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An Islamist preacher who was involved in anti-Jewish demonstrations in London has been accused of “stirring up hatred” in Leicester, where attacks on Hindu temples and shops led to dozens of arrests. Mohammed Hijab was one of the leading figures during demonstrations in the capital that were condemned as anti-Semitic by Jewish groups. It can now be revealed that Mr Hijab was last week also in Leicester , where anti-Hindu demonstrations turned violent and later spread to Smethwick, in the West Midlands. Clashes broke out in the city on Saturday, September 17, when a group of young Hindu men marched through Green Lane Road - where there are several Muslim-owned businesses - shouting "Jai Shri Ram", a religious chant which has been co-opted by far-right Hindu nationalist groups in India. Other videos shared online depicted Muslim men retaliating, including incidents of bottles being thrown and a man clothed all in back climbing a Hindu temple and removing its saffron flag as … [Read more...] about Islamist preacher accused of ‘stirring up hatred’ in Leicester

As Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn has long been too slow to act when it comes to accusations of anti-Semitism in his party, even when they concern some of its most prominent figures. The last few months have seen an escalation of the issue, with calls from the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council to address it – and, after a cascade of abuse against Jewish Labour MPs, including rape and death threats, a letter signed by 39 of the party’s elected representatives urging Mr Corbyn to purge Labour of anti-Semites and their apologists . Depending on which report one reads, between 100 and 200 Labour members are currently being investigated for anti-Semitism. So it was a very welcome development when last night Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, finally announced his resignation from the party , saying the issues around his suspension for alleged anti-Semitism had become a “distraction” for the Left. To be specific, Mr Livingstone was … [Read more...] about Ken Livingstone’s departure from Labour is good riddance – but Jeremy Corbyn must ensure he never comes back

O Fantasporto , na edição número 42, não esqueceu as tecnologias e a inluência, por vezes, esmagadora que tem sobre nós. Esse é o tema de filmes como "Das Haus" (prémios da crítica e de melhor argumento) ou " Follow Her ", o grande vencedor do Fantas 2022. Com prémios de melhor filme e melhor atriz na secção de Cinema Fantástico e ainda com o prémio do público, a película vem dos Estados Unidos - Dani Barker é autora do argumento e atriz principal e Sylvia Caminer realizou. "Follow her" Conta a história de uma mulher, viciada nas redes sociais, que se deixa cair numa armadilha da qual não consegue fugir. "É difícil encontrar um equilíbrio naquilo que postamos nas redes sociais, quando tudo está feito à volta do conceito de validação social. Todas essas apps, o streaming em direto, o YouTube, tudo isso está construído em torno dos likes, da popularidade e é muito fácil cair nessa armadilha. Quis escrever algo que mostrasse o desafio de … [Read more...] about “Follow Her” é o grande vencedor do Fantas 2022

Tadej Pogacar wins third stage of this year's Tour de France Jonas Vingegaard keeps his lead with four stages remaining Geraint Thomas loses time, but Welshman still third overall Wout van Aert mathematically secures points classification Simon Geschke retains top sport in mountains competition A nd then there were two. Geraint Thomas has ridden brilliantly in this Tour de France and third place, if he can finish it off over the next three days, will be deserved reward for a rider written off by many over the winter. But you have to say, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, the two men above Thomas in the general classification, have been a level above. The legs, over three weeks of hostilities, do not lie. And on every significant climb, at every key moment, the Dane and the Slovenian have been able to access a gear unavailable to the rest of the field. So it was again on Wednesday as Pogacar and Vingegaard duked it out on the final, vertiginous ascent to the … [Read more...] about Tadej Pogacar pips Jonas Vingegaard to stage win at Peyragudes as Geraint Thomas loses time

Diane Arbus: Revelations The late Susan Sontag summed up all the suspicions that surrounded Diane Arbus in her short lifetime, and continue to echo throughout her work. Arbus photographed, said Sontag, 'people who are pathetic, pitiable, as well as repulsive', and her point of view was 'based on distance, on privilege, on a feeling that what the viewer is asked to look at is really other'. Arbus, too, seemed sometimes aware of the predatory nature of her photographs, but was unable to resist the call of the transgressive and the taboo, the whole gamut of otherness that she was repeatedly drawn to, and that gives her work its still unsettling power. 'There's some thrill in going to a sideshow,' she once confessed of her obsession with photographing the human oddities who were paraded nightly in the stalls and circus tents of Coney Island in the Fifties and Sixties. 'I felt a mixture of shame and awe.' Those same mixed feelings attended her nocturnal wanderings among the … [Read more...] about Tales of the unsuspecting