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Shada Islam

The Guardian

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The US is dragging Europe back to the days of white supremacism. Our leaders are playing along

Twenty-five years ago, George W Bush persuaded European leaders to back his “war on terror”. That disastrous project cost millions of lives and...

19.02.2026 650

The Guardian

Shada Islam

The awkward truth about some of Trump’s views on Europe? European leaders agree with him

05.01.2026 20

The Guardian

Shada Islam

Macron and Merz must look at themselves if they want to stop Europe sliding to the far right

24.11.2025 4

The Guardian

Shada Islam

There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism

19.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Shada Islam

The EU can’t replace the US as a global player until it sheds its own colonial thinking

29.04.2025 9

The Guardian

Shada Islam

Integrate? Europe’s Muslims are damned if we do and damned if we don’t

Reporting on the rise of anti-Muslim hostility across Europe means repeatedly hearing generalisations about Europe’s 25 million Muslims. We are –...

02.01.2025 7

The Guardian

Shada Islam