Deeply disturbing dvlpment coming from the far-right Austrian govt, as it releases a new "Islam map" showing the location of #mosques & associations around the country.

This is dangerous lvls of govt surveillance & marks the population as a threat

sbs.com.au/news/the-austr… The map was compiled in collaboration w/ the Uni of Vienna & Documentation Centre of Political Islam, a monitoring centre established by the ruling party.

The DCPI fails to define "political Islam," using it as a catchall term to target Austrian Muslims
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#Quilliam styled itself as a "think-tank" but served to only amplify & promote pseudo-science such as CVE & anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. It received millions from right-wing groups & worked with the state to criminalize Muslim communities
middleeasteye.net/news/uk-quilli… Quilliam was established in 2007 & supported the U.K. govt’s discriminatory #Prevent strategy. Prevent has been criticized by govt officials, human rights experts, academics, teachers, & community organizers for securitizing & criminalizing Muslims.
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A review of #Islamophobia in 2020:

The #COVID19 pandemic exacerbated Islamophobia around the globe. From #India to the U.K., #Muslims were accused of spreading the virus & evading lockdown orders. For #Muslims, the environment meant not only being disproportionately impacted by a deadly virus but also facing targeted discrimination from those in power:

foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/28/ind…

Right-wing Hindutva voices on social media are promoting a dangerous conspiracy theory accusing #Muslims in #India of devising a sinister plot, "Coronajihad," to spread the #Coronavirus. This is leading to violence & hostility against Indian Muslims.
#StopCOVIDIslamophobia It's not just online, Indian media & BJP politicians r guilty of promoting this reckless, dangerous, & racist accusation. A political cartoon in The Hindu equated #Muslims to the virus, leading to further dehumanization of Muslims. #StopCOVIDIslamophobia

https://twitter.com/KhanSahira/status/1243515484189982723?s=20

Chances are you that you’ve come across #PragerU's 5 min animated videos promoting right-wing viewpoints on political &social issues. The lecture-style videos have been narrated by the whos-who of the RW incl. Ben Shapiro, Dinesh D’Souza, & Charlie Kirk. bridge.georgetown.edu/research/facts… Although it includes the word “university,” in its name, #PragerU is NOT an academic institution. It’s a conservative non-profit established in 2010 by conservative radio talk show host #DennisPrager & radio producer Allen Estrin motherjones.com/politics/2018/…

A yr ago today, I watched in real-time an attack unfold before my eyes. On a Jummah in March last yr, a white supremacist attacked two #mosques in #Christchurch killing 51 Muslim worshippers as they prayed. Pls take a moment to pray for the victims & their families today. Scars of the #Christchurch massacre linger. Slowly the shock recedes until all we feel is the echo of the tragedy. One yr on after Haji Daoud Nabi of Al Noor #mosque in #Christchurch uttered the words “Welcome, brother” only to b met w/ bullets in response theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A group of 4 men just tried to break into my house w/ a sledgehammer. It’s been almost 2 hrs since I called @metpoliceuk & not a single police officer has arrived. Do cops no longer care? Where are our taxes going? Where’s the accountability? No wonder criminals are running wild. Maybe if y’all retweet this enough, the @metpoliceuk will give a damn. I have heard others in the area who’ve been targeted in recent days. With the police virtually missing, I’m not surprised these criminals have zero fear.

[Thread] Throughout my research on #Islamophobia, one of the most common tactics by anti-Muslim figures is to smear politically active Muslims/Muslim orgs, who are critical of govt policy, as "#Islamist." As, @andreas_krieg states, the word is vague, & remains a contested catch-all concept, describing ideology, political movements, & forms of government that borrow Islamic references but are essentially presented as separate from Islam. lobelog.com/laying-the-isl…

[Thread] I research #Islamophobia for a living & I can honestly tell you that the views of the gunman in the #ChristChurch #mosqueattack are not & should not be excused as some "fringe" ideology. I read the 74-page manifesto & the killer's talking points are the same ones I read & hear on the DAILY from mainstream politicians, anti-Muslim figureheads, & the media.

Investigators recovered 23 rifles & shotguns, & found 3 IEDs in the home of 1 of the suspects. Each suspect is charged w/ the intent to use the IEDs to attack #Islamberg, a community of #Muslim families. This isnt the 1st time the community's been targeted thedailybeast.com/four-accused-o… In 2015, #Tennessee minister, Robert Doggart, plotted the deadliest attack on US soil since 9/11, against #Islamberg. No terrorism charges were brought against him. He was recorded saying "& if it gets down to the machete, we will cut them to shreds.” theguardian.com/us-news/2015/j…