Islamophobia
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Pig's head placed on mosque door in German city
The incident was recorded by the surveillance cameras at the mosque. In the footage, the perpetrators are seen driving a company van from a neighboring city. After they attached the pig’s head to the main entrance of the mosque, they took photos of their act. The unidentified individuals are said to be between 25 and 30 years old.
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UK: Young Muslim woman shot dead in drive-by shooting
The victim has been identified by some social media users as Aya Hachem, a Lebanese-British Muslim.
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Mosque, social center in Germany’s Cologne attacked
The assailants threw stones at the two institutions and damaged several windows. The Turkish Embassy in Cologne slammed the attack on Twitter calling for the attackers to be sought out and brought to justice.
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Pakistan calls for UNSC to stop atrocities against Muslims in India, occupied Kashmir
“We are, unfortunately, witnessing a global resurgence of right wing and fascist ideologies, hate speech, xenophobia, Islamophobia, incitement to violence and acts of brutal violence,” Ambassador Munir Akram said during a Security Council “Arria Formula” meeting on Friday.
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Arrest made in fire that damaged Missouri Islamic center
Police said in a news release that Nicholas Proffitt was arrested Monday night for the Friday fire at the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau, which is in southeast Missouri. Proffitt, 42, of Cape Girardeau, is charged in a warrant with first-degree arson, burglary and felony property damage.
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OIC condemns violence against Indian Muslims amid COVID-19
The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization in a tweet said Indian media is negatively profiling the Muslims in media and subjecting them to discrimination and violence with impunity.