Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH)
@csohate.bsky.social
CSOH is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to understanding, preventing, and combating organized hate. Website: https://www.csohate.org
In the US and Canada, we are seeing an ethnic distanciation within South Asian communities at a moment when solidarity is most needed. Long-settled and multi-generation South Asians often blame newly arriving immigrants.
This framing obscures the real issue. Racism targets all racialized bodies.
This framing obscures the real issue. Racism targets all racialized bodies.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In the US and Canada, we are seeing an ethnic distanciation within South Asian communities at a moment when solidarity is most needed. Long-settled and multi-generation South Asians often blame newly arriving immigrants.
This framing obscures the real issue. Racism targets all racialized bodies.
This framing obscures the real issue. Racism targets all racialized bodies.
A fringe “cauliflower” meme used as a coded call for anti-Muslim violence and once limited to online extremist spaces is now showing up in India’s political mainstream.
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The Dangerous Rise of India’s 'Cauliflower' Meme
A fringe meme celebrating anti-Muslim violence has entered India’s political mainstream. Its spread shows how coded hate travels from extremist subcultures to national leaders, normalizing dangerous s...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A fringe “cauliflower” meme used as a coded call for anti-Muslim violence and once limited to online extremist spaces is now showing up in India’s political mainstream.
More: www.csohate.org/2025/11/21/i...
More: www.csohate.org/2025/11/21/i...
Last week in Brussels, CSOH’s Director of Research and Outreach, @evianeleidig.com, spoke at the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, where she discussed the evolution of the Great Replacement theory through a gender lens and the growing mainstreaming of “Remigration.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last week in Brussels, CSOH’s Director of Research and Outreach, @evianeleidig.com, spoke at the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, where she discussed the evolution of the Great Replacement theory through a gender lens and the growing mainstreaming of “Remigration.”
Anti South Asian slurs associated with targeted violence are on rise across online spaces.
Hear Stephanie Chan Director of Data & Research at @stopaapihate.org, explain these trends in detail.
Watch full remarks: youtu.be/AZcVU3KXnts?...
#southasians #onlineharms #Racism
Hear Stephanie Chan Director of Data & Research at @stopaapihate.org, explain these trends in detail.
Watch full remarks: youtu.be/AZcVU3KXnts?...
#southasians #onlineharms #Racism
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Anti South Asian slurs associated with targeted violence are on rise across online spaces.
Hear Stephanie Chan Director of Data & Research at @stopaapihate.org, explain these trends in detail.
Watch full remarks: youtu.be/AZcVU3KXnts?...
#southasians #onlineharms #Racism
Hear Stephanie Chan Director of Data & Research at @stopaapihate.org, explain these trends in detail.
Watch full remarks: youtu.be/AZcVU3KXnts?...
#southasians #onlineharms #Racism
Tomorrow, our executive director Raqib Naik will speak alongside Azadeh Shahshahani of Project South at Harvard Kennedy School event on the expanding use of “counterterrorism” frameworks and how they enable political suppression of marginalized communities and social justice movements.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Tomorrow, our executive director Raqib Naik will speak alongside Azadeh Shahshahani of Project South at Harvard Kennedy School event on the expanding use of “counterterrorism” frameworks and how they enable political suppression of marginalized communities and social justice movements.
In South Asia, AI tools are accelerating political manipulation, deepening misinformation ecosystems, and fueling new forms of synthetic propaganda.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/11/14/a...
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Artificial Intelligence and the Escalation of Political Manipulation in South Asia
AI-generated content is accelerating political manipulation and reshaping digital propaganda in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
In South Asia, AI tools are accelerating political manipulation, deepening misinformation ecosystems, and fueling new forms of synthetic propaganda.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/11/14/a...
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/11/14/a...
CNN features CSOH’s new research on online anti-Indian racism and xenophobia, and the ways far-right narratives are taking hold across the US, shaping both digital discourse and the lived experiences of South Asian communities.
Read: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Read: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
CNN features CSOH’s new research on online anti-Indian racism and xenophobia, and the ways far-right narratives are taking hold across the US, shaping both digital discourse and the lived experiences of South Asian communities.
Read: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Read: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Earlier this month, CSOH joined 1,000+ civil society leaders from across the world in Bangkok for International Civil Society Week (ICSW), hosted by @civicusalliance.bsky.social and the Asia Democracy Network.
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Earlier this month, CSOH joined 1,000+ civil society leaders from across the world in Bangkok for International Civil Society Week (ICSW), hosted by @civicusalliance.bsky.social and the Asia Democracy Network.
Highlights from the “Big Tech, Democracy, and Human Rights in South Asia” conference held this Wednesday at the UC Berkeley.
We brought together journalists, digital rights advocates, and scholars to examine how social media platforms are reshaping democracy and human rights across South Asia.
We brought together journalists, digital rights advocates, and scholars to examine how social media platforms are reshaping democracy and human rights across South Asia.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Highlights from the “Big Tech, Democracy, and Human Rights in South Asia” conference held this Wednesday at the UC Berkeley.
We brought together journalists, digital rights advocates, and scholars to examine how social media platforms are reshaping democracy and human rights across South Asia.
We brought together journalists, digital rights advocates, and scholars to examine how social media platforms are reshaping democracy and human rights across South Asia.
The New York City mayoral elections revealed how quickly online dehumanizing, Islamophobic rhetoric can take hold and how dangerous it becomes in a country already grappling with polarization and rising political violence.
Our research featured on @aljazeera.com
Our research featured on @aljazeera.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The New York City mayoral elections revealed how quickly online dehumanizing, Islamophobic rhetoric can take hold and how dangerous it becomes in a country already grappling with polarization and rising political violence.
Our research featured on @aljazeera.com
Our research featured on @aljazeera.com
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I'll also share some analysis @csohate.bsky.social did regarding Islamophobia in the NYC mayoral election as it appeared on X/Twitter. This provides some more context on the broader landscape these attacks on CAIR occurred in.
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
Islamophobia and the New York City Mayoral Election
This report presents a quantitative analysis of online Islamophobic and xenophobic discourse surrounding the New York City mayoral campaign between June 24 and October 31, 2025.
www.csohate.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'll also share some analysis @csohate.bsky.social did regarding Islamophobia in the NYC mayoral election as it appeared on X/Twitter. This provides some more context on the broader landscape these attacks on CAIR occurred in.
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
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I wrote about the recent attacks on Indians in Ireland for the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, and the need for the political and media establishment to reckon with their role in creating an increasingly hostile atmosphere for immigrants
www.csohate.org/2025/08/14/r...
www.csohate.org/2025/08/14/r...
Wave of Racist Attacks on Indians in Ireland Exposes Far Right’s Growing Shadow
Recent attacks on Indians highlight rising racist violence in Ireland and the complicity of politics and media in fueling hostility toward immigrants.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I wrote about the recent attacks on Indians in Ireland for the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, and the need for the political and media establishment to reckon with their role in creating an increasingly hostile atmosphere for immigrants
www.csohate.org/2025/08/14/r...
www.csohate.org/2025/08/14/r...
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How do "community" fact-checking tools operate in South Asia where misinformation is entangled with high levels of political polarization, religious & ethnic divisions, and a massive user base generating multilingual content?
Read this new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate ⬇️
Read this new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate ⬇️
X’s Community Notes and the South Asian Misinformation Crisis
This report examines the performance of X’s Community Notes feature in South Asia, with a focus on adoption, linguistic representation, and impact in the region.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How do "community" fact-checking tools operate in South Asia where misinformation is entangled with high levels of political polarization, religious & ethnic divisions, and a massive user base generating multilingual content?
Read this new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate ⬇️
Read this new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate ⬇️
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And as Mamdani's campaign continued, the Center for Study of Organized Hate tracked over 35,000 examples of xenophobic and anti-Muslim content on X from June to October 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And as Mamdani's campaign continued, the Center for Study of Organized Hate tracked over 35,000 examples of xenophobic and anti-Muslim content on X from June to October 2025.
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Islamophobia and the New York City Mayoral Election
New report out by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate
We analyzed the scale of hate on X targeting @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social throughout the election campaign ⤵️
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
New report out by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate
We analyzed the scale of hate on X targeting @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social throughout the election campaign ⤵️
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
Islamophobia and the New York City Mayoral Election
This report presents a quantitative analysis of online Islamophobic and xenophobic discourse surrounding the New York City mayoral campaign between June 24 and October 31, 2025.
www.csohate.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Islamophobia and the New York City Mayoral Election
New report out by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate
We analyzed the scale of hate on X targeting @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social throughout the election campaign ⤵️
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
New report out by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate
We analyzed the scale of hate on X targeting @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social throughout the election campaign ⤵️
www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
Reposted by Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH)
Fun times this morning at the College Freedom Forum! And by ‘fun’ I mean some good and scary (but not hopeless!) discussions about authoritarianism.
October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fun times this morning at the College Freedom Forum! And by ‘fun’ I mean some good and scary (but not hopeless!) discussions about authoritarianism.
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AI tools amplify anti-Muslim hate on Indian social media: think tank
"That's only a microcosm of what's happening at a much larger scale across digital platforms in India," Raqib Hameed Naik, founder and executive director of CSOH, told Nikkei Asia.
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"That's only a microcosm of what's happening at a much larger scale across digital platforms in India," Raqib Hameed Naik, founder and executive director of CSOH, told Nikkei Asia.
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AI tools amplify anti-Muslim hate on Indian social media: think tank
Researchers see surge in sectarian content; call for 'systems to identify misuse'
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October 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
AI tools amplify anti-Muslim hate on Indian social media: think tank
"That's only a microcosm of what's happening at a much larger scale across digital platforms in India," Raqib Hameed Naik, founder and executive director of CSOH, told Nikkei Asia.
trib.al/W95l5ka
"That's only a microcosm of what's happening at a much larger scale across digital platforms in India," Raqib Hameed Naik, founder and executive director of CSOH, told Nikkei Asia.
trib.al/W95l5ka
In Germany, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is weaponizing AI generated imagery to craft hyper-nationalist, anti-refugee, and Islamophobic aesthetics, turning social anxieties into imagined threats to the country.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/13/a...
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/13/a...
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In Germany, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is weaponizing AI generated imagery to craft hyper-nationalist, anti-refugee, and Islamophobic aesthetics, turning social anxieties into imagined threats to the country.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/13/a...
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/13/a...
When Kabul fell in 2021, tens of thousands of Afghans turned to the US for refuge. Many arrived with the expectation of safety & stability.
Four years later, they find themselves navigating a different kind of threat: a growing wave of anti-Afghan sentiment.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/23/a...
Four years later, they find themselves navigating a different kind of threat: a growing wave of anti-Afghan sentiment.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/23/a...
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
When Kabul fell in 2021, tens of thousands of Afghans turned to the US for refuge. Many arrived with the expectation of safety & stability.
Four years later, they find themselves navigating a different kind of threat: a growing wave of anti-Afghan sentiment.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/23/a...
Four years later, they find themselves navigating a different kind of threat: a growing wave of anti-Afghan sentiment.
Read: www.csohate.org/2025/10/23/a...
Our latest data shows a disturbing escalation of online hate targeting Zohran Mamdani and Muslim New Yorkers on X (formerly Twitter). Between November 1 and 5, we recorded 7,449 Islamophobic and xenophobic posts, with a staggering 5,307 (71%) posted on just November 4 and 5.
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our latest data shows a disturbing escalation of online hate targeting Zohran Mamdani and Muslim New Yorkers on X (formerly Twitter). Between November 1 and 5, we recorded 7,449 Islamophobic and xenophobic posts, with a staggering 5,307 (71%) posted on just November 4 and 5.
Next Wednesday (November 12), the Big Tech, Democracy, and Human Rights in South Asia conference will take place at the University of California, Berkeley.
Registration details: www.csohate.org/big-tech-dem...
#SouthAsiaTechConf2025
Registration details: www.csohate.org/big-tech-dem...
#SouthAsiaTechConf2025
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Next Wednesday (November 12), the Big Tech, Democracy, and Human Rights in South Asia conference will take place at the University of California, Berkeley.
Registration details: www.csohate.org/big-tech-dem...
#SouthAsiaTechConf2025
Registration details: www.csohate.org/big-tech-dem...
#SouthAsiaTechConf2025
What we witnessed around the New York City Mayoral elections reflects a broader and growing pattern of dehumanising rhetoric against Muslims that has taken deep root in American public life.
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What we witnessed around the New York City Mayoral elections reflects a broader and growing pattern of dehumanising rhetoric against Muslims that has taken deep root in American public life.
Our latest report uncovers a staggering campaign of Islamophobia and xenophobia on X (formerly Twitter) that reached 1.5 billion impressions targeting Zohran Mamdani during the New York City mayoral election.
More: www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
#mamdani #zohranmamdani #nyc
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#mamdani #zohranmamdani #nyc
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Our latest report uncovers a staggering campaign of Islamophobia and xenophobia on X (formerly Twitter) that reached 1.5 billion impressions targeting Zohran Mamdani during the New York City mayoral election.
More: www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
#mamdani #zohranmamdani #nyc
More: www.csohate.org/2025/11/03/i...
#mamdani #zohranmamdani #nyc