heretics. 615. Islamism: The Research They Tried to Shut Down
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Jan 31, 2026 Dr. Daniel Allington, a researcher of antisemitism and extremism, discusses surprising survey findings about where antisemitic attitudes concentrate. He explains professional pressures that steer researchers away from Islamism, traces historical links between Islamism and European fascism, and explores how separatism, community leaders, and identity politics shape integration and threats to British Jews.
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Survey Data On Antisemitic Attitudes
- Survey data show antisemitic attitudes in the UK are strongly concentrated in certain communities, notably some Muslim communities.
- The white British population shows much lower levels of hardcore antisemitic beliefs.
Uneven Reach Of Holocaust Education
- Holocaust education and 'never again' messaging reached the majority population but not many minority communities.
- That uneven education allowed antisemitic ideas to spread more in some minority groups.
Interlinked Social Intolerances
- Conservative readings of Islam promoted by Islamists often co-occur with misogyny and homophobia.
- Those social attitudes and antisemitism tend to be advanced by the same Islamist actors.
