Islamophobia
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Tackling Hate Speech Training with CCJ (Vic)
On Sunday 10th of November participants gathered for a program on Tackling Hate Speech organised by the Council of Christians and Jews Victoria (CCJ) and the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI). The two hour session was presented by OHPI’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, and provided a demonstration of the sessions volunteers will be running in…
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Hating those opposing hate
As the year draws to a close one of our key reflections is that in 2018 it became harder than ever for people to oppose online hate. While social media platforms increase the pressure on far-right groups, closing many of their pages, the people involved simply created new accounts and put their energy into trolling…
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Impact on Islamophobia: OHPI in UK Parliamentary Report
A few weeks ago the All Party Parliamentary Committee on British Muslims released a detailed and extremely important report “Islamophobia Defined“. The report is the result of “widespread consultation with parliamentarians, experts, lawyers, community activists and victim-led organisations” (page 8). The report also reviews past work in the field and its impact. Speaking of our…
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Anti-Muslim hate speech ‘fuels extremism’, experts say
The Sydney Morning Herald talks to our CEO Andre Oboler about the role that hate-speech can play in fuelling violent extremism, following the Baird Government’s refusal to legislate against anti-Muslim hate-speech.
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Europe acknowledges online hate speech as a serious threat
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has just released its annual report. The Annual Report always starts by discussing the main trends in the fields of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Europe. The first finding in its latest annual report is on “online hate”, and here is what it says:…
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Restore Australia’s cyberbullying of Mariam Veiszadeh
Maraim Veiszadeh is vocal advocate of the rights of the Muslim community in Australia. She is the founder of Islamophobia Register, which allows members of the Muslim community to report real life hate incidents they encounter. She is well recognized within the legal community of Australia, and was invited to speak at a recent conference…
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Abusive anti-mosque Facebook page taken down
abc.net.au, by Damien Larkins and staff, September 16, 2014, You can view the article here or read the text below. Abusive anti-mosque Facebook page taken down Facebook has taken down a Gold Coast anti-mosque page which included calls to rape and hang a local councillor. The proposed development of a Currumbin warehouse into a mosque…
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Anti-Muslim hate
This page provides details on Islamophobia and the work of the Online Hate Prevention Institute to tackle it. New report released August 4, 2024. Index Definition of Islamophobia (Anti-Muslim Hate) We support the use of the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims definition of Islamophobia (November 2018): “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is…
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Bendigo stands up to Islamophobia
July 18, 2014: Lucy Honan, Bendigo stands up to Islamophobia, http://www.solidarity.net.au Islamophobes are trying to stir up anti-Muslim hatred in Bendigo, but local anti-racists won’t have it. Since plans for a Bendigo mosque were announced in January, church groups, the Muslim community, Labor and Greens representatives, artists and residents have met a Stop the Mosque…
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Right-wing groups fight Bendigo mosque
July 5, 2014, Sue Bolton, Right-wing groups fight Bendigo mosque, Green left Weekly. https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/56774 Many local residents in Victorian regional city Bendigo were shocked when right-wing groups from outside of Bendigo began mobilising residents against the proposal for the city’s first mosque. The mosque is planned to be built on underdeveloped industrial land in East…