Farid Hafez

The UN’s Int'l Day to Combat Islamophobia is a step in the right direction

The institutionalisation of such a day has high symbolic value, despite its limits.

Austria's Sebastian Kurz is out, but his right-wing policies remain

The Austrian Chancellor was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal. But the nominee for his succession, a loyalist career diplomat, is not likely to change anything that allowed the ‘System of Kurz’ to take grip of the country.

A story of racism and anti-racism in Austria

Austrian society is increasingly polarised politically and socially.

Normalising the far right in Austria

In the past, far-right parties would have been ostracised, but now it's a question of how to accommodate them. This poses dangers for minority rights, and in particular, Muslims.