Konstantinos Eleftheriadis
In France, “Islamo-leftist” has become a label used to cast suspicion on activists and academics. The left should note the parallels with the way more recent accusations of “wokism” are being used, and respond with political clarity.
Nisrine Chaer and Zuleikha Mirzazadeh
In Europe, queer migrants from the Global South face homophobia, racism, and Islamophobia. At the same time, many of them are also long-distance participants in struggles against Islamophobia and homophobia “back home.” How do migrant activists envision a queer left politics in Europe that is both internationalist and unites them with others?
Joseph Daher
In opposing Islamophobia it is important that leftists in Europe reject culturalist tropes about Muslims and remain committed to the struggle for democratic rights.
Crisis Magazine is an essential forum for the discussion of some of the most pressing issues of the present in Europe and beyond. A great contribution to theoretical and political debates in the current conjuncture!
Sandro Mezzadra
Professor of Political Philosophy (University of Bologna)
Donya Alinejad and Maral Jefroudi
More than utopian naiveté, the idea of open borders is a guiding political vision. But its meaning doesn’t always translate easily into the here-and-now. This issue of Crisis Magazine gathers together a range of progressieve perspectives on EU border politics with the aim of shifting the discussion beyond simplistic interpretations of a right-closed/left-open binary.
Nazanin Froghi
News coverage of the situation at the border often focuses on isolated events. But those who have made dangerous crossings and become long-time residents of camps have their own accounts to share. On Lesvos, this past year has been a particularly turbulent one.
Mariana Gkliati
The burning of Moria camp seemed like an exceptional tragedy. But this event and the EU response to it reflect a decades-long policy approach. As long as securitization remains the guiding principle of the EU migration policy, the calls of Moria will remain unanswered.
Shahram Khosravi
What is strange about the stranger? Do we really see her face or do we only see our own imagination? By using the metaphor of prosopagnosia (face-blindness), this essay interrogates the racialised gaze through a creative focus on seeing and unseeing.
Raluca Bejan
The discrimination Eastern European migrants face reflects unfair intra-EU agreements. Europe’s response to migration from outside Europe must address the forms of structural precarity and inequality already produced within its borders.
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Bridget Anderson
Professor of Migration, Mobilities, and Citizenship (Bristol University)