Parallel or Entangled Silencing? Jewish and Muslim Experiences Post-October 7
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The events of October 7, 2023, and their aftermath have intensified social and political tensions across Europe, profoundly impacting both Jewish and Muslim communities. This article explores the phenomenon of dual silencing, where members of these communities face exclusion, misrepresentation, and suppression in public discourse. Jewish voices, often conflated with Israeli state politics, encounter rising antisemitism, while Muslim perspectives are increasingly marginalized amid heightened Islamophobic/anti-Muslim rhetoric. Through an analysis of personal accounts, public testimonies, media narratives, political responses, and societal attitudes, this study examines how both communities experience symbolical erasure and selective amplification depending on shifting political agendas. Using the Czech context as a case study, this article argues that the post-October 7 discourse has deepened existing societal fault lines and significantly influenced how Jewish and Muslim identities are negotiated in the public sphere. The study concludes by considering the implications of this dual silencing for intercommunal relations, and the future of pluralism in Europe.
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Antisemitism Antisemitism: Israel-Related Islamophobia Jewish - Muslim Relations Main Topic: Other October 7 2023 attacks + aftermath
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77(3)
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186–207
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Link to article (paywalled), Parallel or Entangled Silencing? Jewish and Muslim Experiences Post-October 7
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Parallel or Entangled Silencing? Jewish and Muslim Experiences Post-October 7. 2025: 186–207. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1163/15700739-07703002
