WHEN: Sunday, 15 January 2023, 1 pm, UK time
WHERE: Online, ihrc.tv
SPEAKERS: Ramon Grosfoguel, Ghada Karmi and Richard Falk
The march of fascism, disguised as nationalism, continues apace through much of the world, bringing with it the spectre of new genocides. Just as in the 1920’s and 1930s when the world witnessed the rise of the Nazis scapegoating and demonising minorities, which led to the Holocaust, the language of hate and otherisation is once again dominating political discourse. Pogroms in Bosnia, Rwanda and Myanmar in recent times are testament to the destructive potential of majoritarian fascism.
In India, sections of an increasingly assertive Hindu nationalist movement are openly preaching genocide of the country’s 200 million Muslims. In the Holy Land, the ascent to power of far-right parties speaks to the radicalisation of the country’s Zionist population. In both places, Islamophobia is the main tool being used to poison the minds of the public.
