What if the global definition of anti-Semitism wasn’t only about protecting Jews — but also shaped by surveillance of Muslims and the politics of the War on Terror? In this MEMO conversation, Professor James Renton — historian of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, empire, and global politics — uncovers the hidden history behind the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, now adopted by governments and universities around the world.
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What if the global definition of anti-Semitism wasn’t only about protecting Jews — but also shaped by surveillance of Muslims and the politics of the War on Terror? In this MEMO conversation, Professor James Renton — historian of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, empire, and global politics — uncovers the hidden history behind the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, now adopted by governments and universities around the world.
Crackdown on Free Speech: How Pro-Palestinian Voices Are Being Criminalised: MEMO in conversation with Fahad Ansari
Middle East Monitor Conversations
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4 months ago
Crackdown on Free Speech: How Pro-Palestinian Voices Are Being Criminalised: MEMO in conversation with Fahad Ansari
In this episode of Conversation with MEMO, we sit down with solicitor Fahad Ansari to unpack the intensifying crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism across Western democracies. Against the backdrop of Israel’s genocide on Gaza, the discussion dives deep into the erosion of free speech, the use of counter-terror laws to silence dissent, and the alarming shift from democratic to authoritarian tendencies in dealing with pro-Palestinian voices. Fahad, whose firm recently launched a legal ch...
Middle East Monitor Conversations
What if the global definition of anti-Semitism wasn’t only about protecting Jews — but also shaped by surveillance of Muslims and the politics of the War on Terror? In this MEMO conversation, Professor James Renton — historian of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, empire, and global politics — uncovers the hidden history behind the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, now adopted by governments and universities around the world.
