Islamophobia prompts Muslims to engage in US democracy: report
Anti-Muslim measures have backfired, causing the US Muslim population to protest and run for office in higher numbers. by Dalia Hatuqa Islamophobic attacks are on the rise in the […]
Starbucks case highlights need to continue fight against discrimination
Apr 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The case of the two “black Americans” who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks coffee shop on April 12 caught my […]
Home Office agencies at heart of Windrush scandal rife with discrimination and harassment, employees say
Exclusive: MPs demand independent review amid claims ‘deeply alarming’ findings cast doubts over organisations’ ability to handle immigration cases Benjamin Kentish Political Correspondent @BenKentish The government immigration agencies at the […]
NYC Ahmadiyya Muslims Hit With Double Discrimination
April 15, 2018 Ramon Taylor NEW YORK NEW YORK — New York is a city that boasts of its religious tolerance, but even here, Ahmadiyya Muslims feel the sting of […]
More awareness: Record number of reported discrimination incidents in Switzerland
This content was published on April 8, 2018 The number of incidents reported in schools and training centres also increased (Keystone) The number of reported cases of discrimination based […]
Discrimination Survey: foreign names can be an electoral handicap
This content was published on March 22, 2018 In most Swiss cantons, voters can amend electoral lists by striking off candidates they don’t want to support (Keystone) Under the Swiss […]
Jordan: Landmark summit to address impact of forced migration on children
Monday’s Second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 will be held under Royal patronage By Rana Husseini – Mar 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ali holds a joint press […]
Discrimination against Muslim women in EU states spreading like a virus, Erdoğan says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL PublishedNovember 10, 2017 DHA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized discrimination against Muslim women in EU states on Friday, saying headscarves are gradually being banned with […]
German job centres discriminate against people with foreign-sounding names: study
The Local news@thelocal.de 8 September 2017 File photo of the job centre in Leipzig: DPA. When dealing with inquiries, employees at job centres in Germany tend to discriminate against people with names that sound foreign, according to a report released on Friday. Researchers from the Social Science Research Centre in […]
Muslims feel inadequately protected by the Racial Discrimination Act – report
Source: The Guardian Many Muslim Australians feel inadequately protected by the Racial Discrimination Act, a new report by the Human Rights Commission has found. The finding again opens up a […]
William Shemin and Henry Johnson: Jewish and black soldiers receive World War I Medal of Honor amid claims of discrimination
Campaigners have said soldiers should have been honoured 100 years ago ANDREW BUNCOMBE NEW YORK Tuesday 02 June 2015 There was never any doubt about the bravery of Sgt William Shemin and Pvt Henry Johnson, but it took almost 100 hundred years for it to be officially recognised. Campaigners for […]
SIGNS OF RELIGION : When did showing your faith become so controversial?
By Jo Fahy Whether it’s a turban or a headscarf, showing your religion in Switzerland can make others treat you extremely differently. From stares in the street to difficulty in […]
Islamophobia: Discrimination Excluding British Muslims from Jobs
November 30, 2014 _ 12:01 PM Muslims are facing the worst job discrimination of any minority group in Britain, according to new research which found that they had the lowest chance of being in work or in a managerial role. Muslims are facing the worst job discrimination of any minority […]
Berlin schools ‘racially segregating’ children
Several primary and secondary schools in Berlin are segregating migrant children into classes with “vastly inferior education,” to attract “ethnic Germans,” an NGO has told a United Nations Human Rights […]
CAIR: Okla. Muslim Told She Needs Bank Escort Because of Hijab
By Council on American-Islamic Relations OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 7, 2012 — Muslim civil rights group asks Tulsa bank to review discriminatory ‘no hats’ policy OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on Tulsa’s Valley National Bank to review […]
Muslim man (US born Afro-American) prevented from returning to USA
BY CARLA HINTON chinton@opubco.com An Oklahoma Muslim civil rights group is trying to help an Oklahoma native return from the Middle East to visit his terminally ill mother. Adam Soltani, […]
French mayor retreats after suspending fasting Muslims
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS | Wed Aug 1, 2012 7 Aug 1 (Reuters) – A French mayor has revoked the suspension of four Muslim camp counsellors following an uproar after he said they could not work properly because they might be weakened by their all-day fasting for Ramadan. […]
Official Hypocrisy in Indonesia
Editorial : Lying for the country The Jakarta Post The trouble with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is that he has probably spent too much of time traveling abroad to really understand what’s going on in his own country. On Monday he said the government has done enough to protect the […]
Indonesia following footprints of Pakistan…Discrimination against Ahmadis goes on…
Ahmadiyah at the Bottom of Govt List for e-KTP Registration May 22, 2012 Source:Jakarta Globe. Mataram. The West Nusa Tenggara government put dozens of Ahamdiyah Muslims at the bottom of its list to register for an electronic identity card, known as e-KTP. Lalu Sajim Sastrawan, head of the province’s administration […]
Universal Application of USA’s Declaration of Independence!
Written by Zia H Shah MD Declaration of Independence was a climax in the evolution of human rights over the centuries in Europe and America, in 1776 CE. It served […]