(Arizona Republic) A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Scottsdale Community College and one of its professors for teaching material that a student said condemned Islam. The student, Mohamed Sabra, and the Arizona chapter of the Council [on] American-Islamic […]
(Charleston Post and Courier) A Berkeley County Council member said he wasn’t trying to offend anyone by dressing up like a Middle Eastern man and then posting a picture on social media, saying the robed costume was part of a paid acting […]
(Salt Lake Tribune) A Utah man has filed a federal employment complaint against a Cedar City car dealership, alleging that his supervisors and colleagues harassed and discriminated against him after he converted to Islam. When Allan Goodson was hired as a mechanic […]
(Middle East Eye) Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg oversaw a surveillance programme targeting the city’s Muslim community for almost a decade. This week he will be speaking at the Democratic national convention — an event that has so far focused on […]
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(AP) A Muslim woman who worked for a McDonald’s franchisee in Maryland claims managers and co-workers sexually harassed her and subjected her to religious discrimination after she converted to Islam. Diamond Powell, 28, of Baltimore, sued her former employer, Susdewitt Management LLC […]
(BBC) A man accused of planning a terror attack has told a court he researched the Islamic State group because he believed it was “created by America.” Hisham Muhammad, of Victoria Avenue, Bury, is accused of planning both a “lone-wolf attack” and […]
(Brussels Times) Two mosques in Antwerp are filing a complaint against the far-right Vlaams Belang political party and its chairman Tom Van Grieken for spreading images on social media which they feel incite hatred and discrimination. The Al Aqsa Mosque and the […]
(CBC) The Alberta Human Rights Commission tribunal has again ruled in favour of two Muslim students who sought prayer space at a non-denominational private school in Calgary. The tribunal had previously found in 2015 that Webber Academy in southwest Calgary unlawfully discriminated against the […]
(WHYY) Three Muslim women who formerly worked at a juvenile detention center in New Castle County filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the state of Delaware Thursday because officials barred them from wearing hijabs on the job. Madinah Brown, Shakeya Thomas and […]
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(Middle East Eye) Congressman William Lacy Clay, a Missouri Democrat, is facing accusations of Islamophobia after his campaign sent a flyer featuring the photo of Muslim-American activist Linda Sarsour to attack his progressive challenger over her support for the right to boycott […]
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have finally managed to expel controversial politician turned author Thilo Sarrazin, who has published a series of books over the last decade bearing little resemblance to the party’s stated positions. Sarrazin’s books criticizing the lack of […]
(Sacramento Bee) Across the Sacramento area, there are four new billboards seeking to demonstrate how the fights against systemic racism and the coronavirus pandemic are foundational to Islamic beliefs. As part of a five-week campaign by the Sacramento chapter of the Islamic […]
(Hill) The House passed legislation to repeal President Trump’s controversial travel ban in a 233-183 vote along party lines on Wednesday. The legislation — spearheaded by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and backed by 219 co-sponsors — includes language aimed at reining in […]
(Local) A majority told a new survey it did not matter to them where their neighbour came from, but more than one in five Swedes said they felt negatively about the idea of living next to someone with a Muslim or Middle […]
(Kansas City Star) A Lee’s Summit gun range discriminated against a Muslim woman by denying her access to their facility, according to a Washington, D.C.-based civil rights organization that demanded an immediate federal probe on Thursday. Rania Barakat said staff at Frontier […]
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(Radio NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it’s not her place to decide if Sir John Key should apologise over false claims brides were leaving New Zealand for ISIS in 2015. The Islamic Women’s Council says the later-disproven comment to the Parliamentary […]
(Portsmouth News) A Conservative councillor suspended after being linked to a Twitter account spewing Islamophobic bile has hit out at Boris Johnson[‘s] jibe against women wearing a burka. Denmead ward member Judith Clementson has repeatedly refused to “confirm or deny” she is […]
(Pioneer Press) While ordering a drink Wednesday in St. Paul, a 19-year-old Muslim woman gave the barista her name — Aishah — and repeated it for clarity. The Minneapolis woman was shocked when she saw what the barista then wrote on her […]
(NZ Herald) The Labour Party has sacked one of its list candidates after revelations he publicly praised an anti-Islam column in 2013. Kurt Taogaga, ranked 68th on the list, said he wasn’t sure he agreed with then-NZ First MP Richard Prosser’s racist […]
(Middle East Eye) The killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis triggered the largest protests over systemic racism and police brutality the United States has seen in more than a generation. Black Lives Matter protests swiftly spread to more […]
(Religion News) Dozens of Muslim rights groups have joined a chorus of support for two Brooklyn human rights attorneys facing possible life sentences over charges of torching an empty police vehicle. Lawyers Urooj Rahman and Colinford Mattis stand accused of throwing a […]
(AP) As a young student, Hind Makki recalls, she would call out others at the Islamic school she attended when some casually used an Arabic word meaning “slaves” to refer to black people. “Maybe 85% of the time, the response that I […]
(WCCO) A south Minneapolis bakery is apologizing after a customer wearing a face-covering hijab posted a video showing a worker refusing to serve her for not wearing the proper face mask. Zahur Abdiaziz posted the video to her Facebook page on Monday, […]
(Reuters) The leader of Danish far-right party Stram Kurs, lawyer Rasmus Paludan, was disbarred from the legal profession and sentenced to three months in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of racism. Stram Kurs (Hard Line) was close to getting into […]
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(CBC) Edmonton public school trustee Cheryl Johner has resigned from the board, less than a day after making comments about refugee students during a debate on police officers in schools. “My comments were inappropriate and immediately regrettable,” Johner, trustee for Ward A […]
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(Anadolu) Turkey and the EU have worked closely together in many areas and can do so against anti-Muslim racist movements, Turkey’s communications director said Saturday. Fahrettin Altun attended a presentation in Ankara of the European Islamophobia Report 2019 of the Foundation for […]
(AP) A Tennessee newspaper said Sunday it is investigating what its editor called a “horrific” full-page advertisement from a religious group that predicts a terrorist attack in Nashville next month. The paid advertisement that appeared in Sunday’s editions of the Tennessean from […]
(Hill) President Trump’s nominee to head the Pentagon’s policy shop, retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, is denouncing Islamophobic remarks and controversial comments he made about Democratic lawmakers and former President Obama on Twitter in the past. In a letter sent to […]
(WDTN) Members of the Dayton Muslim community gathered in Courthouse Square on Saturday in solidarity with black Americans. The rally for justice was organized by CAIR-Ohio, the state’s only Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. “Racism is not something that any community […]
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(CBC) The doctor at the centre of racism and bigotry complaints can no longer practise medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador. According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Zachary Kuehner’s licence was no longer active as of […]
(Middle East Eye) A mosque in northern Texas is facing a backlash from the local Muslim community after it invited a local police chief as a speaker for an event on systemic racism, rejecting repeated requests for black rights scholars and activists […]
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(AP) In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support black-led organizations. “The victimization of unarmed Black Muslims has a long and troubling […]
(CBC) Dozens of people gathered outside Quebec Premier François Legault’s Montreal office on Sunday to stage a sit-in, in opposition to the province’s ban on religious symbols that became law one year ago. The most controversial section of the law, known as […]
(Anadolu) The Belgian Association for the Prevention of Islamophobia (CCIB) reacted early Saturday to a constitutional opinion that said wearing headscarves could be banned in colleges. CCIB Director Mustafa Chairi told Anadolu Agency a court in Brussels asked for the opinion of […]
(CBC) A letter signed by four provincial and national Muslim associations says a doctor accused of making racist comments violated several professional standards, and criticizes Memorial University’s response to the incidents. Zachary Kuehner, a second-year resident at the school, came under fire for his […]
(CBC) On Monday morning, a revised version of Zachary Kuehner’s Twitter bio appeared: “Resident doc, mutt owner, sometimes travel writer.” Deleted from the page was another descriptor that existed until some point over the weekend: “Islamophobe.” This, plus other objectionable comments on social media, […]
(Middle East Eye) Arab Americans have launched an anti-racism initiative in solidarity with the African-American community as protests continue over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of Minneapolis police last week. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, […]
(Religion News) George Floyd’s killing was a final straw for thousands of Americans protesting against police brutality and systemic police racism. Muslim leaders say it may also, at long last, prove to be a tipping point for non-black Muslim communities. “This has […]
(Bergen Record) More than two dozen mosques across New Jersey plan to dedicate their sermons on Friday — their main day of prayer — to speaking out against racism and police brutality, a coalition of groups announced Wednesday. Friday’s “Day of Outrage” […]
(Romea) On Wednesday, 27 May, after three hours of debate, the Czech lower house decided not to strip Czech MP Karla Maříková of her immunity from prosecution for her remarks made on social media about Muslim immigrants. The Chamber of Deputies’ Immunity […]
(Arizona Republic) A local Islamic group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court against Scottsdale Community College and one of its professors for teaching material that it says condemns Islam. A student and the Arizona chapter of the Council [on] American-Islamic […]
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