previously subject to "racist" oppression (targeted on the basis of their "ethnic identities" as "Arab", "Pakistani" etc) now being attacked in terms cloaked in religious ideology?
There has always been a level of "intercommunal" conflict in Britain that has its origins in the Indian sub-continent. But the current wave of Islamophobia is not based on that. It is predominantly by white racists and has its origins in the state-sponsored "war on terror".
The best defence against this is to understand where it is coming from - the state and the media - and unite across the different communities for a fight against the racist attacks, for civil liberties and would be a variety of actions, and called an organising gathering on 20 February to be hosted by a migrant community association. The next organising meeting is on 8 February. For details Contact [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected].
against the "war on terror" and its laws. The massive mobilisations against the war have shown how this can be done. To do otherwise is to entrust with more powers the very state that is responsible for this There are lessons from the past. In the 1930s fascist mobs The current wave of Islamophobia is predominantly by white racists, and has its origins in the state-sponsored "war on terror"
in East London were part of a tide of anti-Semitism targeting the large Jewish community. Socialists and trade unionists united with the Jewish community in mass mobilisations to beat back this threat at the battle of Cable Street. The government then introduced the Public Order Act 1936, attacking basic liberties, particularly the right to