S08E09: Seema Sye­da Address­es Islam­o­pho­bia Across Europe 

This episode explores Islam­o­pho­bia across Europe as a form of struc­tur­al racism. How does Islam­o­pho­bia oper­ate as a tool of diver­sion and divi­sion? And why do such per­cep­tions play a cru­cial role in Euro­pean pol­i­tics today? Lis­ten to hear about the prospects for eman­ci­pa­to­ry pol­i­tics on var­i­ous scales to com­bat Islamophobia.

Guest fea­tured in this episode:

Seema Sye­da is an activist and a researcher on Islam­o­pho­bia across Europe. She is based in Lon­don and is cur­rent­ly engaged in a mul­ti-year research project fund­ed by the Ger­man Friedrich Ebert Foun­da­tion. The project is in con­junc­tion with “Anoth­er Europe is Pos­si­ble”, which is a mem­ber-led alliance of pro­gres­sive groups fight­ing the caus­es and the con­se­quences of Brex­it. Sye­da is also based in Mar­seille, where she is Head of Com­mu­ni­ca­tions for Euro­pean Alter­na­tives, which is an NGO that pro­motes democ­ra­cy and equal­i­ty beyond the nation-state.