The Right Is Stirring Up Anti-Muslim Hate, And It's Getting Worse | Ash Sarkar Meets Myriam François

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Buy tickets for the next Downstream IRL, 'Gaza: The Story of a Genocide' (with Aaron Bastani) at EartH Hackney on Mon 13 Oct at 6:30 pm: https://link.dice.fm/N3e5f1cbd3ee In the summer of 2024, hotels sheltering Muslim asylum seekers across Britain were attacked by violent mobs. A year later, as the summer of 2025 drew to a close, a far-right demonstration of 100,000 people marched through London, bearing St George’s flags and led by Tommy Robinson. On Downstream this week is Myriam François, a broadcaster and journalist, whose conversion to Islam 20 years ago has profoundly shaped her life in Britain. In conversation with Ash Sarkar, she tells the story of how she was politicised by a trip to Palestine in the early 2000s. Does she think Britain’s move to recognise the state of Palestine will make any difference to the lives of people on the ground in Gaza? What is 'whiteness' and how do those who are included in it wield power in society? Is Islamophobia getting worse? And is an end to racism possible, without an end to capitalism? Support our work: http://novara.media/support