President François Hollande, France’s most unpopular president in the last six decades, admitted in his tell-all book that Muslim women want to choose freedom from wearing a veil. He also revealed that he no longer supports immigration. Referring to Muslim women, “the veiled women of today will be the Marianne of tomorrow,” said the French …
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In May of this year a man was arrested in Graz for allegedly hanging two pigs’ heads on the building site of a new mosque being built in the southern Austrian city. The man, who is alleged to have been a member of the right-wing scene in Austria, hung the pair of pigs’ heads on …
Born and raised in Hungary, a lot of Muslims are complaining that next Sunday’s referendum on refugees is creating a more fertile atmosphere for hate and abuse, adding salt to the religious minority’s wounds in the east European country. The government contends there is a direct link between migrants and terrorism and is seeking a …
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In Potsdam, Germany a pig’s head was found at the front door of the mosque by unidentified person or persons. According to Potsdam police statement, a woman living near the mosque saw a pig’s head at the front door of the mosque and then, she reported police officials. Police reportedly launched an extensive investigation. Muslim …
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Today, the ACLU and the ACLU of Arizona filed letters of complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education to make clear that enough is enough. Any anti-Muslim discrimination is detestable, but it is especially pernicious when it targets students in our public schools, which should be safe havens for students …
The Muslim family of an award-winning computer data scientist decided to leave the United States after the latest incident of Islamophobia involved the youngest child being repeatedly bullied. Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, a two-time Fulbright Scholar who uses data to prevent terror attacks, moved his family across the world to Pakistan over the weekend after sharing a …
The branch of the Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) was vandalized by alleged supporters of the terrorist organization, the PKK, who spray-painted insults targeting the association and broke windows. It was the eighth similar attack targeting UETD branches across Germany this year, and follows an attack at the same branch six months ago. Mustafa …
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Police and emergency services were called to a Muslim prayer room in Malmo in southern Sweden after a fire had broken out early Tuesday morning. Firefighters from three different fire stations in the region instantly put the fire out and no one was injured in the incident. The entire building was smoke damaged and police …
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A newly-built Muslim cultural center in Sept-Îles, Canada was vandalized earlier this week, revealing a very troubling sharp increase in reported incidents that are related to Islamophobia in the country. A 38-year-old man was arrested and then released on a promise to appear in court in six to eight weeks on charges of breaking and …
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A southeast Calgary Islamic centre was vandalized late Friday evening, and a community leader is hoping the person responsible comes forward, because he wants to start a conversation. The glass on the door of the Islamic Centre of South Calgary in Queensland was broken. A burnt copy of the Quran and a hateful letter greeted …
