Flemingdon Park march to end at site where mother assaulted in possible hate crime CBC News Posted: Nov 20, 2015 11:35 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 20, 2015 11:35 AM ET Marchers carried the Canadian, French and Lebanese flags during a Friday peace march in the Flemingdon Park neighbourhood. (Linda […]
Source: Globe and Mail Nahid Neshi often speak eloquently about the pluralistic wonder he considers Canada. But as one of the most high-profile Muslim figures in the country, the Calgary mayor admits he has been “shaken” by the closed-minded, even racist nature of some of the debate over the Syrian […]
The Toronto Star: A Montreal man will spend the next few days in jail after being charged in connection with a YouTube video in which someone wearing a Joker mask […]
By Lucy Sherriff, who is editor of HuffPost UK Young Voices; she also reports on environment Huff Post: A young Muslim man has given a masterclass in how to shut […]
A suicide bomber had a ticket to the France-Germany soccer game, but his explosive vest was found during a security check at the gate A man apparently set to detonate his suicide vest tried to enter the France-versus-Germany soccer match at Stade de France, but was turned away by security […]
WP: Virginia Tech police alerted the campus Thursday that a threat had been made against Muslims. “On Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, Virginia Tech Police Department received a report concerning graffiti that had been left inside a bathroom stall in Price Hall,” the alert read. ” The graffiti stated “I will be […]
Independent.co.uk: Another day, another myth about Muslims. The most recent one to set tongues wagging is that poppies offend Muslims. According to far-right groups like Britain First, Muslims hate poppies. Their claim comes after a few individuals, who are widely condemned in the Muslim community, criticised the poppy on the […]
The Hill.com: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday invoked his ancestors’ deaths in Holocaust concentration camps as he embraced a Muslim student and promised to lead the fight against racism. […]
The German Lynchmob: Islamophobe Movement Returns With a Vengeance DPA It was nearly dormant for months, but recent weeks have seen the return of Germany’s islamophobic, anti-refugee Pegida movement. More confident and aggressive than ever, officials worry the hatred could spread to the mainstream. By SPIEGEL Staff “I’m not a Nazi,” the innkeeper says, […]
The neurosurgeon-turned-Republican candidate is spreading absurd lies about the world’s second-largest religion QASIM RASHID (Credit: Reuters/Steve Marcus) In his recent anti-Muslim crusade, Ben Carson promoted a disturbing form of religious segregation, claiming that a Muslim should only be president if he or she “renounces the tenets of Islam.” Sadly, just as racial segregationists long […]
FACE TO FACE Is a ‘burka ban’ really necessary in Switzerland? By Peter Siegenthaler SEP 29, 2015 – 17:28 According to estimates there are about 150 to 300 people living in Switzerland who wear a burka or niqab (Keystone) Several European countries have banned in public places the wearing […]
Muslims react to hate comments, make it clear just how ridiculous the internet can be Posted by Dina Rickman in videos Last month a nursery at a mosque in Tampa, Florida, burnt down. No one was injured in the incident but the story made the headlines and, inevitably, horrible comments were posted […]
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere speaks during a press conference to present politically-motivated crime rate in Germany on Wednesday in Berlin. German police arrested four people Wednesday accused of belonging to a far-right “terror” organization that acquired explosives for attacks on Muslims and refugee homes. (AFP PHOTO / JOHN […]
DESECRATED TOMBS Muslim graves vandalised in Lausanne MAY 4, 2015 – 14:29 The designation of a special zone for Muslim tombs was announced on March 25 (Keystone) Thirteen graves with tombstones bearing Arabic- or North African-sounding names have been vandalised at the Bois-de-Vaux cemetery in Lausanne. The cemetery is scheduled […]
Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers in southern France. Photo: AFP Uproar as French mayor ‘counts Muslim children’ Published: 05 May 2015 15:49 GMT+02:00 A French mayor backed by the far-right […]
Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers in southern France. Photo: AFP Uproar as French mayor ‘counts Muslim children’ Published: 05 May 2015 15:49 GMT+02:00 A French mayor backed by the far-right […]
Conviction upheld for ex-Swiss pol who called for Kristallnacht against Muslims April 29, 2015 6:43am (JTA) — A Swiss court upheld a lower tribunal’s conviction of a former politician who called for a Kristallnacht against Muslims. The High Court of Zurich this week upheld a district court’s ruling against Alexander […]
By Eugene Volokh April 11 Washington Post A sign among flowers near a cultural center where a person was shot and killed in an attack in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 17. A 22-year-old Danish gunman opened fire at a cultural center and a synagogue — targets that resembled […]
The Huffington Post | By Alexandra Svokos This story is part of a series on Muslim college students: Finding Space For Prayer On Campus | Becoming ‘The Other’ In America | Practicing Islam At A Catholic University | Being A Muslim Leader In College | Inside A Muslim Fraternity | […]
The Huffington Post | By Alexandra Svokos This story is part of a series on Muslim college students: Finding Space For Prayer On Campus | Becoming ‘The Other’ In America | Practicing Islam At A Catholic University | Being A Muslim Leader In College | Inside A Muslim Fraternity | […]