Rise Of Islamophobia Across The World

Islamophobia in western media is based on false premises 

Although anti-Muslim sentiments certainly existed long before 2001, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the response to them intensified anti-Muslim tropes, namely the presumption that Islam is inherently violent or that Muslims have a propensity for terrorism. Since 9/11, specific individuals have turned Islamophobia into an industry, scapegoating Muslims to further their own agendas.

Turkish presidential board discusses Islamophobia, xenophobia 

Board members discuss two issues, which are on the rise in Western societies.

Turkey’s Erdogan: Islamophobia, xenophobia must stop 

Global community should work to ensure that Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda tragedies are never repeated, says Turkish president.

Islamophobia—the hate the state made

Turkey, Pakistan, Azerbaijan agree to stem Islamophobia 

Foreign ministers of 3 countries attend 2nd round of trilateral meeting in Islamabad

Issue of Islamophobia in Luxembourg 

The 2019 report, commissioned by the Observatory of Islamophobia in Luxembourg (OIL), said Islamophobia frequently goes unreported in the Grand Duchy, with just 7% of cases formally or informally reported

Islamophobia a form of racism  

ON Sept 17, 2015 at a campaign rally in New Hampshire, a man in the audience shouted to Donald Trump, “We have a problem in this country; it’s called Muslims”; Trump nodded, said “right” and “we need this question”

Standing with muslims

Julie Burchill’s book about cancel culture cancelled over Twitter row 

The publisher of a book about cancel culture by Julie Burchill has cancelled it after the writer was accused of Islamophobia on Twitter.

Islamophobia on the Rise in Sri Lanka as Deceased Muslims Forced Into Cremation 

Authorities are using COVID-19 to justify forced cremations for Muslims, devastating family members.

We will stop Islamophobia. Together!

Islamophobia is on rise like never before: Turkish FM 

‘We must be awake to dangerous rhetoric, actions, we should send clear message regarding our red lines,’ says Cavusoglu.

Islamophobia in the Labour and Conservative parties: when will this problem be taken seriously? 

More than a quarter of Muslim members and supporters of the Labour Party have experienced Islamophobia within the ranks of the party, a report from the Labour Muslim Network (LMN) claims. With some members or supporters being referred to as “terrorists” or “foreigners”, others have been accused of plotting to “takeover” the party. Some have even been subjected to stereotypes about “grooming gangs”.

France: Dissolving Anti-Discrimination Group Threatens Rights 

Government’s Misguided Move Part of Security Drift Endangering Liberties.

Let’s Fight Islamophobia Together

UK: ‘One in four’ Muslims experience Islamophobia in Labour Party 

Report finds anti-Muslim sentiment within party ranks, with members and supporters called ‘terrorists’ and ‘foreigners’

‘Moved by Islamophobia’, Rajasthan youth applied for Islamic Studies MA in Kashmir, made history 

Shubham Yadav, 21, is the first non-Muslim and non-Kashmir resident to top the all-India entrance exam for a Master’s course in Islamic Studies at Central University of Kashmir

France’s Jean-Luc Melenchon Condemns Political Islamophobia 

French MP and presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon decries “disguised” hatred against Muslims

We are against Islamophobia and Racism

Austria’s new law on ‘political Islam’ opens door for crackdown on Muslims 

After a hijab and face veil ban, Austria’s right wing government is set to introduce draconian measures against expressions of “political Islam.” Austria’s right-wing Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced a raft of new measures which would make “political Islam” a criminal offence.

Focus on ‘Racism, Islamophobia and Hate Crimes’ At Home, Turkey Advises US Ahead of Pompeo Visit 

Turkey’s Islamist government has taken issue with the fact that an upcoming visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a religious freedom focus.

The politics of Islamophobia 

The term Islamophobia can be decoded as the racism, discrimination, hatred, prejudice, bigotry and fear against Islam and its followers, Muslims. Anti-Muslim sentiments are increasing rapidly as the leaders of the countries especially in the west are using it as a tool for their own political objectives.

The West against Islam

Tens of thousands of Muslims protest France’s ‘Islamophobia’ 

Anger erupts in the Muslim world over caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad and President Macron’s comments on Islam.

France: Islamophobia replacing antisemitism 

Experts say Muslims taking place of Jewish community in France of scapegoats for country’s problems.

We are against Islamophobia

“Collective Against Islamophobia in France” may be banned as an extremist organization 

The Islamic group “Collective Against Islamophobia in France” had launched a slander campaign and had pronounced a fatwa on the French teacher who was killed in an attack last Friday, reports the French Gérald Darmanin (Interior) on Monday.

French state exploits murder to attack Muslims 

The murder and beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in France last week was appalling. It must not be used to deepen Islamophobia and racism.

Islamophobia, Turkophobia Armenia’s main disease, says Turkish presidential administration 

Islamophobia and Turkophobia are Armenia’s main diseases and, apparently, the authorities of this country do not want to get rid of them, a source in the Turkish presidential administration told Trend.

Rising Islamophobia

Turkey accuses France’s Macron of ‘sowing Islamophobia’ 

‘Scapegoating Islam, Muslims for failures of French Republic is far cry from rational policy,’ says Turkish spokesman

PM Trudeau condemns Islamophobia after threats to Toronto mosque

The National Council of Canadian Muslims says a downtown mosque received several violent emails on the weekend containing threats to kill Muslims and referenced two mosques in New Zealand where a gunman killed 51 people in 2019

Recycled Tropes and the Persistence of Islamophobia in American Films 

While the Bush administration manufactured Islamophobia, the Trump administration seeks to normalize it…