“What does it take for the citizens of one society to hate the citizens of another society to the degree that they want to segregate them, torment them? a psychological construction imbedded deeply in their minds by propaganda that transforms those others into ‘The Enemy’.” . On Monday the 4th of January a Buddhist man was assaulted by a 20 year old for being ‘an ISIS bomber’. The Buddhist, Sri-Lankan man was abused and assaulted on the top deck of the bus; accused of carrying a bomb and harassed for being an ‘ISIS supporter’. Incidents such as these have been…
“Let us be a force for change in the world.” The founder of the Stop the war coalition, supporter of the Amnesty International, admirer of Karl Marx, the “modest, unassuming man,” Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken many news headlines, created twitter storms and somehow managed to make it to my Instagram feed. It has been a sensational period for the Labour party but how exactly will all the changes which Corbyn has promised to make affect Muslims? Despite the strong support for Corbyn and his election there are also reasons why some may be apprehensive towards the sudden change in Labour…
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