MONROE, Michigan – A Muslim advocacy group has called for a boycott of Erie Orchards & Cider Mill in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan after the owner made Islamophobic remarks that were caught on video. A Muslim family, Yousef Abu Jenna Mahmoud, his wife, and their three young daughters, visited the orchard […]
LONDON – British Muslims are complaining that their bank accounts are being disproportionately closed without explanation. Anas Altikriti, head of the Cordoba Foundation, a British think tank, said his personal HSBC account and those of his family members were closed in 2014. His organization aims to bridge the gap between the Muslim wor...
WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna, currently traveling through India, has come under fire for a meeting with far-right Hindutva ideologue Abhijeet Iyer-Mitra. Iyer-Mitra has been accused of spreading an Islamophobic narrative and calling Khanna’s Muslim colleague, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a “jihadi.” K...
Mumbai, India — AFP The Kerala Story is one of a slew of polarising films sparking concern Bollywood is churning out cultural propaganda to bolster support for India’s ruling party ahead of elections. The trailer for the anti-Muslim box office hit claims to depict “innocent girls trapped, transformed and trafficked for terror...
-Watch list subjects those on it to constant suspicion without due process, investigation, or indictment SEATTLE – A Seattle Muslim religious leader has filed suit against the U.S. government for placing him on the watch list. The watch list subjects those on it to constant suspicion without due process, investigation, or indictment. Ima...
PODGORICA, Montenegro – In the southeastern European country of Montenegro, two incidents targeting Muslims in religious dress occurred in quick succession this month. First, a Kuwaiti woman wearing an Islamic headscarf and her family were pelted with an alcoholic drink from a hotel balcony in Budva. Two days later, a man insulted a teen...
LONDON – The former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sherard Cowper-Coles, has been accused of racism. Cowper-Coles, who now holds a senior position at HSBC, is alleged to have commented to Oxford students that the “Arab mind is empty.” The former diplomat made his comments in an impromptu speech welcoming students to the ...
TEL AVIV, Israel – In a shocking incident that has drawn international attention, a Muslim passenger was subjected to an emotionally charged encounter with airline staff after a harrowing security ordeal. The incident occurred at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and involved United Airlines. Video footage has surfaced on social media showi...
ALGERIA (AA) – Algeria has said that Denmark’s foreign minister apologized for a recent string of hate crimes directed against the Quran by far-right extremists in front of the diplomatic missions of several Muslim nations, including Algeria’s. During a phone call with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, Lars Lokke Rasmusse...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In Fisksatra, a quiet suburb in the Nacka municipality just outside Stockholm, Muslims and Christians have coexisted peacefully for years. Together, they have held “peace prayers,” organized cultural festivals, and even planned to establish their houses of worship next to one another. That spirit has been put to the test by the...
