Thursday 12 December 2019

Election 2019

Very selective political coverage
Other political views are available, but this was an interesting take on publicity videos. Also see MCB coverage on encouraging voters

'How I became a secret daytime DJ'

BBC News, 'How I became a secret daytime DJ' "In the 1980s, many British South Asian teenagers were expected to spend evenings at home, so an underground club scene began to emerge in the afternoons. One of the people behind the "daytimer" trend in Bradford, a young DJ called Moey Hassan, told the BBC's Kavita Puri how it began." Taken from the excellent BBC series Three Pounds in My Pocket.

Seasonal joy

Friday 6 December 2019

'Islamophobia' and Politics

Anti-Muslim "rant"

Question Time on Question Time

Thursday 5 December 2019

'Boris Johnson says sorry for 'any offence caused' by burqa article'

The Guardian, Boris Johnson says sorry for 'any offence caused' by burqa article "Boris Johnson has apologised “for any offence caused” by his article describing Muslim women who wear a face-covering veil as looking like “letterboxes” and “bank robbers”."

'The Perils of Engaging CVE Policy Making'

Sadek Hamid The Maydan, The Perils of Engaging CVE Policy Making: A British Case Study opinion/analysis "Academics with expertise in Islamic Studies have much to offer a public arena saturated with prejudiced media coverage, self-styled experts and growing anti-Muslim sentiment. However, making interventions in the mainstream can come at a price if individuals become targeted by well-funded interest groups. This politicization of the field can also force scholars to make the difficult decision of whether or not to engage with governments in case they are labelled as Islamophiles or “Islam sympathisers.”"

Advice to Islamophobes

IlmFeed, Advice to Islamophobes: