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 […]...
Washington, United States — AFP The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report on religious freedom published recently, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Muslims and Jews. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the annual report and said that the United States was also fa...
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...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has welcomed the federal indictment of an Arizona man accused of planning a mass shooting at an Atlanta rap concert. He faces a number of charges. These include firearms trafficking and possession related to a hate crime aimed at African Americans, Jews, or Muslims. A number of reports say [&he...
Muslim non-profit The Emerald Project worked with the Natural History Museum of Utah to host an event last Saturday to challenge Islamophobia and bring the community together. The museum hosted the fourth annual “Slam the Islamophobia” event. This featured poetry, prose, and art performances by local Muslims, with a focus on youth, aiming to...
ANKARA (AA) – The Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) says that the police authorities fail to apply the same standards in cases of attacks. An April 13 knife attack in a mall in Sydney killed six people before police killed the attacker. Days later, Australian police said the attacker had mental health problems that led […]
BERLIN (AA) – The number of Islamophobic crimes in Germany more than doubled over the last year, media reports have said. In 2023, some 1,464 crimes nationwide were classified as Islamophobic, compared to 610 anti-Muslim hate crimes in the previous year, German Press Agency reported, citing a government reply to an inquiry by Christian D...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Washington chapter has urged the University of Washington to condemn a recent case involving hate mail. A letter targeting the Seattle Somali Student Association (SSA) sent during Ramadan contained derogatory language and called on members of the organization to “go back to their country.” The...
Social media platform X has suspended the account of the Harvard Islamic Studies program. The company is claiming that the account was involved in spam and manipulation, which prompted the February 22 suspension. But program executive director Harry Bastermajian has expressed concern that the move was potentially influenced by Islamophobia or...
LONDON (AA) – For the Muslim community in London, the holy month of Ramadan has started this year with a sense of trepidation. A spike in Islamophobia spurred by Israel’s war on Gaza and recent break-ins at mosques have heightened fears and sparked calls for increased security measures. Since mid-February, there have been a series […]...
