Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
‘Disturbing’ number of Britons open about Muslim prejudice (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
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Erdogan says he will consider referendum on Turkey’s EU bid
(Reuters) President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he would consider putting Turkey’s long-stalled bid to join the European Union to a referendum, signaling exasperation with a process he says has been waylaid by prejudice against Muslims. A direct vote on whether to […]
Academics & Education
Dalia Mogahed speaks to MSU students at ‘Muslims and U.S. Politics’ lecture
(State News) On Monday night, the Muslim Studies Program held a “Muslims and U.S. Politics” event at the MSU International Center, where Dalia Mogahed, director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington, D.C., was a guest lecturer. […]
Children & Teens
Cage asked to remove video over claims woman’s delivery room was ‘raided’ after giving birth (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Hyatt hotels won’t rent to hate groups, CEO says; Muslim group claims a victory
(LA Times) Hyatt Hotels Corp., one of the nation’s largest hotel companies, announced it will no longer host hate groups at its nearly 800 properties, a move that was praised by a Muslim advocacy group. Mark Hoplamazian, chief executive of the hotel […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
EU told to scrap ‘Islamophobic’ election advert by British MEP
(Yahoo Finance) The European Parliament is under pressure to scrap part of its new election campaign after being accused of “pandering” to anti-Muslim extremists by a British politician. Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim made the claim after campaigners said a new promotional banner […]
Demonstrations
Migrant-background city area residents form ‘resistance’ to ‘racist’ Swedes
(Breitbart) A group of migrant-background residents of Malmö have formed a “resistance” group to fight “everyday racism” in response to the success of the anti-mass migration Sweden Democrats in the Swedish national elections. “Welcome to the Resistance” claims to be a grassroots movement which has […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Anti-Islamophobia kit launched in European Parliament Experts outline 10 counter-narratives to Islamophobia in Europe
(Anadolu) In the wake of growing racism across Europe, a project to counter Islamophobia was launched in the European Parliament on Wednesday. Experts and academics from across Europe gathered at the parliament for the launch of the two-year Counter-Islamophobia Kit (CIK) project […]
Beards
Boots Ireland ordered to pay compensation after Algerian Muslim questioned following purchase (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Judge rules that San Diego school district’s anti-Islamophobia efforts can stay in place during court case
(SD Union-Tribune) A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by parents to shut down San Diego Unified School District’s anti-Islamophobia efforts, saying that they could not prove that the district’s program was unconstitutional and favored Islam over other religions. While Tuesday’s […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Linda Sarsour’s blood libel
(IPT) When police officers in America shoot unarmed black people, Jewish hands lurk in the background. So says Linda Sarsour, perhaps the most visible Muslim political advocate in the United States — a co-chair of the national Women’s March and a campaign […]
Arts & Entertainment
New Montreal theatre company puts Muslim stories centre stage The Silk Road Theatre Company will put on its first production at the end of September
(CBC) A brand-new Montreal theatre company, billed as “Canada’s first professional theatre company dedicated to celebrating Muslim stories,” is hoping to bring a diversity of voices to the stage. The Silk Road Theatre Company aims to provide a platform and a space […]
Children & Teens
Muslim children victims of UK’s counter-terror policy Report released by advocacy group documents unjust practices by Prevent strategy
(Anadolu) Muslim children are being falsely accused of radicalization by the British government as part of its counter-terrorism strategy Prevent, a report said Thursday. The report released by the human rights advocacy group Cage details how Prevent has erroneously targeted Muslim communities […]
Arts & Entertainment
French Muslim rapper calls off shows at Bataclan after protests
(AFP) A French rapper known for his provocative pro-Muslim lyrics said Friday that he would cancel two upcoming concerts at the Bataclan, where 90 people were shot dead when jihadist gunmen stormed the venue during the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris. […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Muslim worker claims DTE bias over prayers
(Detroit News) A civil rights advocacy group has filed a federal complaint against DTE Energy on behalf of a former worker who alleges he faced discrimination and unfair discipline by a supervisor over his religious rituals. According to a grievance that the […]
Academics & Education
‘Muslim UN’ highlights San Diego lawsuit against Islamophobia curriculum
(IPT) A recent report on Islamophobia published by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) appears to affirm its common cause with a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) effort to change public school curricula and staff training in the name of stopping Islamophobia. […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Tory MP Nadine Dorries deletes misleading tweet about Muslims claiming benefits for multiple wives (LINK ONLY)
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Federal DHS grants on extremism concern Muslims in Michigan
(Detroit Free Press) The week before Donald Trump was inaugurated last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded a Lebanese-American group in Dearborn $500,000 as part of a government effort to counter violent extremism known as CVE. The department also gave […]
Academics & Education
Hard-line groups are ‘weaponising’ Islamophobia, government’s counter-extremism tsar warns (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Cargill, Teamsters will pay $1.6M to settle civil rights dispute over Muslim workers’ prayer breaks Combined settlement ends 3-year dispute over religious discrimination at Fort Morgan plant
(Denver Post) A Fort Morgan meatpacking plant and the union that represents its employees will pay settlements to Muslim workers whose civil rights were violated when they were denied prayer breaks and then fired after they complained. Cargill Meat Solutions will pay […]
Academics & Education
Teacher’s 9/11 lesson angers Vernon family
(NJ Herald) On a day of mourning for the 3,000 people killed on Sept, 11, 2001, by Islamic terrorists inspired by Osama bin Laden, a middle school social studies teacher allegedly decided to skip that part of the discussion Tuesday and instead […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Dutch party’s Islamophobic video sparks outrage Far-right Dutch party's campaign video calls for 'de-Islamization of the Netherlands'
(Anadolu) A political campaign video by a far-right Dutch party that was broadcast on state-run television has sparked outrage over its racist and Islamophobic content. The Netherlands’ state-television NPO aired the campaign video of the country’s Party for [Freedom (PVV) which calls […]
Academics & Education
Austrians react to government’s headscarf plan Activists in Austria speak out against draft plan to ban headscarf for students and teachers at schools
(Anadolu) Austrians have reacted to a plan by the education minister to expand the headscarf ban for students and teachers to secondary schools. Education Minister Heinz Fassmann said on Monday that the issue should be discussed throughout the country, especially in the […]
Clothing
Guard called Muslim headscarf a ‘rag,’ Kansas prison discriminates, rights group says
(Kansas City Star) A civil rights group said Wednesday that a Muslim woman is facing religious discrimination at a privately run prison in Leavenworth. The prisoner, Valeriece Ealom, has complained that staff at the Leavenworth Detention Center have repeatedly disparaged her wearing […]
Children & Teens
Syrian community fears scapegoating after man new to Canada charged with murder of Marrisa Shen 'The saddest thing is mostly [I've] heard from other Syrians who are extremely shocked by what happened'
(CBC) Members of B.C.’s Syrian community say they are concerned the announcement of Ibrahim Ali’s murder charge for the death of Marrisa Shen — and Ali’s status as a former refugee — could lead to unwarranted backlash. Police on Monday announced that […]
Children & Teens
ISNA speaker decries focus on Palestinian incitement as ‘a form of Islamophobia’
(IPT) Like most Islamist gatherings, “Islamophobia” was a big topic at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)’s annual convention during Labor Day weekend. For example, author Khaled Beydoun linked Islamophobia’s origins to white supremacy, while pollster Dalia Mogahed cited concern over […]
Christians
Muslim group calls for preacher linked to Trump to be denied UK visa (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Pay-off for Scout leader expelled for making ‘Darth Vader’ veil remark (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
UCP nomination candidate apologizes for remarks about Fort McMurray Muslims NDP describe comments made by Cindy Ross in 2015 as 'racist views'
(CBC) A Calgary United Conservative Party nomination candidate has apologized for three-year-old social media comments in which she compared Muslims in Fort McMurray to bank robbers. Cindy Ross, who is seeking the UCP nomination in Calgary-Fish Creek, apologized for now-deleted Facebook posts […]
Academics & Education
York board apologizes for principal’s anti-Muslim postings
(Toronto Star) The York Region school board has publicly apologized for the anti-Muslim, “discriminatory and disrespectful” social media postings of an elementary school principal. “The board would like to apologize to the school community for failing to uphold the shared values of […]
Apostasy
ISNA convention uses shame, fear to stir Muslims politically
(IPT) In a year in which Muslim political candidates are breaking new ground or falling just short, it’s not surprising to see politics dominate the country’s largest annual gathering of Muslim Americans. But the political sessions at the annual Islamic Society of […]
Academics & Education
Wisconsin college outright denies claims it banned 9/11 memorial posters
(Newsweek) A Wisconsin college has outright denied claims it banned a group from posting a 9/11 memorial poster around campus because it would make Muslim students feel “singled out.” The Young America’s Foundation (YAF) claimed that Ripon College told them they cannot […]
Christians
Bible verse campaign sows discord
(Swiss Info) A series of ads that display Bible verses, currently on display on public transport in the city of Biel in canton Bern, is stirring controversy. A local politician has posted questions about the campaign to Facebook, sparking a series of […]
Academics & Education
Campus bans Sept. 11 memorial for ‘bias’ against Muslims
(Washington Examiner) Administrators at Ripon College in Wisconsin have ruled that a Sept. 11 memorial cannot take place on campus because it may offend Muslim students. The private school cited bias reports that were filed during last year’s Sept. 11 memorial project, […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Council funds Muslim assistance agencies Fourteen religious, social service groups share $250,000 grant pool
(Queens Chronicle) City Council members were in Jamaica on Aug. 21 to announce grants to 14 community-based agencies that serve the city’s Muslim community. Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) attended Jumu’ah prayers at the Islamic Circle […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Trump era is igniting a new wave of Muslim-American candidates In places like Dearborn, Michigan, a political awakening is growing.
(NBC) Landing on the government’s terror watch list has become so common in this Detroit suburb that Osama Siblani, a publisher who immigrated from Lebanon in 1976 and wears a polo shirt and jeans at work, thumbs through his speed dial list […]
Clerics & Preachers
As anti-Islam activity rises, campaign aims to boost voter turnout among Muslim-Americans
(KPCC) More than 100 people gathered at the Middle Ground Muslim Center in Upland Friday as part of National Muslim Voter Registration Day, a campaign that aims to boost Muslim-American turnout in the November midterm elections. The day of registration is part […]
Clerics & Preachers
1993 World Trade Center bomber’s religious freedom case against U.S. prison system goes to trial in Denver Ahmad Ajaj was convicted in the Feb. 26, 1993 bombing in which six people were killed
(Denver Post) A trial began Monday in Denver U.S. District Court in which a man serving a 114-year sentence for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings is suing the United States and the Federal Bureau of Prisons for violating […]
Animals
In small-town Virginia, Muslim residents face a crisis of sheep and zoning laws
(Washington Post) It was the day before one of the biggest Muslim holidays of the year, and the Rababeh family was in a panic. The family had ordered hundreds of sheep, goats and cows to slaughter for customers in observance of Eid […]
Academics & Education
‘Terre des Femmes’ pushes headscarf ban for girls The women's rights organization 'Terre des Femmes' has launched a petition calling for a headscarf ban for minors in schools and daycare centers in Germany. But the initiative has courted controversy.
(Deutsche Welle) A girl below the age of 18 wearing a headscarf? The human rights organization “Terre des Femmes” believes it is morally wrong and is demanding that the German government ban headscarves for girls in schools and daycare centres. On Thursday, […]
Academics & Education
Muslim school sues over discrimination claims at Wilmington pool
(Delaware News Journal) A Muslim school in Wilmington is suing the city, the mayor and the parks director following incidents in which students were asked to exit a public pool because they were wearing cotton. The Darul Amaanah Academy, its principal and […]
Crime
Attacks on Muslims drop in Germany in first half of 2018 The number of attacks on Muslims and mosques has fallen significantly in Germany, new figures show. But lawmakers warn the country is still failing to include its Muslim community in society.
(Deutsche Welle) In the first six months of 2018, there were 320 offenses committed against Muslims, mosques and other institutions associated with Islam in Germany, according to information from the Interior Ministry. That’s significantly lower than the nearly 500 cases reported during […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Liberals took steps to block Omar Khadr from celebration near Parliament Hill
(Globe and Mail) The Liberal government took steps to bar Omar Khadr from attending a celebration near Parliament Hill in late June where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the keynote speaker, even though Mr. Khadr was not on the guest list for […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Mehreen Faruqi warns against ‘normalisation’ of racism in first Senate speech (LINK ONLY)
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Scholar under Glasgow fatwa Paigham Mustafa defends Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Comedian Eshaan Akbar on trying to highlight the humour in Islam 'There’s no representation on TV of Muslims having a laugh. There isn’t anything out there that allows white British people to see Muslims just being normal,' he says
(National-UAE) Most comedians have to put up with a fair degree of heckling in their careers, but British comedian Eshaan Akbar has received violent threats for his new stand-up routine at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In Prophet Like It’s Hot, the 34-year-old […]
Clothing
Germany tolerant of LGBT neighbors, but not Muslim ones While homophobia has seen a drastic decrease in Germany over the years, Islamophobia has remained stubbornly stagnant. A new Playboy poll has found that most Germans are opposed to mosques, hijab, and refugee homes.
(Deutsche Welle) A new poll published on Thursday by Playboy Germany shows that while national hostility to minority sexualities may have taken a nosedive over the years, hostility to Islam remains depressingly stagnant. According to the survey, which polled over 1,000 men […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
LA mayor turns down $425K in federal funding to counter violent extremism after opposition from civil rights groups stalls process
(OC Register) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office has turned down a $425,000 federal grant to counter violent extremism after a wave of opposition from civil rights organizations, which said the program would target and vilify Muslims. Garcetti’s office, which was to […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Anti-Muslim remarks ‘only helping the terrorists’: Malcolm Turnbull leads condemnation of Fraser Anning
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia’s political leaders have united to heap condemnation on a “dangerous” speech by Senator Fraser Anning that a shocked Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned was “only helping the terrorists.” The call by Senator Anning, from Katter’s Australian Party, for […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Woman wins handshake discrimination case in Sweden
(Local) A Muslim woman whose job interview was cut short when it became known that she would not shake hands with male colleagues for religious reasons, was indirectly discriminated against, the Swedish Labour Court has ruled. The 24-year-old woman had been called […]