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Anti-Muslim Australian senator under fire for ‘offensive’ burqa stunt in parliament An Australian senator provoked backlash Thursday after wearing a burqa in Parliament to promote her campaign for a national ban on full-face veils. Pauline Hanson, leader... more

Americas 2017 could be worst year for Muslims in US, CAIR warns Anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 91 percent in the first half of 2017 in the U.S., CAIR said, warning that 2017 could be the worst year on record for Muslim Americans More
Islamophobia Dutch Muslims targeted in far-right attack 'open to communication' An official from an under-construction Dutch mosque targeted by far-right activists over the weekend has told Anadolu Agency his congregation remained "open to communication... More
Americas Boston combats Islamophobia with educative poster campaign Boston has launched a new public service campaign to fight Islamophobia Monday by offering the public ways to address aggression toward others because of their appearance... More
Europe German judge forbids woman to wear headscarf in court A family judge in northeastern Brandenburg state has banned a Muslim woman from wearing a headscarf in the courtroom, German daily "Tagesspiegel" reported Monday. "Religiously... More
Islamophobia UK event hears call for action on anti-Muslim coverage U.K. politicians should consider regulation to tackle the tide of negative media coverage about British Muslims. This was the message from a Liverpool conference this week... More
Europe ECtHR upholds Belgium's Muslim face veil ban The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) upheld Belgium's Muslim face veil ban in a ruling announced Tuesday. The court ruled that the restriction sought to guarantee... More
Islamophobia Man charged over double acid attack on Muslim cousins in UK A 24-year-old man has been charged charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent Monday following his arrest the previous day, a police statement said. John... More
Europe Dutch court fines school over Eid class photo A Dutch court on Monday ruled that an elementary school in The Hague has to pay compensation to two Muslim schoolgirls who missed a class photo because it was organized on... More
Islamophobia Female Muslim students biggest victim of discrimination in Austria, report says Female Muslim students in Austria make up over 73 percent of the total number of people subjected to discrimination at schools, a report by an Austria-based association said... More
Islamophobia Netherlands school bans students wearing headscarf from graduation ceremony A high school in the Netherlands said on Monday that students wearing headscarves would not be allowed into the graduation ceremony. Melanchton High School's branch located... More
Islamophobia British Muslims suffer rising tide of threats, assaults As anti-Muslim hate crime in the U.K. surges many British Muslims are living with the reality of increased threats, abuse and assaults. A string of attacks -- even including the use of corrosive acid -- have taken place, including the deadly June 19 terrorist assault on Muslims near a north London mosque. More

Europe Outrage in UK over ‘The Muslim Problem’ article More than 100 British members of the parliament signed a letter Tuesday condemning an article in The Sun tabloid for using "Nazi-like terminology" regarding the U.K.'s Muslim... More
Islamophobia US city to pay $85,000 to Muslim woman A California city has agreed to pay $85,000 (72,000 euros) to settle a lawsuit filed by a Muslim woman whose headscarf was forcibly removed by the police. The Council on... More
Americas Trump politics, media bias triggers Islamophobia in US On Aug. 5, the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center, a small mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, was targeted with an "improvised explosive device" at around 5 a.m., at a time when... More
Americas Mosque attack may have been liberal plot: WH adviser The White House has made no official statement condemning the bombing of a Minnesota mosque because the incident may have been a hate crime faked by "the left," national security... More
Islamophobia Muslims urge Trump to condemn mosque attack Minnesota's Muslim community invited the U.S. President Donald Trump to condemn the bomb attack at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in the Twin Cities suburb of Bloomington... More
Islamophobia Muslim woman told to pay pool cleaning fees A Muslim woman wearing a burkini who went to a community pool in Marseille, France was told to leave the pool and pay fees to clean the facilities, reports said Monday. The... More
Europe Norwegian anti-immigrant group mistakes bus seats for women in burqas A Norwegian anti-immigrant group has been widely mocked for confusing empty bus seats with Muslim women wearing burqas, or full-face veils. Johan Slattavik shared a photo... More
Tech Google updates Islam-related results, curbs hate speech Results for queries about Islam and Muslims on Google have been updated amid public pressure to lessen disinformation from hate groups on the world's largest search engine. However,... More
Americas Canadian man charged with hate crime over anti-Muslim online comments A Canadian man, who earlier this year offered a $2,500 reward for recordings of Muslim students "spewing hate speech during Friday prayers", was charged Monday with committing... More
Americas California Islamic center sent Quran immersed in pork fat Police are investigating the mailing of a Quran submerged in a tub of what appeared to be pork lard to a Northern California Islamic center. The Sacramento chapter of the... More
Islamophobia Defaced Quran, hateful note sent to Canadian mosque A package containing a defaced Quran and a suggestion Muslims use a hog farm as a cemetery was received at the Quebec City mosque where six Muslims were gunned down in January,... More

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