The US has witnessed more than 700 incidents of hateful harassment since Donald Trump’s election amid fears anti-Muslim hate crimes are reaching post-9/11 levels. There have reportedly been at least 701 examples of hate crime, including one woman being told: “I’ll spit on you, you dirty bitch. I can smell the Africa on you”, since …
Many young, well-educated Turks in Germany look to return home
The increasing number of Islamophobic attacks including the beating of Muslim women in the streets, has given way to fear among Muslims, especially the youth and now well-educated Turks have started thinking of returning home to Turkey. Germany has been home to millions of Turks who immigrated to the country in the 1960s and onward …
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UK mosques have been targeted by 100 hate attacks since 2013
Tell MAMA, the national anti-Muslim hate monitoring group, said there was a rise in reported attacks in the months after May 2013 . There were 21 the following year, followed by 24 in 2015 and 12 up until September this year. The three main categories of anti-Muslim incident involved criminal damage to mosques, vandalism and …
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2 hate crimes against Muslim students reported on bay area college campuses since US election
The Bay Area is incredibly diverse and the national divide exposed by the presidential election is hitting home. There have been at least two reported hate crime incidents on local college campuses. One student said Monday she does not plan to stop wearing her head scarf but she also says she’s taking precautions to make …
FBI reports hate crimes against Muslims surged by 67% in 2015
Number of anti-Muslim hate crimes rose in 2015 to the highest level since the aftermath of 9/11. Hate crimes against Muslims in the United States shot up 67 percent in 2015 to their highest levels since the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to new FBI statistics. Overall, 57 percent of the 5,850 …
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Israel moves forward with legislation that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers
An Israeli Cabinet panel voted Sunday to endorse a piece of legislation that would silence mosque loudspeakers that broadcast the call to prayer, kicking up charges of discrimination from the country’s Arab minority and Palestinian people. The vote by the Cabinet panel on Sunday means the legislation will be introduced in parliament as a bill …
Muslim woman fined €30,000 for ‘refusing to remove niqab’ in Italy
A Muslim woman has been hit with a €30,000 fine for wearing a niqab at a town hall in Italy, it has been reported. The 40-year-old woman wore the full-body veil at a youth parliament meeting in Pordenone, north-east Italy, last month, Messaggero Veneto reported. According to the newspaper, she was asked to remove the …
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German archbishop gets death threats after saying church would accept a Muslim president
Bamberg archbishop Ludwig Schick has received hate comments and death threats after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) posted a distorted picture making fun of him on his official Facebook page. The post showed a picture of Archbishop Schick and quoted it with the shortened statement, “Church: Muslim Federal President conceivable.” The whole thing is covered …
Religious education teacher who posted Islamophobic comments struck off
A religious education teacher who posted Islamophobic comments on social media and attended a march organised by the far-right group Britain First has been struck off. Nicholas Hall, who taught at a comprehensive school in Leicester, admitted he had attended a march on one or more occasions, and also admitted posting a number of intolerant …
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Mosque, Turkish cultural center attacked in Stockholm
Unknown attackers pelted stones on a mosque and a linked Turkish cultural center in Stockholm on Sunday, an official at the center told Anadolu Agency. The Rinkeby Mosque and its affiliated Turkish Culture Center came under attack during early hours of Sunday, the official, who wished to stay anonymous due to security concerns, said. No …
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