Is popular antagonism towards Muslim veils in Europe rooted in an exclusionary
'enlightenment liberalism'? By examining different conceptions of liberalism and readings of …

The 2009 Swiss minaret ban was widely regarded as a blatant act of discrimination against
Muslims. We analyzed postings in threads related to the minaret ban in two German …

Today, fear of and opposition to Islam or Muslims provides a connective thread uniting
otherwise disparate political parties. In Europe, nearly every major right-wing populist party …

In this contribution, we present an analysis of the regulations and public debates regarding
the veil in the Netherlands between 1999 and 2006, thereby exploring the idea that the …

In recent years, the place of Islam in Western European society has become a central
political issue, particularly on the far right of the ideological spectrum. Parties as diverse as …

When Geert Wilders, founder and front man of the Party for Freedom (PVV), explained his
“Plan for the Netherlands” in the build-up to the Dutch general election of 2017, he declared …

There is currently no clarity on what Islamophobia covers: Does it relate to hostility towards
Islam, hostility towards Muslims or racism against Muslims? While some argue that the term …

Dutch researchers and activists have drawn attention to the huge number of Islamophobic
events taking place; ranging from degrading remarks to violent attacks. In this article I look at …

Over the past decade Muslim women's veiling1 practices have come under the gaze of
government's all over Europe. It has been vehemently contested by some governments and …

In this article, we comparatively analyse radical right-wing parties' intervention into the veil
debate in Turkey, Sweden, and France which are characterised by different understandings …