Provincial police in Ontario have launched an investigation after a video was posted to TikTok which included disturbing references to the recent murder of a Muslim family in London, Ont. The video shows what appears to be a Muslim family walking on the road and the voice of a man …
Read More »Lifting of hijab ban in southern Belgium offers hope for Muslim women
Activists, anti-Islamophobia organisations welcome the announcement regarding universities, and look forward to the lifting of bans in other institutions Religious symbols, including the hijab will be permitted in universities in the French-speaking Wallonia region of Belgium starting September 2021, local officials announced, in a victory for anti-Islamophobia and Muslim women’s …
Read More »Vandals strike building intended to be new mosque in Conception Bay South
Safwan Choudhry of Muslim Jama’at Canada says local members of his organization discovered smashed windows, shattered light bulbs and a kicked-in fireplace in a building in Conception Bay South on Thursday. Plans for a much-needed mosque near St. John’s have come to light through an act of vandalism at the …
Read More »France: Muslim groups pressured to sign bill
We are determined not to sign unless certain changes are made, Turkish-Muslims tell Anadolu Agency. Turkish-Muslim groups in France are under pressure for refusing to sign the “charter of principles” of Islam pushed by President Emmanuel Macron, several representatives said Wednesday. Chairman of the Confederation Islamique Milli Gorus France (CIMG), …
Read More »Is Islamophobia on the rise in the UK?
By ABDULRAHMAN AL-HUSSEIN In the shadows of the Brexit vote and a new movement toward nationalism, the U.K. has seen a significant increase in the number of hate crimes against Muslims in the past few years. Muslim women, in particular, bore the brunt of the recent hate crimes and many …
Read More »UK police withdraw ‘outrageous’ Islamophobic pamphlet
– The Metro, a British daily, reported a 12-page document released by counter terrorism police in southeast England was intended to give examples of behavior to look out for that could be considered “extremist.” Britain’s anti-terror police were forced to withdraw a document that said believing Muslims were oppressed was …
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