We’re sad to say that we’re going to be taking a (temporary!) break from EoE. Work commitments are keeping us from updating as often as we’d like at this time. Hope you’ll be back to visit soon! Continue reading »
Marine Le Pen Decried at Cambridge
The far-right leader of France’s Front National was greeted by anti-fascist protesters at the prestigious UK institution. Continue reading »
Confronting Growing Intolerance in Europe: A Debate
An interesting debate is taking place over at openDemocracy. It started with a post by Benjamin Ward, the director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Human Rights Watch. Ward documents what is discomforting for many to admit: “hatred and intolerance are moving into the mainstream in Europe.” There’s no doubt that Ward has a … Continue reading »
#SiJetaisNazi: Une conversation avec le créateur du hashtag
Twitter aurait encore véhiculé des messages antisémites sous le mot-clé #SiJetaisNazi. Le créateur du hashtag s’explique. Continue reading »
#IfIWereANazi hashtag “trends” on French Twitter
The new wave of tweets comes three months after a similar anti-Semitic hashtag took off in France. Continue reading »
Swedish Politician Calls to Limit Birth Rate of Muslims
A right-wing Swedish politician who faced backlash in 2011 for saying that “negro” was not a racist term is ruffling feathers again. Annika Rydh, the municipal party secretary for the Sweden Democrats in southern Sweden, provided a link on her blog to a video that claimed Muslims are trying to conquer the world one child … Continue reading »
The Row over “Halal Homes” in Holland
Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders has accused Dutch authorities of subsidizing “medieval gender apartheid.”
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