Islamophobia
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Turkey FM condemns anti-Muslim acts, visits recently attacked mosque in Norway
The assailant entered the mosque in the affluent Oslo suburb of Baerum on Aug. 10 armed with multiple weapons and opened fire before being overpowered by a 65-year-old man
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‘Increasing number of Muslim women forced to remove headscarves’ at UK border control
The analysis of the use of Schedule 7 powers and its impact on the Muslim community was released by CAGE this week.
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Inspection of Muslims at UK ports and airports 'structural Islamopobia
Human rights group, Cage, submitted a report entitled: 'Schedule 7: Harassment at Borders", to the policing regulator, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, highlighting the ‘suspicionless stops’ by UK authorities.
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Turkey voices concern over mosque attack in Norway
A 21-year-old gunman on Saturday attacked the Al-Noor Islamic Centre in Baerum, Norway. The gunman was overpowered by people at the mosque before police arrived, Skjold said adding that Afghan national Mohamed Rafiq was injured while confronting the attacker.
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Mosques targeted every two days in Germany
Mosques linked to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), which has nearly 850 mosques in Germany, were targeted nine times with bomb threats. In the past months, some mosques were set on fire. In some mosques, the Quran was torn, various things were written on the walls, and the mosques were damaged financially.
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Muslim group tells Tory chairman ‘words must be followed by action’
Activists have been calling on the Tories to adopt the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims’ definition of Islamophobia.
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More Presidential candidates are visiting Mosques than ever before
The day before he appeared onstage at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited the Islamic Center of Detroit to discuss the concerns of Muslim Americans.