Thread by @avqlons, gonna make a thread addressing muslim issues around the world: europe at [...]

gonna make a thread addressing muslim issues around the world:

europe at large:
• the refugee crisis in 2015 sparked rampant islamophobia to ride in many european countries https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/28/europe-social-pandemic-hatred-muslims-blm

There's a social pandemic poisoning Europe: hatred of Muslims | Patrycja Sasnal and Yasemin El...

If anti-Muslim prejudice is not targeted, steps to counter racism in Europe in the wake of BLM protests will be meaningless, write Patrycja Sasnal and Yasemin El Menouar

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/28/europe-social-pandemic-hatred-muslims-blm

france

• macron’s secularism bill is just legalized repression of islam
• it is also illegal in france to wear a hijab in french schools and work places https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/10/2/macron-announces-new-plan-to-regulate-islam-in-france

Macron says Islam ‘in crisis’, prompting backlash from Muslims

‘Islam is a religion that is in crisis all over the world today’, says Macron, as he unveils plan to defend secularism.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/10/2/macron-announces-new-plan-to-regulate-islam-in-france

china

• an estimate of 3 million uyghurs are being held in concentration camps and have been subjected to sterilization and organ harvesting amongst other forms of physical and psychological torture https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/asia/china-muslims-xinjiang-detention.amp.html

Night Images Reveal Many New Detention Sites in China’s Xinjiang Region

China said it was winding down its “re-education” camps for Uighurs and other minorities, but researchers found evidence that incarceration is on the rise.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/asia/china-muslims-xinjiang-detention.amp.html

yemen

• yemen is currently in the worst famine in human history
• the country is in the middle of a proxy war between primarily the us, saudi arabia, and iran https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/politics/yemen-us-weapons-saudi-arabia.amp.html

U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying

The Trump administration argues that its partnership with Saudi Arabia helps reduce civilian killings in Yemen. But State Department investigators and other U.S. officials say the efforts are flawed.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/politics/yemen-us-weapons-saudi-arabia.amp.html

palestine

• coming up on the 20th anniversary of the second intifada, palestine still rests under illegal isr*eli occupation. the conflict has seen the forced removal and ethnic cleansing of palestinians in an 80 year history
• free palestine https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/9/28/palestinian-intifada-20-years-later-israeli-occupation-continues

Palestinian Intifada: How Israel orchestrated a bloody takeover

On the 20th anniversary of the second Intifada, Palestinians remember how Israel sought it to entrench its occupation.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/9/28/palestinian-intifada-20-years-later-israeli-occupation-continues

iraq

• ever since america committed war crimes, iraq has seen a long period of unrest with a fragile government structure
• another hot spot for a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraq-kadhimi-protests-justice/2020/10/04/507e7be0-a020-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html%3foutputType=amp

Three young deaths. A vow to bring justice. And a test for Iraq’s new leader.

Would Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi make good on his promise to a father grieving for his son and country?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraq-kadhimi-protests-justice/2020/10/04/507e7be0-a020-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html%3foutputType=amp

iran

• us sanctions have been crippling the country’s response to the coronavirus
• fun fact: did you know that iran is the oldest country in the world (it gained sovereignty in 3200 bc) https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/03/months-before-coronavirus-hit-trumps-circle-iran-battled-similar-outbreak/%3foutputType=amp

Months before coronavirus hit Trump’s circle, Iran battled a similar outbreak

Within weeks, 23 members of parliament had tested positive in early March.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/03/months-before-coronavirus-hit-trumps-circle-iran-battled-similar-outbreak/%3foutputType=amp

india

• the dudebros are gonna flood the replies
• the secularism law poses a threat to the safety and security of India’s 200 million muslims

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/609073/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/n7wazm/indias-muslims-fear-rise-in-intolerance-and-hate-crimes-as-court-acquits-all-accused-in-a-mosque-demolition

India Is No Longer India

Exile in the time of Modi

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/609073/

kashmir
• violent land disputes between pakistan, india, and china have cost kashmir’s muslim population many lives
• great britain is trash

the usa

• do I really need to get into this one?
• trump’s muslim ban, hollywood’s obsession with framing us as terrorists
• obama’s renewal of the patriot act (biden was his vp!)
• bill clinton’s belief that all muslims know terrorists https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2020/9/14/islamophobia-in-the-us-presidential-election/

Islamophobia in the US presidential election

Biden is not an anti-Islamophobia candidate. Just take a look at Obama’s legacy.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2020/9/14/islamophobia-in-the-us-presidential-election/

• rihanna appropriating and disrespecting islam
• the addiction to the middle east
• netflix cancelling patriot act
• I mean really the list goes on

this thread has been really sad, so here’s hasan minhaj trying to convert justin trudeau to islam

canada

• quebec’s secularism bill bans muslims from wearing hijabs in the workplace
• justin trudeau tried to be a brother once but we don’t talk about that https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/world/canada/quebec-religious-symbols-ban.amp.html

A Quebec Ban on Religious Symbols Upends Lives and Careers

Four women recount how Quebec’s new secularism law has changed their lives.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/world/canada/quebec-religious-symbols-ban.amp.html

lebanon

• us sanctions have left limited resources needed for the country to recover from last month’s explosions
• france is trying to assert dominance again https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/04/middleeast/iraq-lebanon-us-elections-intl/index.html

Analysis: The approach of the US elections helps push Lebanon and Iraq to the brink

Tensions in Iraq and Lebanon are reaching fever pitch as the US elections draw near and raise the stakes in the Middle East's geopolitical battlegrounds.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/04/middleeast/iraq-lebanon-us-elections-intl/index.html

while you’re at it go read about the arab spring

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