EU sees rise in anti-Muslim sentiments
EU report reveals a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment, with nearly half facing racism and discrimination daily. AFP October 25, 2024 A man holding up the Muslim holy book the Quran, […]
Amid Humanity, Believer Cries for Help: The Rise of Islamophobia
According to Georgetown University, Islamophobia is an extreme fear of and hostility toward Islam and Muslims which often leads to hate speech, hate crimes, as well as social and political […]
Good Jew, Bad Jew: new book explores why the west views brutality against Ukrainians and Palestinians differently
Diterbitkan: November 22, 2023 9.37pm WIB In a recently published book Steven Friedman, who has written extensively on the political and social aspects of apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, explores […]
Responding to Common Allegations Against Islam
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)ISLAM 6th September 2023 Add Comment Address by Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to Non-Ahmadi Guests on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at […]
European gov’ts marginalize Muslims with new discourse derived from notion of ‘political Islam’
Muslims marginalized, criminalized with new terminology frequently used in Austria, Germany, France, says political scientist Gulcin Kazan Doger |23.01.2023 ISTANBUL The discourse of battling “political Islam,” used widely […]
Jihad: Orientalism and knowledgeable ignorance
Sep 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Nedal Al- Mousa The term “knowledgeable ignorance” is used by the authors of a book titled “Why do People Hate America” to refer to […]
Orientalism, Misinformation and Islam
Orientalism, Misinformation and Islam Abû Imân cAbd al-Rahmân Robert Squires © Muslim Answers – Orlando, Florida, All Rights Reserved. Any open-minded person embarking on a study of Islam, especially if using books written in European languages, should be aware of the seemingly inherent distortions that permeate almost all non-Muslim writings on […]
OP-ED: Twenty post-9/11 years were tough on Western Muslims
Mohammad Tufael Chowdhury Published at 01:57 am August 29th, 2021 Muslims have not had an easy time at Western airports BIGSTOCK And the next 20 could be harder On 9/11/2001 […]
Blair claims war on Muslims is strategically vital for West
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives at the Euro Summit in Brussels, 2007 (Pic: Stefan de Vries/Flickr) Tony Blair, the blood-drenched architect of the Afghanistan war, finally came out of hiding last […]
Canada’s Islamophobia and racism problem
By Rana Tanveer, in Dialogue August 1, 2021 Canada prides itself in being a diverse country with the greatest number of foreign-born citizens among the G8 countries. The London attack, […]
OSCE assembly adopts resolution against anti-Muslim hatred
BY ANADOLU AGENCY People attend a rally to highlight Islamophobia, sponsored by the Muslim Association of Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 18, 2021. (REUTERS Photo) VIENNA DIPLOMACY JUL 09, 2021 People attend […]
A letter to Cambridge mosque vandal(s): ‘I pray that this act of vandalism opens your heart to peace’
July 17, 2021 Letter to the vandal: Peace be upon you! Or you can also say Asalamoalikum! Today, I came to find out that our mosque Baitul ul Kareem (this means House of the Generous) in Cambridge was vandalized due to hate. So, I decided instead of writing a letter […]
Police thanked for swift, diligent investigation into Cambridge mosque vandalism
Mosques serve as a source of community gathering, peace, acceptance and multiculturalism, says Canada’s largest Muslim association about 18 hours ago By: CambridgeToday Staff The Baitul Kareem Mosque on Elliott Street was […]
Canada: Police investigating after mosque in Cambridge severely vandalized in ‘act of hate’
A damaged stove is seen after vandalism occurred at the Baitul Kareem mosque in Cambridge, Ont. on July 14, 2021. (Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Canada) The Canadian PressPublished Thursday, July […]
Book Review: Rushdie, Haunted by his unholy ghosts
by Mohammad Arshed Ahmedi (Author) When Salman Rushdie published his so-called novel in 1988, it unleashed an unprecedented controversy throughout the world. Marches were organised and demonstrations were raised protesting against the […]
US city’s first Muslim mayor struggles against anti-Islam sentiment
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA AMERICAS APR 16, 2021 The first Muslim mayor of Irvine, California said that she had a difficult time getting to the city’s top office due to a strong […]
French govt defends teen girl bullied for anti-Islam posts
Source: 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 […]
Austria has a problem with Muslims, not just their mosques
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full Source: Daily Sabah By Yahya Bostan The mosque scandal in Rotterdam is a […]
US liberal Islamophobia is rising – and more insidious than rightwing bigotry
Guardian: When will Muslims step up and reform Islam?” asked the self-identified “progressive and intersectional” college student, following a presentation of my book, American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear, at New York University. The student wore a Black Lives Matter T-shirt and a colorful assortment of pins and […]
Thanks, but a ‘Love a Muslim Day’ isn’t enough to counter Islamophobia
Guardian: Twenty-four hours on from the “Punish a Muslim Day” and the well-meaning but deeply reductive framing of “Love a Muslim Day”, the UK’s Muslim communities and no doubt the police and authorities are breathing a huge sigh of relief that this designated day of hate passed off without major incident. “Punish […]