Islamophobia
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All my life people have told me to lose my Muslimness
Politicians on their battle with Islamophobia: The former minister Nusrat Ghani has claimed whips told her she had been sacked for being a Muslim. Labour, Lib Dem and Tory colleagues share their own experiences, from being labelled a terrorist sympathiser to being told to change their name.
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Islamophobia isn’t just a Tory problem, it runs right through British society
Media coverage, political rhetoric and the failure of non-Muslims to speak out have made anti-Muslim racism mainstream.
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Middle-class Britons more likely to be biased about Islam, finds survey
Nearly 25% in higher social groups found to be prejudiced about Muslims compared with less than a fifth of working-class people, according to The Guardian.
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On a Mission to Enhance Understanding of Islam
The civil rights division of CAIR counsels, mediates, and advocates on behalf of Muslims and others who have faced religious discrimination, defamation, or hate crimes.
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Despite growing global Islamophobia South Africa still enjoys religious tolerance
Constitution prohibits discrimination against person based on religion, conscience, belief, culture, language.
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US state senator faces backlash over anti-Muslim argument
Amanda Chase, a Virginia state senator, was criticised by Muslim and Jewish groups for comments against ending mask mandates.
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Why Europe’s Muslims are braced for France’s stint running the EU presidency
There is concern that the country’s divisive anti-Muslim political discourse will seep into the union’s institutional policymaking.
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Islamophobia in Europe is at a 'tipping point', new report warns
According to a new study, the pandemic, far from reducing anti-Muslim hate crimes has accelerated some of the worst narratives against Islam and Muslims.
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House Responds to GOP's Boebert With Islamophobia Bill
The House has delivered its first formal response to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's anti-Muslim remarks by passing a bill to tackle Islamophobia worldwide.
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Germany: Mosque in Leipzig vandalized by far-left protesters
Germany’s largest Turkish-Muslim group DITIB, which runs Leipzig’s Eyup Sultan Mosque, has condemned the attack and called for stronger protection for the places of worship.
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Belgium’s Muslim community challenges halal slaughter ban at Strasbourg Court
Current religious slaughter techniques constitute a full-fledged alternative to stunning animals and are fully compatible with public health, food safety, and animal welfare requirements.
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Islamophobia awareness conference held in London
The Islamic Human Rights Council based in London has held an Islamophobia awareness conference, bringing together scholars and witnesses of discrimination to discuss the way forward for Muslims everywhere.
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French government seeks new initiative targeting Islam
With presidential elections drawing near, the French government looks for ways to draw in far-right voters.
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France Closes 20 More Mosques in Fresh Assault on Religious Freedom
Human rights groups have raised grave concerns over the law, saying it discriminates and stigmatizes French Muslims.
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BC Anti-Racism-Legislation Consultation Speech
Members of Muslim, Black/People of African descent, Indigenous and racialized or religious communities have advocated for race-based data collection in support of this goal.
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Peel schools can access new education platform to combat Islamophobia
The platform offers foundational knowledge by exploring what the difference between Muslim and Islam is, or what Muslim’s believe in.
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US congressional Muslim staff members demand action on Islamophobia
Dozens of Muslim congressional staff members sent an open letter demanding consequences for Islamophobic comments made by a Republican member.
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60% of UK Online News Articles about Muslims Are Negative
“British Media’s Coverage of Muslims & Islam (2018-2020)” is one of the most extensive pieces of statistical research done on how Muslims and Islam are reported in the British media.
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Muslim's freedom under great threat in France
Mosques closed one after the other for irrational reasons, decisions that interfere with the religious freedom of Muslims have now become the norms of daily life in the country.
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Challenges of Islamism among Shias in Kashmir
Kashmir issue has multiple dimensions, the rising Islamophobia in the world and Shiaphobia within the Muslim world is alarming, and violence under these manifolds is on the rise.
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Canada: New website seeks to combat Islamophobia
That is why we are investing and partnering with community leaders, to counter racism and better support Ontario’s Muslim students and their families.
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Islamophobia in the press must be tackled head-on, Silence is not an option
Our analysis shows that almost two-thirds of articles paint Muslims in a negative light.
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UK, Islam and media: This is bullying, not journalism
Thousands of news articles and video clips point to a significant problem across the journalism industry, where Muslims are often reduced to Orientalist tropes.
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Who is Eric Zemmour? Meet the French Donald Trump
Brow-raising parts of his campaign include sending immigrants back to their countries for not "assimilating" and banning names that don't sound very "French," such as Muhammad.
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'Islamophobia and stereotypes' The challenges faced by Kent's Muslim community
There tends to be a bit of a lack of understanding about how different communities live their lives, and I think sometimes that creates a fear, which is where we see some of these challenging behaviors come out.
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UK media report finds widespread anti-Muslim bias in press coverage
The report found that when it came to associating Muslims with negative behavior something present in 60 percent of articles analyzed, Associated Press (AP) and AFP were the top offenders.
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Why can’t British government tackle rising Islamophobia?
Last year nearly half of all religious hate crimes targeted Muslims. The report found disturbing examples of anti-Muslim prejudice in the Conservative party.
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‘Minarets in the Mountains’: A journey into Muslim Europe
Author Tharik Hussain discusses how his travels to the Balkans shed light on issues like identity and belonging, the roots of Islamophobia, and the European fear of the ‘Turks’.
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No single place or medium: France spotlights Islamic art in bold country-wide exhibits
'Arts of Islam, a past for a present’ will be unveiled to the general public – free of charge – as a way of tackling the Islamophobia that persists across the country to this day.
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My faith school made me proud to be a Muslim and confident to stand up to Islamophobia
I learnt that reaching out to others to clear up misconceptions was key to promoting understanding of my faith. It’s something I still do to this day.