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As a wave of Islamophobia sweeps France following the Charlie Hebdo killings, Muslims in Paris spoke to Dave Sewell about being at the heart of a racist reaction

The Tories are using the Paris killings to push through further attacks on civil liberties and ramp up Islamophobia.

A street protest was held in Birmingham last Saturday against the rising tide of Islamophobic attacks on Muslims.

We should blame the super-wealthy and the powerful for the problems in society, not immigrants and Muslims

Anti-racist activist Jules El-Khatib talks about organising against Germany’s new Islamophobic protest group Pegida

Many liberals reacted to the demonisation of Muslims following the Paris attacks by rightly pointing out that we are all individuals with different characteristics. 

As politicians and the press whip up racism in the wake of the Paris killings, here are three key events for anti-racists in Britain:

Repressive politicians rushed to grandstand on freedom of expression in Paris, writes Charlie Kimber

Charlie Hebdo is a strange combination—a left wing paper that’s become notorious for its racist attacks on Muslims.

Tim cartoon points to hypocrisy of leaders (Pic: Tim Sanders)

Our rulers are using last week’s Paris shootings to ramp up Islamophobia and racist attacks on migrant workers. This comes against a backdrop of ongoing Islamophobia and racism in Britain. But ordinary people can play a role in challenging their racist lies.

The people who carried out the murders in Paris will have seen themselves as striking a blow against Western imperialism.