Society & Culture > Racism
Racism as thoughtcrime
05 Apr 2012
In the light of the jailing of Liam Stacey for making racist comments on twitter about footballer and recent heart attack victim Fabrice Muamba , Paul Demarty takes a look at official ant-racism and the attitude of Marxists.
Being called a 'black bastard' should not be normal
15 Mar 2007
In a certain sense, the recent comments by the now disgraced Tory MP, Patrick Mercer, can be welcomed, says Eddie Ford
SWP 'racism' fig leaf
23 Feb 2006
The furore following the Danish cartoons has not subsided, writes Peter Manson. But the position of many islamic groups - backed up by the Socialist Workers Party - plays into the hands of islamophobes
What's principle got to do with it?
02 Feb 2006
At the 'Defy section 9' conference in Manchester, the comrades from the SWP again tried to prevent the meeting from taking principled positions on the question of immigration, reports Dave Isaacson
Hijab: the protests ...
22 Jan 2004
Though we are critical, the OFWI still deserves the support of all socialists for its political opposition to the oppression of women through the imposition of sharia law in Iraq, says Manny Neira
Face up to the fight
22 Jan 2004
John Hutnyk reviews: Tariq Mehmood, 'While there is light', Manchester, 2003, Comma Press, pp220, £7.95
In their own words
22 Jan 2004
Doaa Al-Rani (19) took a leading role in the protests. Though not an MAB member, she led the chanting, rallying a group of women around her
Unsure what to think
15 Jan 2004
Alliance for Workers' Liberty sits on the fence
Jacques Chirac's Lutte Ouvri�re policemen
08 Jan 2004
'Marxists' front for the oppressors of Muslims, writes Peter Manson
Headscarves and the secularism of fools
18 Dec 2003
Under the guise of defending secularism in education, the French establishment is launching a cynical attack on muslims, young muslim women in particular, which, not accidentally, also strikes at the basic freedom of all.
Women's rights, political islam and secularism
04 Dec 2003
Radical Iranian writer Chahla Chafiq shared a platform with Salma Yaqoob at last month's European Social Forum. The two sharply disagreed over the role of islam in politics. Afterwards she spoke to Peter Manson
European Social Forum: 'Anti-semitism' smear flops
20 Nov 2003
Bernard-Henri Lévy has accused Tariq Ramadan of antisemitism. Not so, writes Alan Fox
Combating religious hatred and chauvinism
20 Nov 2003
On Saturday November 8, Awaaz South Asia Watch held its first conference in Camden Town Hall. This activist organisation was set up in the wake of last years Gujarat state-inspired pogroms against muslims in western India.
New England fights back
31 May 2001
Dave Craig of the Revolutionary Democratic Group presents his views on Oldham, Britishness and race
Open the borders
22 Jun 2000
The tragic deaths of 58 Chinese illegal migrants underlines the urgent need for the left to make free movement and the ending of all border controls a basic demands, says Alan Fox