A new report from the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reveals that nearly half of Muslim students in the state’s K-12 schools face faith-based bullying. The survey, conducted across 11 counties, found that 48% of Muslim students reported bullying due to their religion. Among them, 22% faced regular har...
A Swedish court has convicted a man for burning a copy of the Quran in public. The ruling comes just days after his co-defendant was shot dead. Salwan Najem received a suspended sentence and a fine of $364 for hate crimes. The court said he made derogatory remarks about Muslims and incited unrest in 2023. […]
Far-right French politicians, emboldened by Trump’s policies, push for punitive measures against Algeria ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Far-right and hard-right political figures in France, inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies, are urging President Emmanuel Macron to take punitive actions against Algeria. The mo...
The New York State Senate has designated Feb. 1 as World Hijab Day. The resolution, introduced by Sen. Roxanne Persaud, promotes religious tolerance and cultural understanding. The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR has welcomed the move, calling it a step toward challenging stereotypes and empowering women who wear the hijab. CAIR ...
Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Quran, was shot dead in his apartment in Sweden. Momika was found dead at his home in the city of Sodertalje, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported. Momika, an Iraqi Christian, was granted a residence permit in 2021. He gained notoriety for organizing a series of burnings […]
The Muslim Council of Britain’s first female and youngest Secretary General, Zara Mohammed, has stepped down after a four-year term. Her leadership ended on Jan. 27 and was defined by rising Islamophobia, government disengagement, and efforts to unite and empower Muslim communities across the U.K. The council represents more than 500 mosques, ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR has named Chicago’s Northwestern University among 14 “hostile campuses” for Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and Jewish communities. The announcement follows the launch of CAIR’s “hostile campuses” website, which highlights discriminatory incidents on college campuses. The website serves as a resourc...
One in five Muslim women in the U.K. experienced hate crimes in the past year, according to the Muslim Women’s Network U.K. Baroness Shaista Gohir, also a House of Lords member, highlighted the alarming trend at a Women and Equalities Committee meeting. She linked the rise of what she called “gendered Islamophobia” to negative poli...
Pakistan has condemned rising racist and Islamophobic remarks against British Pakistanis in the U.K. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced concern over attempts to vilify the diaspora of 1.7 million. Controversy erupted after Indian lawmaker Priyanka Chaturvedi’s social media post labeled “Asian grooming gangs” as “Pakistani grooming g...
An Uyghur woman in occupied Eastern Turkistan has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for teaching Quranic verses to her sons and a neighbor. Forty-nine-year-old Seylihan Rozi has been accused of conducting “illegal underground religious activities,” local officials claim. Her sons received sentences of seven and 10 years for receiving religi...
