The Internet and Islamophobia
Episode 8 of the The WebRoots Democracy Podcast podcast, hosted by WebRoots Democracy, titled "The Internet and Islamophobia" was published on November 22, 2020 and runs 65 minutes.
November 22, 2020 ·65m · The WebRoots Democracy Podcast
Summary
Islamophobia has been on the rise over the past 20 years and has become normalised across social media. Researchers have found that online Islamophobic abuse in the UK has been perpetuated by foreign disinformation actors as well as domestic citizens. Furthermore, this online hate can often translate into physical acts of harm offline. We explored this and considered the potential solutions with Zahed Amanullah (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), Faima Bakar (award-winning journalist), Miqdaad Versi (Muslim Council of Britain), and Fahmida Rahman (WebRoots Democracy). This discussion took place during the WebRoots Democracy Festival in November 2020.
Episode Description
Islamophobia has been on the rise over the past 20 years and has become normalised across social media. Researchers have found that online Islamophobic abuse in the UK has been perpetuated by foreign disinformation actors as well as domestic citizens. Furthermore, this online hate can often translate into physical acts of harm offline.
We explored this and considered the potential solutions with Zahed Amanullah (Institute for Strategic Dialogue), Faima Bakar (award-winning journalist), Miqdaad Versi (Muslim Council of Britain), and Fahmida Rahman (WebRoots Democracy).
This discussion took place during the WebRoots Democracy Festival in November 2020.
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