{"id":47145,"date":"2021-12-17T18:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=47145"},"modified":"2021-12-21T13:42:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:42:43","slug":"podcast-battling-islamophobia-in-the-western-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/podcast-battling-islamophobia-in-the-western-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Battling Islamophobia in the Western World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Featuring a special guest, we\u2019ll be discussing some of the challenges Muslim women face whilst attempting to peacefully practice their faith. Over the last few years, a rise in negative attitudes towards Muslims has been fuelled by several factors, including but not limited to the refugee crisis caused by conflict in the middle east and the rise of populist far-right movements in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/habib-dadkhah-REBIdR3c2DE-unsplash-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/habib-dadkhah-REBIdR3c2DE-unsplash-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/habib-dadkhah-REBIdR3c2DE-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/habib-dadkhah-REBIdR3c2DE-unsplash-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/habib-dadkhah-REBIdR3c2DE-unsplash-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/12\/habib-dadkhah-REBIdR3c2DE-unsplash-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Habib Dadkhah via Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll be looking specifically at controversial \u201cHeadscarf ban\u201d in France and comments made in 2019, by Boris Johnson \u2013 current PM \u2013 comparing women in Burqa\u2019s to \u201cletterboxes\u201d. This was viewed as an outrageous attack on Muslim people and led to a significant spike in hate-crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VoL - Challenges of a Muslim woman by nocap q\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1179756844&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words &amp; Audio by Hassan Qadeer | Subbed by Rinah Mungombe<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring a special guest, we\u2019ll be discussing some of the challenges Muslim women face whilst attempting to peacefully practice their faith. 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