(LA Times) Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, accused President Trump on Saturday of inciting hatred of Islam and inspiring attacks like the killing of 50 people this month in mass shootings at mosques in […]
(IPT) Anyone who uses terms including “jihadist,” “violent jihad,” “Islamist terrorism” or “Islamic extremist” is a hater who deserves to be shunned, an influential Muslim political leader argues. Esam Omeish issued this call Friday on Facebook, in the emotional wake of the […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Prime Minister Scott Morrison says an eight-year-old report claiming he once urged the Coalition to score political points with Muslim immigration is an “ugly and disgusting lie.” The story, which was published by the Sydney Morning Herald in 2011 […]
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(AP) The nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization says it has accepted an invitation from West Virginia lawmakers to visit the state Capitol in the wake of an Islamophobic display outside the House of Delegates chamber. The Council on American-Islamic Relations made […]
(HuffPost) The Council on [American-Islamic] Relations called on advertisers Monday to boycott Fox News until the network axes host Jeanine Pirro. The call comes just days after Pirro’s Saturday night program, “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” was yanked by Fox after she said in […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Former prime minister Tony Abbott says he no longer stands by his controversial 2017 claim that “Islamophobia hasn’t killed anyone.” Mr Abbott made the remark in June 2017 in the immediate aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack, arguing […]
(CNN) Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Sunday that she believes Islamophobia “is still very present on both sides of the aisle” in Congress. The remark from Tlaib, who represents Michigan, came as she was discussing criticism aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar, who, […]
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(Daily Caller) Liberal Muslim activist Linda Sarsour tweeted that she is “triggered” by a “hate mob” against Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar that is “now giving condolences” to the Muslim community in the wake of the Christchurch, New Zealand shootings. “I am triggered […]
(ABC) A top Muslim organization is blasting President Donald Trump after a mass shooting at two mosques in New Zealand left 49 people dead and dozens more injured. “During your presidency and during your election campaign, Islamophobia took a sharp rise and […]
(Roll Call) Ammar Campa-Najjar doesn’t want hate and bigotry to be a distraction this time. The 30-year-old Democrat narrowly lost a campaign for the historically conservative 50th District in California last year. Now Campa-Najjar is seeking a rematch, and has renewed his […]
(Army Times) Sgt. Cesilia Valdovinos was at a chapel at Fort Carson, Colorado, for a suicide prevention briefing on March 6 when she says her command sergeant major grabbed her by the arm, took her outside and made her remove her religious […]
(Hill) Islamophobia is “very much” a part of the Democratic and Republican parties, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in an interview that aired Sunday. Tlaib said on Showtime’s “The Circus” that anti-Muslim bias played a big role in last week’s controversy surrounding […]
(CNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Fox News to fire host Jeanine Pirro — and wants her show’s advertisers boycotted until it does — after Pirro linked Rep. Ilhan Omar’s wearing of a hijab to shari’a (Islamic law), […]
(NBC) Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., accused Democrats on Sunday of “enabling” anti-Semitism for failing to explicitly condemn recent comments by a freshman Minnesota Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, in a recent congressional vote. Cheney, the third-ranking GOP leader in the House, made her […]
(Hill) A majority of registered voters in a new … Hill-HarrisX poll say Muslims and Jews face more discrimination than other religious groups in the U.S. Eighty-five percent of respondents said Muslims face discrimination, while 15 percent said they face almost no […]
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday lauded the House’s passage of a measure broadly condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred. The measure was passed amid flaring tensions over comments made by Omar that had been widely criticized as anti-Semitic. “Our nation is […]
(Politico) The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning hate speech Thursday, indirectly rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments about Israel and ending a days-long political drama that had consumed the Democratic Caucus on the eve of a major legislative victory. The debate […]
(IPT) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caved to radical activists by watering down a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in reaction to Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic outbursts. Pelosi showed more determination after Omar’s statements last month after she explained congressional support for Israel […]
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(BBC) Two Tory councillors have quit after being accused of sharing Islamophobic posts on social media. Len Milner and Chris Smith, who sit on East Staffordshire council, “liked” a cartoon posted on Facebook depicting a mock beheading of Labour’s Sadiq Khan. Mr […]
(Fox) The president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy admonished freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar Wednesday morning and blasted Democrats for not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism. “I’m frankly, as an American and as a Muslim, insulted at their resolution because it […]
(Politico) House Democratic leaders are struggling to contain the controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments about Israel, with the caucus fighting behind closed doors over whether — and how — to respond. Tensions ran high at a caucus meeting Wednesday as some […]
(Politico) A vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the House Democratic Caucus. An array of progressive groups […]
(CNS) A collection of Muslim and left-wing groups are rallying around Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), demanding that House Democratic leaders condemn not just anti-Semitism, but “all forms of bigotry” as well as threats to members of Congress. House Democratic leaders reportedly plan […]
(Jerusalem Post) A Muslim activist in Australia named Sam Ekermawi who has filed numerous racial vilification and discrimination complaints against prominent Australians was found guilty on Friday of assaulting pro-Israel activist Avi Yemini during a scuffle outside a courthouse in Sydney in […]
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(Chicago Sun-Times) Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts apologized Monday for the “pain” caused by Joe Ricketts’ racist emails and promised the Cubs will make an effort to mend their relationship with the Muslim community. That healing process will, he said, include steps outlined […]
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(Anadolu) A Turkish-Belgian politician on Friday decried the difficulties of living as a Muslim in Europe. Being a Muslim in Europe is hard in terms of both religious belief and wearing a headscarf, Mahinur Ozdemir, 36, a Belgian-born Muslim parliamentarian, told a […]
(Chicago Sun-Times) A local Muslim organization said Friday the Chicago Cubs have committed to “concrete steps” they can take to combat Islamophobia in the wake of the leaking of racist emails sent by Joe Ricketts, patriarch of the family that owns the […]
(Chicago Sun-Times) Many Cubs fans, especially those who are Muslim, felt betrayed and hurt after leaked emails from Cubs ownership patriarch and TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts revealed racist jokes and Islamophobic rhetoric. The Chicago chapter of the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations […]
(CBC) A Gatineau city councillor is apologizing for remarks she made last week about Islamophobia in Quebec, but maintains she’s been unfairly judged. In a French-language newspaper interview last week, Coun. Nathalie Lemieux said she didn’t believe Islamophobia exists in the province, and […]
(KNBC) The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Saturday demanded that a gun store in Santa Ana cease selling what the organization considers Islamophobic window decals and bumper stickers. The organization claims Ammo Bros sells stickers that […]
(CBC) Quebec Premier François Legault has clarified his controversial comments about Islamophobia, now saying such discrimination exists but that it is not widespread. In a statement Friday, the premier’s office said Legault meant to say that there isn’t an “undercurrent” of Islamophobia in Quebec. “Quebecers are open […]
(CBC) The mayor of Gatineau, Que., wants one of his councillors out of her post as deputy mayor after she said Islamophobia doesn’t exist and said Muslim immigrants have failed to integrate into society. In the newspaper Le Droit, Gatineau Coun. Nathalie […]
(CBC) Premier François Legault says there’s no need for a day devoted to action against Islamophobia — because Islamophobia isn’t a problem in the province. Legault made the comments two days after the second anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack, when the deputy premier, Geneviève Guilbault, said the […]
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) traded barbs over Twitter on Wednesday after Zeldin called Omar’s appointment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee “crazy.” “Just learned Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar was also put on this committee [with] oversight of […]
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(NY1) Debbie Almontaser stopped by Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene as she promoted her first book “Leading While Muslim.” She says the backlash she received as the founding principal of the country’s first Arabic-language public school inspired her to write it. “I […]
(Brooklyn Eagle) “We want to be provocative — but in the best possible way,” said Brooklyn Historical Society President Deborah Schwartz as she introduced the latest entry in the organization’s winter events: a roundtable discussion featuring Dr. Debbie Almontaser, founding principal of […]
(CBC) Community leaders are working to calm fears and find ways to prevent an anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant backlash in the wake of two arrests related to an alleged terrorist plot in Kingston, Ont. — yet the probe already has touched off a political […]
(Sun Sentinel) A Hallandale Beach commissioner accused of engaging in an anti-Muslim rant that sparked a global media storm says she never attacked Muslims — just a U.S. congresswoman who happens to be Muslim. Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub, who is Jewish, kicked a […]
(Delaware News Journal) Wilmington has agreed to pay $50,000, revise policies and train staff to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim school whose students were asked to leave a city pool last summer because of their garb. In court records […]
(Pew) Even in the early 20th century, when Islam had little presence in most parts of the United States, the religion had a foothold in many black urban communities. Today, black people (not including those of Hispanic descent or mixed race) make […]
(LBC) Boris Johnson admits he would repeat heavily criticised descriptions of women wearing burkas as “letterboxes” or “bank robbers.” The former foreign secretary [said] that he did not believe he brought about an anti-Muslim rhetoric by comparing women who wear burkas to […]
(NY Post) A Muslim firefighter who collected $224,000 in a settlement from the city for alleged harassment — including being fed pork by fellow Bravest — threatened to “kill everyone in the firehouse” three times, new court records allege. As previously reported, […]
(Anadolu) The West[ern] public should be told that Islamophobia is a crime, said newly appointed Turkish ambassador of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday. “It is necessary to tell the Western public in all ways needed that […]
(WRC) A Muslim family went to a hospital in Northern Virginia to celebrate a joyous occasion: the birth of a newborn baby. But they say hospital staff humiliated them by telling them they looked “scary,” and threatened to kick them out. Visiting […]
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