Our mosques are our homes. Hands off!

Mosque vandalized in latest anti-Muslim attack in Spain’s Murcia 

A mosque was vandalized in Murcia late Wednesday, less than a month after the brutal killing of a Moroccan man in the southeastern Spanish region

Mosque in Netherlands vandalized for second time 

The Hagia Sophia Mosque in the Netherlands’ Amsterdam was vandalized Sunday night for the second time since last year. According to the National Vision Federation, the windows of the mosque, which is affiliated with the federation, were broken with a beer bottle

French Islamic centre spray-painted with racist graffiti in latest Islamophobic incident 

An Islamic institute in the French town of Martigues was defaced with Islamophobic and racist inscriptions on Sunday, in the fourth anti-Muslim incident this year

It’s my choice. It’s my life – I am muslim

NYC Women Targeted in Anti-Muslim Attack Spree, 1 Suffers Broken Nose: Cops 

Both women had been walking with men at the times they were attacked. In both cases, the women appeared to be the targets of the beatings. One ended up with a fractured nose

Spain: Racist murder of Moroccan provokes outrage 

People across Spain are calling for more to be done to address racism in the country after the brutal murder of a Moroccan immigrant in the southern region of Murcia

Alberta NDP demands Jason Kenney apologize for federal niqab policy as he denies ever supporting it 

There’s a push to have Alberta Premier Jason Kenney join his former federal colleagues in apologizing for a controversial niqab policy that was introduced a decade ago

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French mosque vandalized with Islamophobic graffiti

French Muslim organizations on Tuesday strongly condemned vandalism of an under-construction mosque in Strasbourg with Islamophobic graffiti.

France: Protest in Paris over anti-Muslim draft law

Protesters gathered in Paris on Sunday to demonstrate against a proposed law that they said was discriminatory toward Muslims. The crowd gathered in the Trocadero Square against the bill dubbed Charter of Republican Values.

JAILED: Man threatened to kill Muslims, burn a mosque, and bomb council property during 999 call

A man who threatened to murder Muslims, burn down a mosque, and bomb local council buildings in Ebbw Vale, Wales, has been given a six-month prison sentence. 45-year-old Robert Armstrong had made the threats during a 999 call he made on November 24 last year, according to the South Wales Argus. He was remanded in custody last year.

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”

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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.