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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. The extreme right-wing Rechts in Verzet group early Thursday... more

Americas Canadian man on trial over Quebec City mosque shooting A Canadian man went on trial Monday for an attack on a Quebec City mosque last year, pleading not guilty to charges of shooting to death six worshippers and wounding many... More
Islamophobia Mosque in Germany attacked with Molotov cocktails A mosque was attacked with Molotov cocktails in the German city of Kassel early Sunday. Security cameras recorded the moments when four unidentified attackers hurled bottles... More
Europe Neo-Nazi group attacks Afghan refugee center in Greece A neo-Nazi group claimed responsibility for an arson attack on a migrant and refugee community center in central Athens on Friday, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment... More
Islamophobia Norway proposes law to ban face veils in education The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the niqab, in universities, schools and kindergartens. France,... More
Islamophobia Stockholm mosque defaced with swastika A mosque in Stockholm was vandalized with racist words and symbols on Thursday, according to mosque officials. In a statement, the mosque management said a big swastika... More
Europe Germany’s AfD deletes Islam poll after unwanted result The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's Berlin branch deleted a poll on Twitter after getting an unexpected result. AfD Berlin started a survey on its page,... More
Islamophobia Muslim engineer sues after Kansas flap over Malaysian flag A Muslim aerospace engineer has sued the Spirit Boeing Employees Association for religious discrimination stemming from a party at a lake in Wichita, Kansas. The American... More
Europe Belgian politician accuses Muslims of creating tension Belgium's far-right New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party leader Bart De Wever, who is also the mayor of Antwerp city, accused the Muslim population of "creating tension" in the... More
Americas NYPD sued for forcing Muslim women to remove headscarves in arrest photos Two Muslim women who were forced to remove their headscarves by the New York Police Department in post-arrest photos have sued the city to force a change to the practice. The... More
Islamophobia 2 women arrested after vandalizing US mosque with their children Two women were arrested Thursday for breaking into an Islamic center in Arizona with three children and filming themselves vandalizing a mosque and making anti-Islamic remarks,... More
Islamophobia 3 men accused of bombing mosque in midwest US Three men are accused of bombing a mosque in a large Somali community in the midwest United States, in an attempt to scare Muslims into leaving the country, authorities said. The... More

Islamophobia Quebec mosque shooter says fear of Trudeau’s refugee policy fueled attack The gunman who killed six people in a mosque in Quebec told police he was motivated by fear of Canada's immigration policy following U.S. President Donald Trump's "Muslim... More
Americas Pompeo's anti-Muslim remarks to come before Senate U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for top diplomat faces difficult a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday as tensions soar with Russia and Syria and a trade spat with China... More
Asia Pacific 7 Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years over Rohingya slayings Myanmar's military on Tuesday sentenced seven personnel to 10 years in prison and hard labor as alleged accomplices in the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine... More
Europe Racist, xenophobic incidents sharply rise by a third in Switzerland Switzerland's racism help centers have seen reports jump by a third to a record 301 abuse cases last year, Swiss newspapers reported Sunday. Most of the victims were targeted... More
Islamophobia EU not ready to combat Islamophobia, expert says The European Union is not ready to tackle Islamophobia, according to a foreign affairs expert from a leading Turkish think tank. "Because of fears of political considerations,... More
Islamophobia Foiled plots by Muslims receive 7 times more media coverage: report "Foiled" plots by perpetrators perceived to be Muslim receive seven and half times more media coverage than those of their non-Muslim counterparts, revealed a report on biased... More
Islamophobia NYPD to end targeted surveillance of Muslims The New York Police Department has agreed not to conduct surveillance based on religion or ethnicity as part of a deal to settle claims it illegally spied on Muslims after... More
Islamophobia Turkish parliament's human rights committee to probe Islamophobia in Europe A group of Turkish lawmakers will travel to the heart of Europe to investigate rising Islamophobia on the continent. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Thursday, Ömer Serdar,... More
Islamophobia Austrian gov't mulls headscarf ban for Muslim girls Girls attending Austrian day care centers and elementary schools should no longer be wearing headscarves, the right-wing government said Wednesday, announcing a plan to draft... More
Americas Headscarf-wearing woman attacked in US hospital A woman wearing the Muslim headscarf at a hospital in the U.S. state of Michigan has been violently attacked by a stranger while checking in at the emergency room, reports said Saturday More
Politics Attacks on Turks in Europe stoke racism, Islamophobia The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) said in a recent report that the increasing number of attacks on Turkish communities in Europe have been encouraging... More

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