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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our Executive Director, Raqib Naik, joined Ayesha Rascoe on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday to discuss the rise in anti-South Asian hate in the United States, findings from our recent report, and the factors fueling this surge. Listen to the full segment on NPR: www.npr.org/2026/10/04/n...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Guardian tested AI chatbots after French far-right politician Julien Odoul altered a photo of a Muslim woman to remove her hijab. Its testing found that several AI tools complied with similar prompts to remove hijabs from images of Muslim women.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Six major, interrelated factors that explain the explosion of anti-South Asian hate in the US. Read all the major findings from our report: www.csohate.org/2026/09/28/a...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last week, Niala Mohammad, CSOH’s Program Lead on Islamophobia, spoke at the 25 Years of War on Terror conference in DC, organized by the Muslim Counterpublics Lab. Niala spoke on a panel examining adoption & impact of counterterrorism frameworks across Muslim-majority countries. #waronterror

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mina Sharif, an Afghan Canadian author, explains how Afghans in Canada are navigating their lives amid a surge in anti-migrant and anti-refugee rhetoric. Full remarks: youtu.be/vBUNOb0uZZw?... #afghan #Afghanistan #canada

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our executive director Raqib Naik spoke with NPR about the mainstreaming of dangerous narratives that portray Muslims as a demographic, political and civilizational threat, all rooted in Great Replacement conspiracy theory.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sri Lanka’s far-right landscape is changing. For years, its politics were largely shaped by militant Sinhala Buddhist nationalism, mobilizing anxieties around minorities, demographic change, and threats to national culture.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi, author and Head of the Afghanistan Desk at Deutsche Welle (DW), explains how Afghans in Germany are scapegoated through harmful narratives and how those narratives translate into deportation policies embraced by both mainstream and far-right parties. youtu.be/vBUNOb0uZZw?...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Far-right political actors, extremist groups, and online influencers have seized on the regularization to amplify anti-migrant and Islamophobic narratives around “invasion,” the “Great Replacement,” “remigration,” and a new “Reconquest.” Read our latest analysis : www.csohate.org/2026/09/01/s...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Anti-hate and anti-discriminatory speech frameworks are disproportionately enforced against the very communities they claim to protect, in part because they are so easily distorted by state entities that co-opt victimhood in order to shield their oppression. More: www.csohate.org/2026/08/24/h...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tomorrow at 9 AM EDT. A timely conversation on where Afghanistan and Afghan communities stand five years after the US withdrawal and what is needed now. Register here: www.csohate.org/event/afghan...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Dr. Jean Linis-Dinco, Digital Rights Adviser at Manushya Foundation, explains why age assurance, parental controls, and access restrictions alone cannot address online harms to children when addictive recommender systems and business models built on extracting users’ time and data remain unchanged.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Anti-Muslim hate targeting Abdul El-Sayed increased 20-fold following his win in Michigan’s Democratic Primary Election for U.S. Senate. Our research featured on Connect with Jacob Soboroff on MS NOW Watch: youtu.be/tWO7xD9y8iU?... #michigan #uselections #elsayed

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

CSOH Executive Director Raqib Naik spoke with The Canadian Press about the Dominion Society’s upcoming conference, its advocacy for “remigration,” and the transnational far-right networks connecting Canada with movements in Europe. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary on August 4 triggered the summer’s most concentrated wave of anti Muslim hate. In 7 days that followed, posts targeting El-Sayed with anti-Muslim bigotry and conspiracy theories surged 20-fold. More: www.csohate.org/2026/08/12/a...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Japan’s Muslims make up just 0.3% of the country’s population. Yet a few local disputes over burial grounds and mosques are increasingly being picked up and amplified by far-right actors across borders.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Some Texas Republicans have offered an early blueprint of a legislative agenda targeting the hundreds of thousands of Muslims in the state with new laws that would make practicing their faith essentially impossible, according to The Dallas Morning News www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/a...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our Director of Research, @evianeleidig.com, spoke on how digital platforms shape, amplify, and sustain far-right extremist movements at the Terrorism Analyst Training Course in Singapore We are grateful to RSIS for the opportunity to contribute to the program.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Govts across Southeast Asia increasingly recognize need to strengthen online protections for children as digital harms continue to evolve. Join us on Aug 5 to explore the challenges, policy responses & what more needs to be done to better protect children online. www.csohate.org/event/rethin...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The ongoing Gen Z protests offer a glimpse into how live facial recognition and AI-powered surveillance are reshaping the policing of public dissent in India.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Why does hateful content keep thriving online? What to Fix Executive Director Victoire Rio explains how tying revenue to engagement turns outrage into a profitable business model, allowing actors to scale harmful content across markets even faster with generative AI.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Online hate has become a business model. Journalist Meriem Mahdhi explains how South Asia-based online networks have pushed racist and Islamophobic content targeting UK & European audiences, monetized Facebook pages through Meta's ad program, and even taught others how to replicate the model.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The myth of “Islamification” is being amplified and normalized by elected officials. Our recent report, Manufacturing the Muslim Threat, is cited in The Economist’s latest reporting on the growing anti-Muslim campaign in Texas and across the United States. More: www.csohate.org/2026/04/21/m...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Generative AI tools are transforming the scale of online harassment against Muslim women, making it easier, faster, and cheaper to produce fake sexualized images, deepfake videos, and other forms of abusive content and propaganda. Watch this report with insights from @evianeleidig.com #AI #GenAI

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Tommy Robinson's recent tour of the United States illustrates how the contemporary international far right increasingly operates through transnational networks centred on narratives of free speech, civilisational decline, immigration and institutional distrust. www.csohate.org/2026/07/01/t...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#Hiring: We’re hiring a full-time Fact-Checker to join our US team and help lead a new rapid-response initiative countering misinformation, conspiracy theories, and other harmful narratives targeting vulnerable communities across social media.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Across Southeast Asia, Rohingya refugees remain the targets of dangerous hate campaigns in digital spaces. CSOH Southeast Asia Researcher @gustika.bsky.social explains how such campaigns operate and target vulnerable communities across the region. Watch her full remarks: youtu.be/JGHDGCvMZrw?...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

How can we address the growing threat of hate speech and polarization? Ye Na Yoo, Political Affairs Officer at the UN Office on Genocide Prevention explains effective approaches to preventing harm and strengthening community resilience. Watch her full remarks: youtu.be/JGHDGCvMZrw?...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Our hate music report is out. The evidence is clear. Meta has seen it all. 5.9 million Instagram reels created using hate music, filled with dehumanization, calls for violence including threats of setting members of religious minority communities on fire. Meta knows. And Meta has done nothing.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Anti-Muslim bigotry and violence remain a pressing challenge in Canada, with devastating consequences for Muslim communities.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In India, music engineered to dehumanize and incite violence against Christian & Muslim minorities reaches hundreds of millions of listeners, delivered by social media platforms and music streaming services. More from our recent report in this exclusive by PBS Newshour www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Next Tuesday, we are hosting an important conversation on how content farms in South Asia monetize Islamophobia, anti-migrant hate for export to UK, Europe & North America, the role of social media platforms, and pathways to accountability. www.csohate.org/event/south-...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#UpcomingEvent: Next Thursday, on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, we are hosting an online panel discussion on how to combat the growing threat of hate speech and polarization to our democracies and communities. Register here: www.csohate.org/event/respon...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

CSOH Director of Research @evianeleidig.com spoke with DW News on the anti-immigrant violence unfolding following a brutal stabbing attack in Belfast.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We convened an imp conversation at Stanford University on rising anti–South Asian hate in the US. Our panel of experts explained the data behind this troubling trend and discussed actionable strategies for institutions, policymakers, communities, and social media platforms to respond effectively.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Identity manipulation techniques built by hostile states have migrated into mainstream UK campaigns, operating in a regulatory void and at the heart of democratic competition. More: www.csohate.org/2026/05/26/i...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Together with Stop AAPI Hate and the Center for South Asia at Stanford, we're co-organizing an important in-person event on anti-South Asian hate at Stanford University next Tuesday (June 2nd). RSVP here: www.csohate.org/event/anti-s...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Our executive director spoke with @npr.org about the rise in anti Muslim bigotry.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

When public figures normalize anti-Muslim conspiracy theories and dehumanizing rhetoric, they help create an environment where radicalisation and violence are more likely to take root. ~ Our Executive Director Raqib Naik told @deutschewelle.dw.com

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

People who oversaw security at the Islamic Center of San Diego said they had received increased threats after October 2023. The overall climate of hate only made things worse. More: www.npr.org/2026/05/20/n...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Over the past year, we have documented a troubling rise in online dehumanization and incitement targeting Muslims across multiple reports. Social media platforms have repeatedly failed to curb the spread and amplification of violent extremist rhetoric targeting Muslims online.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Viktor Orbán's electoral defeat doesn't mean Europe can return to some imagined less-racist past. The problem is systemic, institutionalized, and rooted in unresolved colonial hierarchies and it spans the entire European Union: Journalist Shada Islam More: youtu.be/DyUsoCSNFZU

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Tommy Robinson's “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London on May 16 isn't a one-off protest. It's the product of a coordinated transatlantic far-right network, backed by foreign funders, fueled by disinformation, and amplified by elected officials on both sides of the Atlantic, writes @evianeleidig.com

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Watch: How Republican elected officials manufactured a campaign of anti-Muslim hatred and hysteria over the past 13 months

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our Executive Director Raqib Naik will be testifying at the USCIRF hearing on deteriorating religious freedom conditions in India this Thursday at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington DC. You can register to attend inperson or join live: www.uscirf.gov/events/deter...

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

“Remigration” sounds like a normal term, but it’s a cover for something far more sinister. CSOH Director of Research @evianeleidig.com explains how far-right movements are using it to push for mass deportation of non-white immigrants across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. More: youtu.be/DyUsoCSNFZU

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Last month, an attack on a Shiite place of worship in Herat, Afghanistan killed least 11 people. While the Taliban have pledged protection, a sense of structural vulnerability is growing within the community. CSOH’s Niala Mohammad spoke with DW on this ongoing wave of anti-Shia violence.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Journalist Shada Islam identifies five forces behind mainstreaming of 'remigration' in Europe: a conspiracy theory rebranded as policy, unreckoned colonial legacies, breakdown of firewall against far right, technocratic euphemisms obscure intent & the absence of minority voices in EU institutions.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Meet our 2026 summer interns selected through the Oslo Scholars Program (OSP). This summer, they join us from Tufts University, Florida State University, and the University of Oslo, Norway, and will contribute to our research on organized hate, extremism, and online harms.

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Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) @csohate.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Frisco, Texas has become a ground zero of hate against Indian-Americans. Our executive director Raqib Naik spoke with Dallas Morning News about how this rhetoric is rooted in great replacement theory & how rise in anti-Indian hate coincides with a separate rise in Islamophobia across the state.

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