Antisemitism

Black, red and yellow German flag waves on top of a building

A new documentary tracks the latest rise in far-right, neo-Nazism in Germany

Extremism

Evan Williams, director of “Germany’s Neo-Nazis and the Far Right,” joined The World’s host Marco Werman to speak about the investigation behind the film.

 Anika Färber is a trainer for The Network for Democracy and Courage, or NDC, one of several organizations in Germany confronting racism.

In Germany, fighting against extremism starts at school

Lifestyle & Belief
Marcjanna Kubala wears a red coat in front of a sign with Jewish-related words.

Young people in Poland are rediscovering their Jewish roots

Religion
a bald man crouches down next to a graffiti-covered stone. he wears a vest that says "erase the hate"

A Montreal man is #ErasingHate with a power washer and his Instagram account

Red police tape and a photograph are seen on the front door of the appartment of Mireille Knoll in Paris, France, March 27, 2018.

After French Holocaust survivor’s murder, politics takes to the streets

Conflict
US President Donald Trump (right) reaches to greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2017.

Trump keeps getting asked about anti-Semitism, but he doesn’t seem to have an answer

Religion

For the second time in two days, President Donald Trump was asked by reporters about rising anti-Semitism in America. And each time, he declined to offer a straight and clear condemnation of anti-Jewish bigotry.

Members of a white supremacy group give the fascist salute during a Wisconsin gathering in 2011.

A mixed-race German confronts white supremacists face-to-face, including the Klan

Belief

As one of the first black women to ever appear on German television, Mo Asumang has faced her share of hate — mainly from the neo-Nazis of Germany. And she decided to confront the haters, including American KKK members, in a documentary exploring how the Nazi’s appropriated the Aryan identity from Iran.

The World

Debate over Islamic Center in New York raises Anti-Muslim sentiments

Arts, Culture & Media

The proposal for an Islamic center to be built just two blocks from Ground Zero could move forward today. In light of this local issue that’s quickly morphed into a national cause, we ask: what are our country’s views toward Islam, nine years after 9/11?

Far-right Golden Dawn party leader Nikos Mihaloliakos (R) is escorted by anti-terrorism police officers as he arrives at a courthouse in Athens September 28, 2013.

Greeks are seeing the neo-Nazi face of the popular Golden Dawn party

Conflict & Justice

Until recently, the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party enjoyed substantial popularity in Greece. Then, two weeks ago, a Golden Dawn member admitted to killing anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas. In the following days, Greek authorities arrested more than 20 Golden Dawn members, including much of the party’s leadership.

Did he or didn’t he accept the Holocaust? You decide

Global Politics

Some say Iran’s president took a very symbolic step toward accepting the reality of the holocaust in an interview with CNN. Holocaust researcher Deborah Lipstadt doubts it.