Discursive Distinctions of the Far-Right in Western Geographies with an Emphasis on the Position of Muslims مقالة

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The why and how of the intensification of far-right group activities in the West in recent years has become one of the fundamental topics of security studies. Despite the existing differences in the activities of these groups in the two geographies of Western Europe and North America as the main hubs of Western civilization, existing evidence suggests that maximum confrontation with Islam and Muslims in particular has been placed on the agenda of both currents. Violent actions such as arson of many places and shelters of migrants, including Muslims, as well as slogan writing and desecration of their religious sites, are only two examples of the evidence for this claim. Given the increasing role of sympathizers of this extremist current in political developments, which peaked with the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, examining the dimensions and visible and hidden aspects of this intellectual-political current, which is also referred to by titles such as neo-fascism, has gained double importance. Therefore, in this article, an attempt will be made to address the distinctions between its two main currents in the two geographies of North America and Western Europe by referring to the latest works and available information about the activities of these influential groups and utilizing a comparative method. The main findings of this article suggest that, given different historical and sociological traditions, we witness completely different forms of far-right revival in the two aforementioned geographies. While in the United States of America, these currents often have religious undertones and studying them is essentially impossible without considering the variable of religion, in Western Europe, intense opposition to multiculturalism and less emphasis on race and biological elements form the main axis of activity for these groups.