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In his book "Angst ums Abendland" (Fears For the West), taz journalist Daniel Bax presents a detailed examination of why contemporary Europe should not be afraid of Muslims, but of Islamophobes. A review by Emran Feroz

This success is spectacular. How to account for the journalistic curiosity by which the headline of a political science essay became overnight the buzzword for an entire epoch? The recently deceased Samuel Huntington is a reception phenomenon in a class all his own. By Christian Geyer

The rise of right-wing populism is throwing Europe off-balance. The impacts on policies concerning migration, inclusion and asylum are already evident. In many European countries, right-wing propaganda is calling into question achievements such as the freedom of religion, free movement for EU citizens and the right of asylum. By Daniel Bax

Why the burka is so important for right-wing populists On 7 March, Switzerland became the latest European country to vote in favour of a so-called "burka" ban. It was yet another feather in the cap of the right-wing populist Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) on an issue that remains a perennial favourite with the Right across Europe. Essay by Daniel Bax Nearly four years ago, Germanys then Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere drew up a catalogue of ten things he considered part of the German Today, w...