What is Islamophobia? What is anti-Muslim racism?
What is criticism of Islam and where can anti-Muslim sentiment begin? And what do they do with those affected? Muslims are often discriminated against in Germany. Their experiences of racism and oppression affect all areas of life. In Germany, dealing with the topic of Islam is always emotionally charged. Be it the construction of mosques or the wearing of the headscarf. Since the events of September 11, 2001, Muslims have been under general suspicion, and hostility and anti-Muslim resentment have increased massively.
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Hostile Proximity – On the Mutual Radicalization between Islamism, Right-Wing and Left-Wing Extremism in Germany is a dossier of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The main topics are: "Democracy in the Triangle of Tension of Extremes" and "The Escalation Dynamics between Right-Wing and Left-Wing Extremism".
Under the heading of right-wing extremism, the Federal Agency for Civic Education has taken up the issue of anti-Muslim sentiment. Various articles, such as videos and articles, shed light on Islamophobia, Islamophobia or criticism of Islam. Click here to go to this section.
In the article Islamophobia and what distinguishes it from anti-Semitism, also from the Federal Agency for Civic Education, the distinctions between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism as well as the origin of the individual attributions are discussed.
The platform School without Racism – School with Courage is a network for all school members who are committed to human dignity. The topic page Muslimophobia makes it clear how many areas of life are affected by resentment towards Muslims.
The platform Educational Modules against Anti-Muslim Racism takes a racism-critical perspective and aims to support multipliers of political education work with pedagogical materials. These materials have been tested and modified. Check it out here.
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Behind MrWissen2Go is the journalist Mirko Drotschmann. He is an influencer who deals almost exclusively with politics and contemporary history topics. The 33-year-old previously worked for ZDF's children's news program "Logo", and his YouTube videos are designed in a similar style. This is his video: How Muslims belong to Germany
The video "Right-wing extremist terror: Underestimated danger" focuses on the attack in Hanau on February 19, 2020, in which 43-year-old Tobias Rathjen shot and killed nine people with a migration background in Hanau. The racist terrorist attack is one of many attacks in Germany. You can find the video here.
