Tag Archives: Islamophobia

IQNA: Participants in a religious forum in Kazakhstan described Islamophobia as a major obstacle to realization of peace in the world. The 19th meeting of the working group and secretariat of Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, this week. Representatives of international organizations and …

I am a Kashmiri Muslim woman and I am not sharing my name or photo as they have been shared thousands of times along with photos of a hundred other Muslim women on an app using GitHub – by the name of ‘Sulli Deals’. By stealing my information and posting …

 The Head of the German Muslim Council, Aiman Mazyek, criticized the indifference to Islamophobia that he said is spreading rapidly in Europe. “Although Islamophobic sentiments have been spreading a lot among extremist circles, there just isn’t enough awareness of the extent of these sentiments with the general public,” Mazyek told …

 Being born and raised in Glasgow, it wasn’t until I put my headscarf on that I felt “the cold edge of people” in what I had always considered a warm and friendly city. For many Muslims, an inquiry finding Islamophobia in Scotland is no surprise but the sheer scale of …

OPP Spokesperson Bill Dickson confirmed to Daily Hive that officers are aware of at least two videos that have been circulating. One video allegedly shows three people walking down a street while an individual makes “very inappropriate comments,” and mentions the person charged in the London attack. A second clip …

Canada’s political leaders are once again condemning Islamophobia following the deadly Sunday evening hit and run in London, Ont. that police have described as a premeditated hate crime against a Muslim family. Three adults and one teenager were killed in the incident, in which a pickup truck mounted a curb …

Following the killing of four Muslims in London, Ont., Faisal Joseph, former chairperson of the Association of London Muslims, says people ‘have a choice to make’ when they see hate. ‘We have to bring all of this out from the darkness and shine a light on it.’   https://en.shafaqna.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/People-need-to-speak-up-about-hate-in-their-community-says-Muslim-lawyer3-Mp4-Video-852x480-Http-1232-.mp4

Police in the Canadian province of Ontario said a man driving a pick-up truck slammed into a Muslim family in a “premeditated” attack, killing four and seriously injuring a nine-year-old boy. Local news outlets said the victims were waiting to cross a street in the city of London, Ontario, about 200km southwest of Toronto, …

Anti-Muslim hatred remains so pervasive not just in the UK but in many non-Muslim-majority countries. Conservative Party members have, over recent years, uttered a large number of anti-Muslim comments. The party’s leadership is at fault, not least Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Back in 2018, before he became PM, Johnson described, …

Connecticut’s prison system has fired a guard after an Islamic group complained about an anti-Muslim meme he posted on social media years ago. In a termination letter dated Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request, Garner Correctional Institution warden Amoda Hannah told Officer Anthony Marlak …