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(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 […]
(Arab News) British MP Ian Paisley has called Facebook’s decision to appoint Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer Tawakkol Karman to its oversight board “unbelievable.” Karman rose to prominence as part of Al-Islah Party, a Yemeni affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood known for its divisive […]
(WZTV) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Twitter to suspend President Donald Trump’s Twitter account and for the Minnesota National Guard to ignore any orders of violence against protesters. CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy […]
(Daily Independent) A report has been issued to Maricopa County Community College District Interim Chancellor Dr. Steven R. Gonzales detailing facts and findings related to Scottsdale Community College’s response to controversy stemming from quiz questions described as discriminatory to the religion of […]
(IPT) Social media posts by Corpus Christi naval air station shooter Adam Alsahli indicate he supported key figures linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and attended a school in Saudi Arabia that has a decades-long link with Al-Qaida figures. Alsahli opened fire at […]
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(Baltimore Sun) Howard County Board of Education candidate Gian Alfeo withdrew from the race Thursday after facing criticism earlier this week for Islamophobic Facebook posts he shared prior to announcing his bid. Despite withdrawing from the race, Alfeo’s name has already been […]
(Politico) France adopted a law against online hate speech Wednesday that will target Silicon Valley giants amid controversy surrounding the lawmaker in charge of the bill. After months of debate, the lower house of Parliament adopted the controversial legislation, which will require […]
(Arab Weekly) The name of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Yemeni Nobel Prize winner Tawakkol Karman stood out as an odd addition to the list of Facebook’s first 20 oversight board members. The new oversight body includes four chairs: former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, […]
(CBC) A “disturbing, [Islamophobic] tweet” on the city of Brampton’s decision to allow mosques to broadcast the call to prayer has prompted the Peel District School Board to remove one of its school council chairs and launch an investigation into comments it […]
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(Algemeiner) Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — who has faced antisemitism accusations in the past — was criticized on social media on Wednesday after tweeting a statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day that did not [mention] Jews. “This #HolocaustRemembranceDay — and every day — […]
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(Middle East Eye) Muslim rights groups have accused US President Donald Trump of stoking Islamophobia after he said there “could be a difference” in how local authorities and politicians enforce coronavirus lockdown measures during the month of Ramadan. During his daily coronavirus news conference on Saturday, Trump referred […]
(JTA) On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Dutch-Muslim politician has tweeted a picture of a Jewish yellow star to protest plans to monitor coronavirus carriers. Arnoud van Doorn, a member of the City Council of The Hague, posted the picture […]
(AFP) President Donald Trump said Saturday he hopes US Muslims will be held to the same social distancing standards during Ramadan as Christians at Easter, when a number of faithful chafed against coronavirus-related restrictions on large gatherings. The US president made the […]
(FrontPage) Masjid Jamaat Al-Mu’mineen (MJAM) is a radical mosque, located in Margate, Florida, infamous for having an imam that was charged by the FBI with helping to finance the Taliban. Surfing the mosque’s website, one is able to access a web library […]
(PJ Media) On Wednesday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) quoted a violent passage from the Quran calling for false accusers to receive a flogging of eighty lashes. She was responding to a Quran quote condemning adultery with another quote condemning those who falsely […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia’s eSafety commissioner will be able to order internet providers to block websites hosting terrorist content under comprehensive rules developed in the wake of the livestreamed Christchurch attack last year. The new protocol will be invoked during crises where […]
(National-UAE) Google has rejected dozens of requests from convicted terrorists and their families to delete news reports on atrocities that killed hundreds of people. Terrorists across Europe have asked the media giant to act under the EU’s “right to be forgotten” scheme […]
(CNS) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) at the weekend retweeted a post on Twitter which said in part “F**k a National day of prayer,” in relation to President Trump’s call for Americans of all faiths to pray for all those affected by the […]
(BBC) A Plaid Cymru activist who was suspended over anti-Semitism claims has been reinstated as a party member. In November Sahar Al-Faifi said she regretted the social media messages, which were deleted five years ago. In a statement she said a Plaid […]
(Reuters) A police employee who fatally stabbed four colleagues in the force’s Paris headquarters ran an online search for “how to kill infidels” an hour before he rampaged through the building, a judicial source said on Wednesday. Data on the cell phone […]
(CBC) A Vancouver high school teacher has been disciplined for writing “intemperate and insulting comments” about religion on a Facebook post advertising open houses at B.C. mosques. John William Yetman has agreed to a formal reprimand after acknowledging he committed professional misconduct […]
(PolitiFact) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim American Democrat from Minnesota, was sworn into the House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2019, using the Quran that belonged to her grandfather. A couple weeks later, a Facebook post claimed that she and Rep. […]
(Hill) Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) lashed out at “The View” co-host Meghan McCain on Thursday after McCain criticized supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and alleged that they are misogynistic, “abusive and inspired by [Sanders]” online. “The same people who chastise […]
(BBC) Two web managers who ran a website glorifying Islamist terror groups and encouraging attacks have been jailed. [Mohammed] Abdur Kamali and Mohammed Abdul Ahad promoted “toxic ideologies” including speeches by hate preacher Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal. Their website also featured material from […]
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron has defended a French teenager who received death threats after an expletive-laden Instagram rant against Islam, saying the right to blaspheme was enshrined in the constitution and she needs to be protected, in comments published Wednesday. The […]
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(JTA) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee apologized for and removed at least two Facebook ads that slammed “radical” Democrats in Congress, and altered a petition that said Israel’s harshest critics in Congress pose a threat “maybe more sinister” than ISIS and […]
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(AFP) An outspoken French teenager has reignited a polarising debate over free speech in the country after an expletive-laden Instagram rant against Islam that has forced her to stay home from school on safety fears. The case of 16-year-old Mila — who […]
(Breitbart) French prosecutors have dropped a potential hate crime case against a French teen named Mila who received death threats after she criticised Islam online. The Vienne public prosecutor dropped the investigation for “hate provocation” against the 16-year-old, stating that the investigation […]
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(Fox) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., walked back a controversial retweet spreading [a] “blood libel” against Israel that placed blame for the death of a young Palestinian boy on the Jewish state, vowing to “strive” for higher standards when it comes to sharing […]
(Algemeiner) Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib faced a firestorm of criticism on Sunday after retweeting a false assertion on the micro-blogging website accusing Jews of murdering a Palestinian child in Jerusalem, with critics describing the claim as a “blood libel.” Eight-year-old Qais Abu […]
(Jerusalem Post) US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib retweeted a claim that “Israeli settlers” had “kidnapped and executed” a Palestinian boy. In fact the boy was found by Israeli emergency services dead in a cistern on Saturday morning after going missing on Friday. Nevertheless, […]
(AP) The cyber-bullying must stop. That was the message forcefully delivered by France’s equality minister in an impassioned appeal Friday on behalf of a 16-year-old who has been hounded online after posting comments critical of Islam. The girl has faced a deluge […]
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(PolitiFact) A fake tweet attributed to Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she called for violence against President Donald Trump over Iran. Screenshots of the tweet, which shows a Twitter handle profile photo that matches Omar’s verified @IlhanMN account, are being shared […]
(Hill) The White House on Monday defended President Trump retweeting an image that showed two Democratic leaders edited into Muslim clothing with a backdrop of an Iranian flag after it prompted allegations of Islamophobia. Trump on Monday morning shared the image from […]
(Haaretz) Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, on Monday encouraged “action” against U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, directly meddling in American politics. Taking to Twitter, Danon referred to the right-wing Stop Antisemitism organization that “just named Congresswoman Omar its 2019 anti-Semite […]
(PolitiFact) A Facebook post attempting to portray U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib as anti-American has resurfaced as tensions between the United States and Iran escalate. The content of the post is fabricated. There are multiple parts to the image in the Facebook post […]
(Washington Examiner) Rep. Ilhan Omar accused President Trump of trying to create a “distraction” by killing Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an attempt to ignite a war with Iran. “So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the […]
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(Reuters) Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders on Saturday said he had revived his plan to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, more than a year after canceling such an event out of fear for attacks in the Netherlands. In […]
(Israel Hayom) It seems like the overarching theme of Hanukkah went over Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s head. The congresswoman from Michigan released an early Hanukkah greeting to the far-left Jewish group If Not Now ahead of their holiday party and, in doing so, […]
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