ISTANBUL (AA)- China has criticized Sweden after a recent incident took place involving the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book. “Freedom of speech cannot be a reason to incite racial or cultural discrimination and tear society apart,” said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, referring to the incident...
ANKARA – Turkiye has slammed a Swedish far-right politician for burning the Muslim holy book. The Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu while commenting on the hateful incident has said, “neo-Nazi movements have led to increased Islamophobia.” Urging collaboration against any form of racism and Islamophobic rhetoric, Mevlut Cav...
Islamophobia in U.S. public schools is an ongoing concern, according to a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR. The group’s survey of 700 Muslim students in California schools found high levels of bullying, harassment and discrimination by peers and adults, including teachers. Nearly half of the students, reported...
A Virginia mosque has been vandalized for the second time in six months. Authorities said the West End Islamic Center in Glen Allen, a northern suburb of the capital Richmond, was targeted by vandals Saturday afternoon. Police said the damage includes a smashed window, overturned tables and chairs, and graffiti. Ibrahim Hooper, national commun...
Sixteen Palestinian journalists are being held in Israeli prisons, an Arab human rights group said on Sunday. The Beirut-based Journalists’ Support Committee said eight journalists have already been slapped with jail terms by Israeli authorities. Four journalists are being held under Israel’s policy of administrative detention, while four othe...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday summoned Swedish Ambassador Liselott Andersson to protest the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden. A statement by the UAE Foreign Ministry said the envoy was summoned by Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy to convey the Gulf state’s protest agains...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden. In a statement, OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha denounced “the provocative actions of burning copies of the Holy Quran during anti-Muslim demonstrations, which have been taki...
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar’s Shura Council has condemned Israeli attacks on worshippers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. We express our “condemnation of the Israeli practices of storming the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacking Palestinian worshipers,” the advisory council stated. It called for swift “internat...
Police in the Indian capital New Delhi have arrested 14 Muslims, according to The Wire. Muslims were resisting a RSS militia attack on their mosque on Saturday. A procession led by the Hindu militia Bajrang Dal attacked the mosque in the Delhi suburb of Jahangirpuri. According to area resident Salman Khan, they “tried to wave […]
Footage showing French police assaulting two Muslim women wearing Hijab has triggered anger on social media. In the April 14 video, French police use disproportionate force against two Muslim in headscarves in the city of Asnieres-sur-Seine. Police can be seen beating one of the women and trying to push the other to the ground. As […]
