TOPEKA, Kansas – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Chipotle, alleging religious harassment towards a former Muslim employee, Areej Saifan, in Kansas. Saifan claims that an assistant manager continually pestered her over several weeks to reveal her hair by removing her hijab. The situation escalated on August 9, ...
CAIR-Chicago suspects possible link to the ultra-rightist Hindutva RSS movement, involved in burning of Quran CHICAGO, Illinois – The Chicago branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has condemned the incident of a Quran burning in Naperville. The incident, which took place over the summer, was only recently made public on so...
Nabil Haidar, had sued San Jose Police Department, asserting that he was persistently subjected to anti-Muslim comments SAN JOSE, California – A former Lebanese-origin American police officer from San Jose, California, has been awarded a $400,000 settlement over allegations of harassment based on his Muslim faith. Nabil Haidar, had sued ...
Guide does not just outline the problems but provides practical advice and also offers guidance to concerned parents WASHINGTON – The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, unveiled a comprehensive anti-bullying guide specifically designed for Muslim students and their families. This comes after a study by CAIR-CA in 2021 reveal...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The dean of Georgetown University Qatar on Sunday called for collective action against Islamophobia at the conclusion of a two-day gathering focused on the threat of hatred of Islam. Safwan M. Masri, who is also the distinguished professor of the practice at Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, hailed Qatar for its [&h...
Eyewitnesses say Ishaq, a mentally challenged person, had taken a banana from the makeshift Hindu temple NEW DELHI, India – A 22-year-old Muslim man was brutally lynched in the Indian capital of New Delhi after allegedly stealing a banana from a makeshift Hindu temple. The makeshift Hindu temple on the sidewalk, called pandal, was built...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Organizations representing the Muslim community in Belgium have challenged a law in the Flemish region at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the grounds that it violates freedom of religion and worship. According to a statement by the Belgian Religious Foundation on Thursday, the petition was submitted under the...
Meerut, India – AFP It’s curious paradox. In Hindutva-inspired, BJP-led India where Muslims have been lynched on mere suspicion of slaughtering cows, the demand for cricket balls made using the animal’s hides far exceeds supply. Leatherworker Bunty Sagar’s labours are frowned upon by many fellow Indians even if he makes...
Since Modi came to power in 2014, there has been an increasing trend of anti-Muslim rhetoric WASHINGTON – A Washington-based research organization has found that most anti-Muslim hate speech in India is linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and its affiliated groups. A report published by Hindutva Watch found that 80% of ...
GENEVA (AA) – No one has a say in what women should wear, a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) spokeswoman said on Tuesday, weighing in on France’s recent ban on headscarves for athletes in next year’s Olympic games. “In general, the Human Rights Office says that no one should impose on a woman […]
