Among religious minorities, Muslim Americans were estimated to be 27% of the population, but they actually only make up 1%. The same is true for Jewish, and other racial and ethnic minorities, such as Native Americans, Asian and Black populations. Two recent YouGov polls asked respondents to guess the percentage of American adults who belong ...
Muslims in Orange County, California who are suing the FBI for sending an informant to spy on mosques will keep fighting the case in lower courts after a narrow US Supreme Court ruling favoring the FBI. The ruling could mean the FBI can invoke a secrecy privilege claiming a threat to national security, by publicly […]
Yama Nabi, son of Haji Daoud Nabi, one of the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks targeting two mosques in New Zealand, longs for his father. On March 15, 2019, Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 51 worshippers and injured 40 others at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre. He was sentenced to […]
In 2021, French security services saw a surge in racist, xenophobic, and anti-religious offenses, the Interior Ministry’s annual report revealed Friday. The analysis was released ahead of March 21 for International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The ministry said racist acts, mainly in the form of abuse, insults, provocation...
The United Nations has declared March 15 international day to combat islamophobia. The resolution, introduced by Pakistan, marks the day in 2019 when a white supremacist Australian gunman killed 51 Muslims and wounded 40 others in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Pakistan’s U.N. envoy munir akram said anti-muslim hatred is “prol...
A new analysis of United States naturalization data reveals how often applications for citizenship are denied based on racial, ethnic, gender and religious identities. It found that among those seeking U.S. citizenship, women are favored over men, white people are favored over people of color, and non-Muslims are favored over Muslims. The stud...
France has closed another mosque for a 6-month period amid an ongoing assault against Muslims and their places of worship in the country. The Al-farouk Mosque in Pessac district near bordeaux in southwestern France was closed for allegedly defending “radical islam” and “spreading salafist ideology,” officials said Monday. A statement from the ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus on Tuesday a resolution declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The resolution was introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. It marks the day when a gunman entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 ...
ISTANBUL- A renowned professor has said the Christchurch attacks were a manifestation of systemic Islamophobia and that Muslims should build a collective memory of the suffering in order to heal and deal with ongoing Islamophobia. Salman Sayyid is an expert at the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the UK’s University of Leeds. Spe...
PARIS (AA) – France has shut down a mosque for a six-month period amid an ongoing drive against Muslims and their places of worship. The Al-Farouk Mosque in Pessac district near the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France was closed for allegedly defending “radical Islam” and “spreading Salafist ideology,” the Gironde governo...
