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Dutch far-right leader Wilders drafts bill to ban dual citizens from voting, candidacy In their latest move to strip minorities of their rights and provoke xenophobia in the Netherlands, the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders presented a... more

Islamophobia 608 Islamophobic attacks reported in UK in 6 months: study A total of 685 reports of racially aggravated incidences, with 608 being anti-Muslim in nature were recorded between January and June 2018, a report revealed. The report... More
Europe Austria prepares to ban headscarves, but not kippas in primary schools Austria's right-wing government has introduced a draft law to Parliament to ban headscarves for girls under the age of 10 in primary schools, planning to implement it without... More
Africa Banning headscarf-wearing Nigerian girls from school unacceptable, Muslim body says Shutting out Muslim girls from school for wearing headscarves amounts to unacceptable religious bigotry and a violation of the Constitution, Nigeria's apex Muslim body said... More
Europe Austria's far-right targets Muslims, Turks in video A video shared by Austria's anti-migration far-right Freedom Party (FPO) that explicitly portrayed Muslims and Turks as scammers has triggered widespread reaction from Austrian... More
Europe Swedish official under probe over remarks associating Muslim call to prayer with terrorism Prosecutors are investigating a top city official in southern Sweden over Islamophobic remarks he made on social media. Christopher Larsson, vice mayor of the southern... More
Europe Austrian policeman accused of making racist remark at Muslim girls A police officer in Austria is being accused of making a racist remark towards a group of young Austrian Muslim girls. The officer allegedly made the remark when a 20-member... More
Islamophobia Far-right terrorists say encouraged by Trump rhetoric in Islamophobic attack plot Three far-right terrorists in US state of Kansas, who were convicted of plotting to bomb the mosque and homes of Somali immigrants should be granted leniency in their sentencing... More
Americas US midterm elections see rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric Anti-Muslim rhetoric has surged in U.S. midterm election campaigns, a new study found, echoing the brash talk of President Donald Trump that apparently landed him his spot... More
Turkey Protests in Germany condemn mosque attack A series of attacks on mosques and businesses run by Germans of Turkish origin were condemned in a protest rally held in the northern town of Nordenham over the weekend. Last... More
Europe German far-right AfD's Jewish group sparks outcry Germany's far-right party AfD on Sunday launched a "Jewish" group within its ranks which it says will battle against mass immigration of Muslim men with anti-Semitic views,... More
Islamophobia Italy’s League calls for burqa ban on moms at school Deputies from the far-right League party in northern Italy have announced plans to ban mothers from wearing Islamic veils, such as the burqa and niqab, when picking up their... More
Islamophobia Mosque in Germany vandalized with slurs, swastikas A mosque located in northwestern Germany's Gladbeck was vandalized by suspected Neo-Nazis, according to mosque officials. The attackers wrote racist slogans and drew swastikas... More
Islamophobia Second Swiss canton votes to adopt 'burqa ban' A second Swiss canton will introduce a regional "burqa ban," after voters in St. Gallen on Sunday emphatically backed prohibiting all face-covering garments in public spaces. In... More
Islamophobia UK party proposes anti-Islam "interim manifesto" Britains UK Independence Party (UKIP) presented plans Friday to establish all-Muslim prisons, enhanced screening for migrants coming from abroad and to abolish some equality... More
Europe Turkish association targeted in arson attack in Berlin A Turkish educational association was targeted early Thursday in an arson attack in the Neukölln district of German capital Berlin. Unknown perpetrators threw stones at the... More
Islamophobia Car targets pedestrians outside London mosque: police British police have launched an investigation after three people were injured in a collision near a Muslim community center in northwest London, a statement said Wednesday... More
Islamophobia Indian police suspended over lynching of Muslim man Four Indian policemen were suspended after a video on social media showed them failing to provide the victim of a mob lynching with medical assistance, authorities said Monday. The... More

Europe Vienna court annuls gov't plan to close mosques A court in Austria annulled a government plan to shut down six mosques belonging to the Arab community, a Muslim body said late on Thursday. In a statement, Ümit Vural, head... More
Islamophobia Sweden's swimming head dismissed over anti-headscarf remarks The Swedish Athletics Federation dismissed the chairman of the country's Swimming Federation after she made Islamophobic and xenophobic remarks against wearing a headscarf,... More
Islamophobia Quebec mosque gunman gets life for killing 6 Muslims A 29-year-old who shot dead six worshipers at a Quebec City mosque in the worst anti-Muslim attack in the West got life in prison Friday. Alexandre Bissonnette will have... More
Islamophobia 3 Muslim girls target of racist attacks in Berlin Three Muslim teenagers were assaulted in two separate xenophobic attacks in Berlin, German police said Saturday. In one of the attacks, two Syrian girls aged 15 and 16... More
Americas Quebec minister in hot water over Muslim headscarf comments Quebec's newly appointed Minister of Status of Women Isabelle Charest is facing backlash after saying the Muslim headscarf for women is a "symbol of oppression". Speaking... More
Football London police probing anti-Muslim chants against Salah An investigation has been launched into racist and Islamophobic chants against Liverpool's Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah, British police said in a statement Wednesday. The... More
Americas 2 militia members plead guilty to bombing Minnesota mosque in 2017 Members of a militia group, whose alleged leader applied to build Donald Trump's border wall, pleaded guilty Thursday to bombing a mosque in an effort to frighten American... More
Americas 4 charged in plot to attack Muslim community in US Three men and a high school student were charged with plotting to attack a rural upstate New York Muslim community named Islamberg with explosives, authorities said Tuesday. The... More
Islamophobia Pegida shows Islam-insulting movie outside mosque Supporters of the far-right Islamophobic group Pegida staged an anti-Islam demonstration in front of a mosque in the Netherlands late Wednesday. The demonstration was held... More
Americas Muslim family not allowed to enter US hospital A Muslim family says staff at a Virginia hospital told them they looked "scary" and threatened to kick them out when they went to visit a newborn relative in December. The... More
Europe Italy school suspends Arabic and Islamic courses The Arabic and Islamic courses planned to be taught in a school in northern Italy's Emilia-Romagna region were suspended after receiving reaction from anti-immigrant and central-right... More
Europe Belgium’s Flemish region bans halal and kosher meat The proposed ban on halal and kosher meats have come into effect in Belgium's northern Flanders region, stirring controversy among the country's Jewish and Muslim communities. The... More
Asia Pacific India's lower house passes citizenship bill excluding Muslims India's lower house passed on Tuesday legislation that will grant citizenship to members of certain religious minorities but not Muslims, sparking protests in the country's... More
Islamophobia Turkish union criticizes Europe's lax response to racist attacks Turkish-Islamic Union in Europe (ATIB) on Sunday criticized some Western countries, including Germany, for remaining idle in the face of increasing attacks on mosques. Speaking... More
Islamophobia Muslim woman visiting observation deck attacked in Dallas Dallas police plan to investigate an alleged assault on a Muslim woman from Oklahoma as a hate crime. Police spokeswoman Tamike Dameron said Friday the probe into the attack... More
Americas Letters of support pour in for Muslim girl sent death threats at school A Muslim girl in Massachusetts has received hundreds of letters of support after receiving threatening notes at her elementary school. The Massachusetts chapter of the... More

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