Most of the Islamophobic incidents detailed in a new report involved restricted travel following the administration’s repeated attempts to enact a travel ban affecting people from Muslim-majority nations.Continue Reading
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Man who called for Muslims to be gassed and sterilised is jailed for hate speech
Welsh man Jonathan Jennings handed 16-month prison sentence for Islamophobic and threatening postsContinue Reading
Far-right groups attack 3 mosques in the Netherlands
Far-right groups have attacked three mosques in the Netherlands, a Muslim charity fund official said Thursday.Continue Reading
Discrimination, intolerance against Muslims on the decline but general situation worrisome: OIC report
For quite some time, Islamophobia has been growing strongly in the West and has continued to take root through intensive campaigns and public discourses disseminating the fear of Islam, and through a significant number of incidents targeting Muslims, mosques, Islamic centers, Islamic attire, and Islam’s sacred symbols. Reports and evidence reveal that negative sentiments toward Islam and Muslims keep expanding in the minds of mainstream Westerners, through mistrust toward Islam and its adherents. Particularly during the last few years, Islamophobia has reached an intractable point as it continues to grow, despite up-and-down indicators from time to time.Continue Reading
Man jailed for life after running over Muslim woman in Leicester
A man has been jailed for life for ramming his car into one woman and trying to hit a schoolgirl in a series of Islamophobic hate crimes he intended as a retaliation for terrorist attacks carried out by Islamist extremists in the UK.Continue Reading
Thousands in London protest against Islamophobia, racism
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in London to protest against rising sentiments of Islamophobia, racism and anti-refugee motions in the country.
Protesters gathered in London’s parliament square on Saturday as they were united against racism and Islamophobia and supportive of refugee and migrants.
They arrived at Portland Place in Central London at around midday while holding banners with slogans read, “Hands off EU workers”, “Refugees and migrants welcome here” and “Stand up to Trump.”
The rally was organized by the UK campaign group Stand Up to Racism, as part of a series of rallies taking place across Europe to mark the International Anti-Racism Day.
