A U.S. Court of Appeals has partially revived a lawsuit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Southern California’s Muslim community. The case, Fazaga v. FBI, centers on “Operation Flex,” in which the FBI allegedly used an informant to gather intelligence in a counterterrorism effort. Plaintiffs claim unconstitutional searches and religio...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip are leading to a rise in Islamophobia across Europe, according to a new report. The “European Islamophobia Report 2023,” which examined anti-Muslim sentiment in 28 European countries, revealed that Israel’s current attacks on Gaza have led to a notable increase in Islam...
ANKARA / ISTANBUL (AA) – The suspect who drove into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, killing five people and injuring more than 200 others, is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor described as anti-Islam, and a supporter of Zionism. German media named the person as Talib A, who knocked over dozens […]
Dutch-Moroccan artist Sarah Amrani’s debut exhibition Terror of Beauty is captivating audiences in Amsterdam, where it runs until February. Hosted at Foam, the exhibition examines the pressures Muslim women face in a digital world dominated by Western beauty ideals. Central to the show is a holographic mannequin that showcases “pe...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee to stop photographing Muslim women without their hijabs during booking procedures. It follows a lawsuit by Layla Soliz, a Muslim woman whose uncovered photo was taken and published online after her arrest during a peaceful Free Palestin...
Hundreds of Muslims in China’s Yunnan province staged protests outside government offices following the detention of Imam Ma Yuwei. Footage on social media showed crowds praying and demanding his release in Yuxi city after police took Ma from a restaurant on Sunday. Witnesses reported that plainclothes police surrounded the area, detaining Ma...
The imam of the Al Haqq Islamic Center in Kansas City has spent nearly two decades fostering understanding and unity across faiths. In a recent interview with The Kansas City Star, Imam Sulaiman Salaam Jr., shared his journey of dispelling misconceptions about Islam and promoting interfaith harmony. Growing up in a Muslim household, Salaam tr...
China has demolished the Rebiya Kadeer Trade Center, once a prominent building symbolizing Uyghur entrepreneurship and identity in Urumqi in Chinese-occupied East Turkistan. Satellite images confirm the site is now rubble. Built in 1990, the seven-story center housed more than 600 shops, conference halls, and classrooms. It played a key role ...
The strategy features over 100 executive actions and 100 calls to action aimed at addressing bias and discrimination Muslim Network TV Desk WASHINGTON (MNTV) – In a historic move, the White House has released the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate, underscoring a critical commitment to addressing...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Indian revenue authorities in the occupied Kashmir have ordered that power and water supply for 409 Muslim Rohingya refugee families be cut off. This is part of an ongoing crackdown aimed at eventually deporting them to their troubled homeland in Myanmar. A revenue document outlines the private properti...
