The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has welcomed the federal indictment of an Arizona man accused of planning a mass shooting at an Atlanta rap concert. He faces a number of charges. These include firearms trafficking and possession related to a hate crime aimed at African Americans, Jews, or Muslims. A number of reports say [&he...
A social media post under the username “JewishBiker88” sparked outrage as it depicted a man urinating on the sign of the East Texas Islamic Society Mosque and School in Tyler, Texas. The post, accompanied by the caption “Found a good place to take a p**s while out on the motorcycle this morning,” has since been […]
The Canadian government has confronted Israel for allegedly backing an online Islamophobic misinformation campaign targeting Canadian citizens. The Toronto Star reported that Canada conveyed these concerns after Israeli newspaper Haaretz claimed a state branch had hired a private firm to influence public opinion in Canada and the US. Global A...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commemorated Thursday a terrorist attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in Ontario in 2021. “Three years ago, Talat, Salman, Madiha, and Yumnah Afzaal were murdered. Three generations killed and a young boy orphaned by a cowardly terrorist attack,” Tr...
Predominantly Muslim Tajikistan is poised to outlaw the hijab. The move comes after years of unofficial restrictions which have forced many women to choose between their careers and their faith. Draft amendments to the law on “traditions and celebrations” have been adopted by the parliament to ban the Islamic attire. They target clothing deeme...
A security guard at Qarabughra Prison in occupied Eastern Turkestan in northwest China fatally shot two Uyghur brothers. The killings of 35-year-old Sidikjan Ablikim and 33-year-old Ablehet Ablikim occurred during a confrontation in a vegetable field where the brothers were working. Chinese police and prison officials claim the guard interv...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called on Louisiana’s Department of Education to suspend its association with PragerU. CAIR has stressed concerns over PragerU’s history of spreading ahistorical information and Islamophobia. The civil rights organization says this makes it unsuitable for inclusion in public school curricul...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell has called on Bangladesh and other nations to safeguard Rohingya refugees. This comes as there are ongoing clashes in Burma. Over a million Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh; 45,000 have fled to the Naf River area near the border. Throssell says tens of thousands have been displaced...
Ottawa police have charged a 74-year-old woman with a hate crime over a hijab-pulling incident at Ottawa City Hall on May 14. The incident took place at a protest meeting against the city’s choice to raise the Israeli flag to mark Israel’s independence day. A video posted to social media shows a woman making indecent […]
Fear has gripped the Muslim community in Minneapolis following an alleged hit-and-run attack in a mosque parking lot. The Alhikma mosque fears further targeting after one of its members, Osman Ahmed, was injured. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says the incident is one of a string of attacks, making Minnesota the top state for mosq...
