCARF. Join our campaign and let’s challenge hate with love!
The police of England and Wales registered 94,098 hate crime offences. 76% were race hate crimes
Hate crimes registered in the UK peaked once more in 2017/2018. According to the bulletin released by the Home Office in October, the number of hate crime offences registered in England and Wales increased 17% in comparison with the previous year. The number of hate crimes jumped from 80,393 to 94,098. Since 2012/13 these… Continue reading The police of England and Wales registered 94,098 hate crime offences. 76% were race hate crimes