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Accuracy in, agitation for and sanction for failure in delivering accurate representation

Counter-Narrative to Islamophobia 8 (UK) looks at Accuracy in, agitation for and sanction for failure in delivering accurate representation in particular but not solely media representation. Find the full list of ten and their details here. This work was undertaken in 2017 – 18, and remains pertinent. The ten counter-narratives will be

A Time for Apples and Horses: Let’s Stop Excusing Borat

With the release of the Borat film sequel, Arzu Merali argues that the racism imbued in the character cannot be forgiven in the name of comedy or art.* This tweet from the Decolonial Atlas made my day. Two of history’s most consequential events were the domestications of the horse and the apple.