On April 9, an unknown person poured urine outside the Muslim Students Association’s prayer space at Middlebury College, Vermont. Two MSA members were inside the prayer room when the vandalism occurred during the early morning hours. The culprit or culprits attempted to forcefully enter the prayer space, according to an email sent to MSA membe...
LONDON (AA) – Mosques and Muslim groups on Thursday condemned an attack against Muslims earlier in the week at a mosque in East London. Two Muslims were injured in a racially aggravated assault around 9 p.m. Tuesday outside the Sri Lankan Muslim Center in East Ham. The attack was carried out by thugs carrying bottles […]
HOUSTON, Texas (AA) – A couple in the US state of New Jersey was convicted of harassing their Muslim neighbor for several years. William Ong, 76, and his 73-year-old wife Betty were convicted of harassment and intimidation in Hudson County Superior Court. Investigators determined the Ongs made threatening and harassing statements to a Mu...
TRENTON, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has often emphasized that diversity is Canada’s strength. However, Islamophobia continues to be on the rise in the country. The 9/11 attack on the US had profound effects in Canada, fanning the flames of Islamophobia. In 2017 the Quebec mosque attack exposed the extent of Islamophobia...
ISTANBUL (AA)- China has criticized Sweden after a recent incident took place involving the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book. “Freedom of speech cannot be a reason to incite racial or cultural discrimination and tear society apart,” said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, referring to the incident...
ANKARA – Turkiye has slammed a Swedish far-right politician for burning the Muslim holy book. The Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu while commenting on the hateful incident has said, “neo-Nazi movements have led to increased Islamophobia.” Urging collaboration against any form of racism and Islamophobic rhetoric, Mevlut Cav...
Islamophobia in U.S. public schools is an ongoing concern, according to a recent report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR. The group’s survey of 700 Muslim students in California schools found high levels of bullying, harassment and discrimination by peers and adults, including teachers. Nearly half of the students, reported...
A Virginia mosque has been vandalized for the second time in six months. Authorities said the West End Islamic Center in Glen Allen, a northern suburb of the capital Richmond, was targeted by vandals Saturday afternoon. Police said the damage includes a smashed window, overturned tables and chairs, and graffiti. Ibrahim Hooper, national commun...
Sixteen Palestinian journalists are being held in Israeli prisons, an Arab human rights group said on Sunday. The Beirut-based Journalists’ Support Committee said eight journalists have already been slapped with jail terms by Israeli authorities. Four journalists are being held under Israel’s policy of administrative detention, while four othe...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday summoned Swedish Ambassador Liselott Andersson to protest the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden. A statement by the UAE Foreign Ministry said the envoy was summoned by Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy to convey the Gulf state’s protest agains...
