Norway proposes bill to ban full-face veils in education
Source: Swiss Info By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community says Time has come to stop blaming only Muslims for the World’s Problems
Source: Khalifa of Islam On 17 March 2018, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at […]
Germany: Merkel faces critical test with German integration policies for Muslim refugees
Source: The Washington Times By Austin Davis – Special to The Washington Times BERLIN — Popular anger at her refugee policies cost German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s long-dominant conservative bloc dearly […]
3 rural Illinois men charged with Minnesota mosque bombing
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday charged three men from rural central Illinois with the bombing of a Minnesota mosque […]
‘Love A Muslim’ Day Letter Is A Poignant Answer To Hate Threats
Source: Huffington Post A letter campaign is encouraging violence against British Muslims. An activist wants to counter that hate with love, coffee and cake. By Carol Kuruvilla View image on […]
Law Student Asked To Leave Bar For Wearing Turban: ‘It Broke My Heart’
Source: Huffington Post BY Cindy Arboleda Yahoo Lifestyle PHOTO: AMRIK SINGH VIA FACEBOOK 4.5k A law student was told to remove his turban at a bar by staff claiming the establishment […]
Amber Tamblyn Criticized For Complaint About Hasidic Jews
Source: Huffington Post By Ron Dicker Actress Amber Tamblyn faces backlash after Tweeting that Hasidic Jews in New York City are targeting her. The former “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” […]
Staging Muslims: Identity Angst In American Theater
Source: NPR BY BILAL QURESHI In the great cultural ‘awokening‘ that has followed the rise of Donald Trump, the stories of Muslim-Americans wrestling with questions of selfhood, belonging, and bigotry have […]
Buddhist mobs sweep through Sri Lanka’s Muslim neighborhoods
Source: Religion News Service By Bharatha Mallawarachi | March 8, 2018 Mohamed Ramzeen makes a call from his mobile standing in his vandalized small restaurant in Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 8, 2018. […]
Muslims ‘are very misunderstood today’ — this Florida college will try to change that
Source: Miami Herald Florida International University is getting a spanking new center dedicated to all things Muslim. Philanthropists Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer, longtime supporters of Middle Eastern studies and other […]
Muslims in America: Examining the Facts
Source: craigconsidinetcd.com Dr. Craig Considine Title: Muslims in America: Examining the Facts Publication Date: June 30, 2018 Author: Craig Considine Publisher: ABC-CLIO Pages: 212 Volume: 1 Size: 6 1/8X9 1/4 Topics: Current […]
There’s a reason why anti-Muslim ideology hasn’t found a home in Portugal
Source: Independent By Robert Fisk The Arabs were regarded as exotic and educated peoples whose own culture was never erased from the streets of Portugal’s cities The ramparts of the […]
Jeremy Corbyn attacks Islamophobia during mosque visit
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent Labour leader highlights Islamophobia as ‘real problem in our society’ during open day Muslim women are facing routine racist abuse on the streets […]
New Leader Of UK Far-Right Party Spouts Islamophobic Rhetoric
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla DOMINIC LIPINSKI – PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES Gerard Batten was chosen as interim leader of the U.K. Independence Party on Saturday. The new […]
A Federal Appeals Court Just Said Trump’s Tweets Show He’s An Anti-Muslim Bigot
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Reilly, who is HuffPost’s senior justice reporter, covering criminal justice Once again, the president’s own words undermine the legal defense of his travel ban. WASHINGTON […]
The long read The fight for the right to be a Muslim in America
Source: The Guardian A bitter legal row over a mosque in an affluent New Jersey town shows the new face of Islamophobia in the age of Trump. By Andrew Rice Forty […]
Turkey, Vatican agree on Jerusalem
Source: Daily Sabah Column by Ilnur Cevik The warm dialogue between President Erdoğan and Pope Francis is the sign of a new era for Turkish-Vatican relations to cooperate more on […]
PM Trudeau urges Canadians to stand up against Islamophobia
Source: The Daily Sabah and the French Press Agency (AFP) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Monday for Canadians to stand up against Islamophobia and discrimination as he paid tribute to […]
Allies Form Human Chain Around Muslims Praying During Travel Ban Protest
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla, Religion reporter “It’s what we should do as Americans,” said Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer, executive director of the Interfaith Center of New York. More […]
Pope Francis Compares Gossiping Nuns To Terrorists
Source: Huffington Post By Mary Papenfuss He says they’re worse than Shining Path guerrillas. Pope Francis compared gossiping nuns with terrorists during his South American tour stop in Lima on […]