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 […]
A growing number of Asian-American women across the Unites States are speaking out about their experiences with racism and anti-Asian violence. The number of reported hate crimes and racist incidents has increased nationwide, according to statistics from advocacy groups. Protests are expected across the country against the rising racism and di...
The administration of President Joe Biden on Tuesday commemorated Equal Pay Day, symbolizing how much longer women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. President Biden announced a series of actions to enhance pay equity and transparency among federal workers. A proposed regulation would prevent federal agencies from using a...
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reportedly are moving toward a 15-point peace deal that would involve Kyiv formally renouncing its ambition to join NATO. The deal also calls for Ukraine accepting “limits on its armed forces” in exchange for a ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian troops, and security guarantees from the West. The Financial Ti...
Israeli prison services used COVID-19 restrictions as a tool against Palestinian inmates, according to a report from the Palestinians Prisoners’ Society. By November 2020, more than 100 COVID-19 cases were reported among prisoners. Amani Sarahneh, spokeswoman for the Palestinian society, said each jail cell held more than six prisoners leading...
Thousands of protesters in war-torn Syria’s rebel enclave of Idlib marked 11 years since the start of Arab spring. Protestors were buoyed by the global outcry over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 5,000 people gathered in Idlib’s main square for one of the largest rallies in the region in months. Many Syrians hope the […]
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...
Justice for all, the largest human rights organization led by american muslims, and the council on american-islamic relations or CAIR, today condemned India’s Karnataka high court ruling that hijab is not an essential part of islam. Since January, muslim girls in the southern indian state have not been allowed in school wearing a hijab. There...
