(Reuters) Last year, Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son and daughter in France’s largest Muslim private school, in the northern city of Lille some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from their middle-class suburban Parisian home. The move meant financial sacrifices. Denguir, 41, now […]
(NL Times) According to BBB parliamentarian Mona Keijzer, “Jew hatred is almost part of the culture” in countries where Islam is the dominant religion. The BBB’s “prime minister candidate” said that on the talk show Sophie & Jeroen while discussing asylum seekers […]
(AFP) After being knocked back at some 50 interviews for consulting jobs in France despite his ample qualifications, Muslim business school graduate Adam packed his bags and moved to a new life in Dubai. “I feel much better here than in France,” […]
(Jewish News) The National Union of Students has reached a settlement with ex-president Shaima Dallali, after she admitted a tweet posted on social media in 2012, for which she apologised, was antisemitic. A statement agreed by both parties confirmed that “a settlement […]
(AP) Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian […]
(ABC-Australia) An alliance of peak Islamic groups has called for Australia’s terrorism laws to be changed, to remove the concept of “religiously motivated terrorism” from the legislation. It comes as a sixth teenager, aged 15, was charged after counterterrorism raids were carried out […]
(CBC) Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has given Premier Doug Ford a deadline to step in and reverse the ban on the wearing of keffiyehs at the provincial legislature or else she says the NDP will defy the ban. In a video […]
(Christian Science Monitor) It was a Friday afternoon in October 2020, and Coralie, a junior high school French teacher at Collège du Bois d’Aulne, had just gone for a walk in the nearby woods with her dog to clear her mind before […]
(Jewish News) Sadiq Khan has apologised to the chief rabbi after implying that Ephraim Mirvis’s criticism of his call for a Gaza ceasefire was influenced by his Muslim-sounding name. In an interview with the broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, the mayor of London suggested he […]
(CTV) Individuals being barred from entering Ontario’s legislature while wearing a keffiyeh say the garment is part of their cultural identity — and the only ones making it political are the politicians banning it. On Monday, Kitchener resident Beisan Zubi drove to […]
(BBC) A Muslim student at a London school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. Michaela School in Wembley was taken to court by the girl over the policy, which she argued was discriminatory. The non-faith state […]
(LA Times) Saying “tradition must give way to safety,” USC on Monday made the unprecedented move of canceling the upcoming graduation speech of an undergraduate valedictorian who has come under fire for her pro-Palestinian views. The move, according to USC officials, is […]
(NL Times) A simple transaction between brothers has sparked a legal battle in the Netherlands. Three ING Bank customers are suing the financial institution after the bank flagged a money transfer as suspicious and launched an investigation tied to potential terrorist financing. […]
(AP) The nominee who could become the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge is fighting back against characterizations of his work by law enforcement groups that are jeopardizing his nomination. The White House and Senate are doubling […]
(AP) For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order, and this is not about to change. Wielding the principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, the country’s soccer federation does not make things easy […]
(NBC) Facing a potentially devastating Democratic defection in the Senate, the White House is ramping up its fight to confirm an embattled judicial nominee who would be the first Muslim American to serve as a U.S. federal appeals court judge. The White […]
(NBC) President Joe Biden’s nomination of Adeel Mangi to be a powerful U.S. circuit court judge is in peril after two Senate Democrats announced they will oppose his nomination. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have said they will […]
(LBC) The area with the highest Muslim population of any local authority in the UK is to take down Palestinian flags after receiving hundreds of complaints. Tower Hamlets’ mayor has announced the council will begin the process of removing Palestinian flags flying […]
(CNN) Multiple Democratic senators and their staff have privately warned the White House in recent days that there does not appear to be enough votes in the Senate to confirm Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s Muslim-American judicial nominee, sources familiar with the […]
(Sky News) More than 50 victims of Islamist-inspired terror attacks, including the Manchester Arena bombing and Bataclan shooting, have joined together to call for an end to anti-Muslim hate. In a joint letter, they warn that it is the “height of irresponsibility” […]
(Washington Examiner) A federal judicial nominee under fire for his prior role at an anti-Israel group was a key figure at a Muslim lawyers conference co-sponsored by a terrorism-linked group that the Biden White House disavowed over its Hamas support, documents show. […]
(Politico) The White House, along with law enforcement and labor groups, is pushing back against what they call “Islamophobic attacks” against a Biden administration nominee who would become the first Muslim American federal appellate judge if confirmed. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced […]
(CBC) A pro-Israeli student group at the University of Manitoba has been suspended after inviting a guest speaker now banned from some parts of campus after he was accused of making Islamophobic comments. Political analyst Bassem Eid, a Palestinian who is a regular commentator […]
(NY Times) Inside Britain’s Parliament, lawmakers jeered, booed, and stormed out of the House of Commons to protest the speaker’s handling of a vote calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Outside, a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators projected the slogan, “From the river […]
(Arab News) A majority of Conservative Party members in the UK believe that Islam is a threat to the British way of life, a new poll has found. The Opinium poll surveyed 521 members of the country’s ruling party about the UK’s […]
(Politico) Britain’s Conservatives have yet another civil war on their hands. The governing party has spent much of the past week publicly agonizing about anti-Muslim prejudice — and the bitter row shows no signs of subsiding. Lee Anderson, the party’s former deputy […]
(LBC) Police are assessing a hate speech complaint made against Lee Anderson, after he claimed that Sadiq Khan was being controlled by Islamists. Mr Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservatives, was suspended for failing to apologise for the comments. He […]
(LBC) Sadiq Khan is facing death threats from Islamists and now requires police protection, according to reports, just days after the now-suspended MP Lee Anderson accused the mayor of being “controlled” by extremists. Although only reserved for members of the royal family […]
(BBC) London Conservative MP and former minister Paul Scully has apologised for suggesting there are “no-go” areas in parts of Tower Hamlets. He made the comment in radio and TV interviews on Monday, prompting accusations of Islamophobia and a rebuke from the […]
(LBC) A Tory former minister has sparked a fresh Islamophobia row after claiming there are “no-go areas” in parts of London and Birmingham. Paul Scully, the MP for Sutton and Cheam, made the comments during a conversation about Islamophobic sentiment within the […]
(BBC) Former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has been suspended from the party after “refusing to apologise” for comments aimed at Sadiq Khan. The Conservative Ashfield MP told GB News on Friday “Islamists” had “got control” of the mayor of London. Responding […]
(Exberliner) Berlin’s SPD parliamentary leader Raed Saleh is advocating for laws against Islamophobia to be entered into the state constitution, according to a report by Tagesspiegel. Saleh emphasises that this would be in addition to constitutional clauses which advocate against antisemitism. The topic […]
(ITV) Former Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson has been criticised for claiming Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London, is controlled by “Islamists.” Speaking on GB News, Mr Anderson said Mr Khan had “given our capital city away to his mates.” […]
(HuffPost) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) released a letter Thursday demanding answers from the heads of several leading U.S. banks about policies that have disproportionately targeted Muslim Americans and communities of color. “The lack of information regarding the […]
(LBC) British people are being made less safe by the government’s failure to tackle Islamist extremism, an independent reviewer of its anti-extremism scheme has warned. William Shawcross, who recommended overhauling the Prevent programme to put more of a focus on Islamic extremism, […]
(JTA) The Jewish French-Moroccan journalist Ruth Elkrief — who has delivered TV news in France for over 30 years — found herself at the center of the story when she was placed under police protection in December. Elkrief received the security detail […]
(NBC) The White House is slamming three Republican senators for leveling what it deems to be “cruel and Islamophobic attacks” at a Biden judicial nominee as part of a larger “smear effort” to discredit the man, who would be the first Muslim […]
(NL Times) PVV leader Geert Wilders says he wanted to stand up for the freedom of all Dutch people, including those with a Muslim background. He thinks it is “fine” that they visit mosques and read the Koran and calls that “a […]
(CBC) Percy Downe from Prince Edward Island has walked back comments he made urging security checks on international students and immigrants from Gaza, but an advocacy group is still calling for his resignation. “Islanders are concerned about terrorists coming to our country, […]
(Free Beacon) The Biden administration launched a civil rights investigation into anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard University based on a complaint from a Muslim legal fund that has represented convicted terrorists and pushed anti-Semitic rhetoric. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights […]
(AP) An op-ed piece that dubbed a Detroit suburb “America’s jihad capital” is being condemned by two Democratic state lawmakers, who described it as “racist and Islamophobic” in a resolution presented Tuesday. Introduced by state Rep. Alabas Farhat and House Floor Leader […]
(Canadian Press) B.C. Premier David Eby has criticized what he’s calling the “hateful” vandalism of the constituency office of former minister Selina Robinson that came hours after she resigned from his cabinet over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups and others. Her exit […]
(Detroit News) The media clash between local Arab American leaders and the writer of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece continued Monday as both sides doubled down on accusations their opponents are peddling hate. On Monday, members of the Arab American Civil […]
(Canadian Press) British Columbia’s Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on “a crappy piece of land,” after her repeated apologies failed to quell the outcry from pro-Palestinian groups and others. Premier David […]
(Canadian Press) Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be removed from her role. They also say no NDP MLA or […]
(Detroit Free Press) An increased number of police patrols began monitoring the streets of Dearborn on Saturday after an opinion article posted by the Wall Street Journal dubbed the city “America’s Jihad Capital.” Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said Dearborn police would ramp up […]
(Canadian Press) The National Council of Canadian Muslims abruptly cancelled a meeting Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing his government of failing to protect Palestinians or take “tangible action” against hate crimes. “We no longer think it’s productive to speak with […]
(JNS) “This province has no place for bigotry and racism. We stand with the Muslim community throughout Canada on this sorrowful day of remembrance.” So wrote David Eby, premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia […]
(Canadian Press) A chill on freedom of speech is deepening the pain Muslims in Canada are already feeling over the ongoing tragedy in the Gaza Strip, says Canada’s special representative on combating Islamophobia. “There is a lot of silencing,” Amira Elghawaby said […]
(Messenger) The Democratic National Committee is calling out former President Donald Trump for his plans to double down on his “Muslim ban” on the seventh anniversary of the exclusionary policy. In a statement given exclusively to the Messenger, DNC Rapid Response Director […]
Thank you for reading Eye on Islamism.