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Anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 71 per cent in Canada in 2021, according to Statistics Canada. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) says it receives reports of racism daily. “Unfortunately, we are seeing an increase from coast to coast in Canada, especially targeting visible Muslim women,” said Dalal Souraya, staff lawyer …

| by Leila Yazdani: Over the past four years, the Trump’s administration has used widespread violence against Muslims domestically and abroad. From banning Muslims to endless wars in the Middle East, Muslim communities have been attacked in a variety of ways — including through rhetoric and harmful policies that separate Muslims …

Led by Democratic congresswoman Debbie Dingell, the lawmakers said Facebook has failed to take action “in response to the abuse of your platform to dehumanize Muslims and stoke violence and genocide against Muslims around the world.”

German police recorded 188 anti-Muslim hate crimes in the second quarter of this year, Germany’s Interior Ministry said. At least 15 mosques were attacked between April and June of 2020 and dozens of Muslims were physically assaulted or verbally harassed on the street or in a public place, the latest figures released by the ministry showed

South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele apologized to the Muslim community Sunday for blasphemous remarks made by a police officer while arresting worshippers for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules. Cele’s apology came hours after a video clip circulated on social media showing police officers arresting 24 worshipers in Mpumalanga province Saturday. …

IQNA: Violence against Muslims in Delhi, India has left more than 40 dead and more than 200 injured. A number of Mosques and copies of the Holy Quran were also desecrated in the clashes as people rallied for and against the new citizenship law that is considered by many to …

IQNA: In the United States, rallies were held in major American cities on Friday evening to protest against the anti-Muslim violence in Delhi that has killed at least 42 people, and injured hundreds. Violence erupted in the Indian capital on Monday, leading to a three-day-long rampage, with Hindu mobs attacking …

– American social media giant “Facebook is an engine of anti-Muslim hate the world over,” according to British journalist, broadcaster and author Mehdi Hasan. Hasan made the remarks in a recent article for The Intercept, written as if it is a letter to Facebook chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. He …

nkara-based think tank releases report, underlines dynamics that support Islamophobia in Europe. Islamophobic incidents rose across Europe due to the increase in far-right movements’ influence, according to a report by an Ankara-based think tank. “European Islamophobia Report 2018,” released recently by the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), …