BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities have finalized arrangements to bid farewell to 14 more victims of the Srebrenica genocide on the 29th anniversary of the atrocity. Green coffins with the remains of the victims are ready in Visoko from where they will depart on July 9 for the village of Potocari to […]
Student outcry has intensified at Harvard University following the release of findings from two separate inquiries into anti-semitism and Islamophobia on campus. Tasked with investigating allegations amid tensions over Israel’s war on Gaza and occupation of Palestine, both reports acknowledged a climate of discrimination and harassment on camp...
A protest, held in front of the Greek Embassy in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, marked the 80th anniversary of the massacre committed by Greece against Cham Muslim Albanians. Protesters, carrying Cham symbols and Albanian flags, denounced the massacre and human rights violations that occurred during and after World War II. The Cham re...
ISTANBUL (AA) – For France, the writing seems to be on the wall: the general elections starting this Sunday could well bring the far-right to power. Not only would that plunge the country into uncharted political territory, but for minority communities, especially Muslims, it could prove to be a death knell. That realization is not […]...
Human rights activists have condemned organizers of the international soccer competition Euro 2024 for accepting sponsorship from Chinese firms implicated in using forced labor by Uyghurs. Companies like BYD and Alibaba have been accused of exploiting Uyghur labor or aiding in their surveillance. Their advertisements have been displayed throu...
A new book reveals that a number of French Muslims are leaving France for countries like the UK and Canada because of rising Islamophobia. Co-author of “France, Loving It But Leaving It,” Olivier Esteves, connects the exodus to France’s political shift toward the far-right in recent years. The book’s interviews and surveys of 1,00...
A French court in the city of Beauvais has sentenced a man to 12 months in prison for painting racist graffiti on the facade of a local mosque. French press reported that the man had written racist messages on the Hamza mosque and a shop’s wall. Beauvais prosecutor Frederic Trinh said the perpetrator was also […]
A recently released Uyghur woman has been handed another 14-year sentence by Chinese authorities. Authorities accuse Heyrinisa Memet, who was previously in prison for a decade, of attempting to undermine China by teaching Quranic studies to teenagers. The re-sentencing is part of a wider campaign to curb religious activities by the Chinese gov...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An investigation was launched Thursday into “a hate crime” by a driver who broadcast Islamophobic content from a digital screen on top of a moving vehicle in Toronto, according to police. The video contained anti-Islamic statements after displaying footage of Muslims praying. The Hate Crimes Unit started an investigation ...
A new mosque in Baltimore’s Harford County is facing hostility from some neighbors. Although the Harford Islamic Center has quickly become a community gathering place since it opened its doors in March, some residents oppose its presence. Mosque members have reported incidents of intimidation. These include photographing children and vehic...
