Spreading Islamophobia: Polish magazine cover depicts woman being attacked by faceless dark-skinned men with headline: "The Islamic rape of Europe"

RT
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:36 UTC

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A Polish magazine cover has sparked a fresh debate about the reporting of Europe's migrant crisis by featuring a woman, draped in the European flag, being attacked by a group of faceless dark-skinned men while the headline screams: "The Islamic rape of Europe".

1) Cover of this week's Polish magazine wSieci about the 'Islamic rape of Europe'; 2) WW2 Italian fascist propaganda pic.twitter.com/L3vzgCinrd

— Ronan Burtenshaw (@ronanburtenshaw) February 17, 2016

Far-right weekly magazine wSieci sent Twitter into a tailspin with the controversial cover.

Polish magazine cover: the "Islamic rape of #Europe". Mainstream racism and #Islamophobia. Revolting and shameful pic.twitter.com/x85Y3ZYeYb

— Imad Mesdoua (@ImadMesdoua) February 17, 2016

"The Islamic Rape of Europe" on a Polish magazine cover.and you thought Charlie Hebdo was bad... pic.twitter.com/YDBN19w9NQ

— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) February 17, 2016

Some praised the article's cover image. The piece accuses Europe of hiding migrant crime.

translation: "the Islamic rape of Europe"God bless Poland pic.twitter.com/4cQRe9V8JZ

— CRUNK alex Riley (@alexrileyiscool) February 15, 2016

...While many accused the Polish magazine of "fascism" and "fear-mongering", comparing the cover to WW2 Nazi and Mussolini propaganda.

"Islamic Rape of Europe"—Polish magazine #wSieciJust change "Islamic" to "Jewish" and it's Poland in the late 1930s pic.twitter.com/J2ua2TVHg9

— Annia Ciezadlo (@annia) February 17, 2016

"Islamic rape of Europe", screams Polish magazine. They obviously forget Nazi depictions of Poles in the 1930s. pic.twitter.com/Sic3TEvIq0

— John O'Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) February 16, 2016

The magazine joins the growing list of contemporary media outlets which have published questionable headlines and contentious covers in their alarmist reporting on the EU migrant crisis.

DAILY EXPRESS FRONT PAGE: You pay to teach migrants manners #skypapers pic.twitter.com/fTeSybzXEE

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 20, 2013

We've seen our share of shocking frontpage headlines. But a 4 year old still using a dummy tops it all. pic.twitter.com/MTjijkY9xT

— Migrants Rights Net (@migrants_rights) August 10, 2015