– The President of Turkey today (Tuesday) called for the establishment of an international communication network to combat the phenomenon of anti-Islamism and Islamophobia. “It is necessary for all communities and countries at risk of Islamophobia to come together and establish a global communication network in this regard,” Recep Tayyip …
Read More »Turkish Official Calls Islamophobia A Crime against Humanity
Sharing a video on his Twitter account on Sunday, ahead of a symposium to tackle the issue in depth, Erbas defined Islamophobia as hostility against Islam that is racist in nature. Islamophobia is a dark project that attempts to present Islam and Muslims as elements of fear and threat, Erbas …
Read More »UK MP writes to Macron, voices concerns over Islamophobia in France
IQNA: A Muslim member of the UK parliament has written a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing concerns over his treatment of French Muslims and rising Islamophobia. “I write to you as a British Muslim Parliamentarian deeply concerned over the growing Islamophobia on display in France, which, in some …
Read More »French Senate adds ban on prayers at universities to anti-Muslim law
The French Senate approved Wednesday the addition of a ban on religious practices in university corridors to a controversial bill that French President Emmanuel Macron’s government believes will combat so-called “Islamist separatism,” but which is seen by rights organizations as an obstacle to the rights and freedoms of the Muslim …
Read More »France’s Hijab Ban Is Not Empowering — It’s Islamophobia Disguised As Feminism
With governments in France voting to ban the wearing of the Hijab in public for anyone under the age of 18, it’s time to rethink how we police women’s bodies and question why the feminist movement has left Muslim women behind. It began in 1989 when 3 teenagers in a French school were …
Read More »Right-wing mob stabs Muslim man for travelling with Hindu woman in Mangaluru
A 23-year-old Muslim man from Karnataka’s Mangaluru is currently critical after a mob of right-wing activists stabbed him, because he was accompanying a Hindu woman on a bus. The incident took place in coastal Dakshina Kannada district, in a bus en route Bengaluru from Mangaluru on Thursday night. It was …
Read More »National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) Deeply Concerned After Another Attack on Black Hijabi Woman in Edmonton
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is deeply concerned about an attack that took place in Edmonton at the Century Park Transit Station on February 17, 2021, against a Black Muslim woman wearing a Hijab. The woman, who will remain anonymous and referred to as M.W., was waiting at …
Read More »Over 900 anti-Muslim attacks recorded in Germany in 2020
Islamophobic attacks have been on the rise, with Germany reporting over 900 attacks against Muslims and Islamic organizations across the country, a German daily wrote Monday. According to Neuer Osnabrücker Zeitung, at least 901 Islamophobic attacks were recorded in Germany in 2020, a 2% rise compared to the previous year …
Read More »How Trump’s administration harmed Muslim communities?
| 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 …
Read More »Muslims concerned about rise of Islamophobia in Germany
Germany’s Turkish-Muslim community is alarmed by the increase in Islamophobic hate crimes, senior figures told Anadolu Agency Monday. Kemal Ergun, president of the Turkish-Muslim association IGMG, said more and more mosques have become the targets of threats, vandalism or arson in recent months. “At least 122 mosques were targeted in …
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