The Derby Telegraph and Daily Mail reported last week on an alleged assault on a Muslim taxi driver in Normanton, Derby who was subjected to a “brutal” ordeal by a passenger who refused to pay her taxi fare following a late night journey. Shahid Iqbal, 50, was driving the female passenger and a companion to …
BBC’s Daesh comedy sketch sparks controversy
A comedy sketch satirizing British women who left the country to join the Daesh terror group has sparked controversy in the U.K. The Real Housewives of Isis [Daesh] was aired by public broadcaster BBC on Wednesday as part of a comedy show called Revolting. In the brief sketch, one of the four British “wives” is …
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Man facing hate-related mischief charge after windows shattered at Montreal mosque
Gaven Johnson, 26, arrested by Montreal police early Tuesday after a mosque was vandalized, has been charged with mischief related to religious property that stems from hate, bias or prejudice. The charge is considered an indictable offence under the Criminal Code, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Johnson appeared in a Montreal courtroom …
Claim of Muslim-wide US ban as Indian athletes barred
Two Indian Muslim athletes were denied visas to the U.S. on Tuesday in the wake of President Donald Trump’s entry ban on people from seven Muslim states. Abid Khan and Tanveer Hussain, from the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir, are Indian passport holders. India is not on the list of banned nations. They had been invited …
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British-born Muslim teacher is thrown off plane in Iceland by US official after he is refused entry to America on school trip to New York
A Welsh Muslim teacher said he was made to feel like a ‘criminal’ when he was kicked off a US-bound flight in Iceland in front of dozens of shocked students without being given a reason. Juhel Miah, 25, was due to fly to New York from Reykjavik with students from Llangatwg Comprehensive in Aberdulais, Neath …
Lindsay Lohan says she was ‘racially profiled’ while wearing a headscarf at a London airport
Lindsay Lohan has said she was “racially profiled” recently after arriving in London from Turkey. The famous actress recalled the incident on Good Morning Britain earlier today (February 21), telling hosts Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan: “I got stopped recently and was racially profiled… She opened my passport, saw ‘Lindsay Lohan’ and immediately started apologising. …
‘Islamophobia’ fuels terrorism, UN chief tells
“Islamophobia” in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in some countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment to reporters after talks with Saudi King Salman, Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef, and …
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Woman in UK fined for hurling racist abuse at Muslim taxi driver
The Burnley Express reports on a woman who has been fined for hurling racist abuse at a Muslim taxi driver and assaulting a police officer following a night out in Burnley. Jessica Horne, 26, insulted taxi driver Fiyaz Ahmed “20 times” and spat at him during a rant at a taxi office in Church Street, …
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Tennessee man who plotted New York mosque attack won’t face terrorism charges
A Tennessee man won’t face terrorism charges for plotting an attack against an upstate New York mosque — and attorneys claim it’s because federal terrorism statutes almost exclusively focus on foreign extremists. Robert Doggart was arrested in April 2015 after authorities discovered that he had been trying to recruit people to burn down a mosque …
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White nationalists are posting “Imagine a Muslim-free America” fliers on college campuses
Anti-Muslim fliers affiliated with the American Vanguard, a white nationalist organization, have appeared on college campuses across the United States. Students from the University of Texas at Austin, University of Central Florida and Rutgers University tweeted photos of a flier reading “Imagine a Muslim-free America.” The flier was in black and white with a silhouette …
