Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH)

The US-Israel war on Iran has triggered a sharp surge in anti-Muslim hate, both online and offline. On Tuesday, March 31, join the @csohate and @MuslimCpLab for a panel discussion examining the intersection of war, political rhetoric, discriminatory social media policies, and the real-world consequences for Muslim communities in the United States and abroad. This discussion with will explore the emerging threat landscape facing Muslims and what policymakers, tech companies, and civil society can do to protect Muslim communities. Register here: csohate.org/event/iran-war… #us #israel #iranwar

On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, join us for powerful conversations between human rights leaders and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk), one of the world’s foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars. The event will feature a conversation between Dr. Kendi, CSOH Executive Director @raqib_naik and leaders of global human rights organizations examining how Great Replacement Theory has moved from the margins to become one of the most dominant and dangerous political forces of our time, fueling authoritarian movements, mass violence, and the erosion of democratic norms across the globe. Drawing on Dr. Kendi’s newest book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age, the discussion will uncover the theory’s roots and explore how to confront it. 📅 Saturday, March 21 Register: csohate.org/event/chain-of… #ibramxkendi #chainofideas #grt #racism

We thank @AmiraElghawaby, Canada’s Former Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia, for joining CSOH in highlighting how social media platforms are putting Muslims in harm’s way by allowing harmful content that dehumanizes and incites violence to spread unchecked. On the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, we join her call for platforms to act and be held accountable.

Following the US-Israel war on Iran, dehumanization and incitement targeting Muslim Americans across social media platforms has surged. Our latest data brief documents what’s happening and what must be done. For platforms, policymakers, and civil society, this is a call to act! Recommendations: csohate.org/2026/03/09/us-…

A new study found more than 25,000 anti‑Muslim posts on social media since the war with Iran began, signalling a surge in Islamophobic rhetoric in the US and raising concerns about growing online hostility toward Muslim communities. Al Jazeera's Nour Hegazy explains.

.@csohate report: Users referred to Muslims as “pests”, “rats”, “vermin”, “parasites” and an “infestation”. “Such language has historically preceded and enabled the most extreme forms of violence against targeted communities." buff.ly/Msa7P0G

White supremacist content is increasingly shaping extremist ecosystems far beyond the West. CSOH’s Pravin Prakash spoke to @Reuters about how disillusioned teens across Southeast Asia are being drawn into a nihilistic worldview through white supremacist content online and what it means for the region. More: reuters.com/business/media…

According to the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, Islamophobic speech has surged to new extremes since the US–Israel war on Iran, including calls for violence, demands for internment, and threats toward mosques.

.@csohate report finds that US–Israel war on Iran has triggered a surge in anti-Muslim hate online. This includes: dehumanising language, calling Muslims  “rats,” “vermin,” “infestation, & alls for violence & extermination, & demands for mass deportation csohate.org/2026/03/09/us-…

The US-Israel war on Iran has triggered an explosion of hate, dehumanization, and incitement targeting Muslim Americans. Our latest data brief documents the scale, the patterns, and the platforms’ failure to act. csohate.org/2026/03/09/us-… #usa #israel #i̇ran #iranwar

“We are also seeing ideological pushes. After the Gen Z-led revolution in 2025, online narratives amplified by Hindu far-right supporters in India promoted the restoration of monarchy in Nepal. This narrative aligns with the pro-monarchy position of Nepal’s Rastriya Praja Party and stands in contrast to domestic demands for strengthening democratic institutions,” Nilafdeen told @AFP

Slick AI-generated disinformation has inundated Nepal’s election campaign ahead of Thursday’s vote, the first national polls since deadly protests, sparked by a brief social media ban, that culminated in the government’s overthrow. CSOH Researcher Ammaarah Nilafdeen spoke with the @AFP and said that “cross-border disinformation remains a top concern that could undermine the integrity of the election process.” More: france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Earlier this week in Brussels, our Director of Research, Eviane Leidig, spoke on a panel at the one-day symposium “Where We Stand: Gender, Language, and the Politics of Hate.” The panel examined how extremist narratives about gender are increasingly normalized in everyday discourse, driven and amplified by online algorithms. The event was organized by the @MDI_UK

AI-generated sexual deepfakes are industrializing gender-based violence at scale, exposing how platform design and profit incentives enable abuse, writes @hijakamran csohate.org/2026/02/23/alg…

#FirstpostAmerica: Hate speech targeting Indians and other South Asians in the United States has surged sharply between 2023 and 2025, according to Stop AAPI Hate and the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.

Anti-South Asian racism shows no signs of abating. The ongoing discourse around the H-1B visa program has been increasingly weaponized to target South Asian communities, with rhetoric that carries troubling echoes of the “great replacement” conspiracy theory. A new report by @nytimes, which also features CSOH research, takes a deeper look at what’s driving this surge in anti-South Asian bigotry. More: nytimes.com/2026/02/16/us/…

Next week’s India AI Impact Summit promises “democratizing AI.” But as India expands AI-driven surveillance, predictive policing, and welfare automation, minorities and marginalized communities are bearing the costs, writes Tavishi, Researcher at CSOH. techpolicy.press/indias-global-…