The Muslim Terror Within: Tajikistan’s Islamophobic Legislation
Michael Dhanoya PhD Candidate in Criminology Tajikistan has become the latest country to place prohibitions on Muslims. … Previously, various nations around the globe have made headlines for curtailing the right to freedom of religious expression for their minority Muslim populations. What makes the edicts passed in Tajikistan on the 19th of June, 2024 all […]

The Invisible Religious Hate Crime: Shiaphobia Amid Ashura Commemorations
Michael Dhanoya – PGR Researcher Earlier this year around the 27-28 July crowds of Muslim men and women took to the streets worldwide. Clad in black, they flagellated their chests, faces and backs with their hands, whips and swords. For some, such scenes may conjure up notions of Islamic fanaticism. However, rather than demonstrations of […]