Source: AlJazeera The deadly bomb attacks on the Belgian capital claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group have prompted a huge and varied reaction on social media. Hashtags referring to the attacks trended worldwide on Twitter, picking up millions of mentions and reaching tens of […]
Source: The Washington Post The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates collided sharply Tuesday in the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels, with GOP hopeful Ted Cruz calling on […]
Source: The Guardian Muslim communities are “absolutely not reporting” suspected terrorists and need to “open up to society”, Donald Trump has said in his first UK interview since launching his bid for the US presidency. Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB), Trump said there was “very little assimilation” in […]
Obama: We will go after ISIS until it’s ‘finally destroyed’ By Nicole Gaouette (CNN) President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to “defeat” those who threaten the world with terrorism. The United […]
Al Jazeera Yasir Suleiman © Provided by Al Jazeera Who will rescue Western societies from their Islamophobes? Discussing conflict, the Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) told us decades ago that when language comes to the fore as an issue in society, we should conclude that there are non-linguistic […]
http://piketty.blog.lemonde.fr: Public discussion on the place of Islam and Muslim populations in European societies is becoming increasingly hysterical. In the absence of precise information and research, we draw general conclusions on the capacity or the desire of tens of millions of people to integrate and live together from events which […]
Source: Haaretz By Haroon Moghul; Author of The Order of Light and How To Be a Muslim: An American Story. Public speaker. Broadcaster. Essayist. It’s hard to keep track of all […]
Source: The Guardian The Muslims have come for New York City’s subway system in a coordinated attack affecting 144 stations across the borough. Authorities were alerted to the plans of […]
Source: BBC “Islam hates us,” Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said in a CNN interview. on Friday. Mr Trump later stood by his claim in a televised debate in Miami, saying: […]
Source: The Guardian By Junaid Cheema Last year we felt punished for crimes not of our making; now a fresh approach gives hope to Muslims who equally love this country […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “I think Islam hates us,” Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, deploring the “tremendous hatred” that he said […]
Huff Post: One of the most prevalent talking points in the 2016 election cycle is the role of religion, and the in-grouping and outgrouping that political figures are using to describe America. While Donald Trump’s comments about banning Muslims from entering the country have drawn the most criticism, the racializing […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Catherine Orsborn spends a lot of her time thinking about how to put an end to Islamophobia forever. It’s part of her job […]
Source: Huffington Post One of the most prevalent talking points in the 2016 election cycle is the role of religion, and the in-grouping and outgrouping that political figures are using to describe America. While Donald Trump’s comments about banning Muslims from entering the country have drawn the most criticism, the […]
Source: The Daily Beast By Dean Obeidallah (born December 17, 1969), he is an American comedian of Palestinian-Italian descent. The Donald told CNN that Islam hates America. Like the Muslims […]
Source: Time Opinion on how to tackle the problem is divided In a chintzy banqueting hall in Wembley, London, soft boos punctuate the loud chatter. A 300-person strong crowd, ranging […]
By Ian Mevorach Theologian, minister, ethicist, and activist; co-founder of Common Street Spiritual Center (www.commonstreet.org) Huff post: Islamophobia has been on the rise in the United States ever since 9/11. […]
Source: Huffington Post By Zoha Qamar; Student at Columbia University Given the recent rhetoric spewing from the political pandemonium sometimes referred to as the United States Presidential Election, as well a spike […]
Source: Huffington Post By Huzaifah Salat Doctor,Internal Medicine enthusiast,Pakistani food lover. “What can Muslims do to overcome Islamophobia?” This question (also on my mind) was asked by a colleague during the grand concluding session of the Islamic awareness week of the Vanderbilt University’s Muslim Students Association event on Valentine’s day. Dr.Todd […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Azzah Sultan, 20, has personally witnessed rampant Islamophobia since moving to America from her native Malaysia in 2013. The young Muslim […]