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Millennial blog dispels stereotypes for millions of Muslims In the years after 9/11, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh was just a New Jersey teenager, writing a blog from her bedroom. Today she travels the world, attends a red-carpet movie premiere... more

Turkey Pig's head found at mosque construction site in Germany Construction workers at a mosque in the German city of Schwelm found a pig’s head at the site on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency. The workers contacted the administration... More
Europe French mosque attack will not be handled as act of terror The shooting attack on a mosque in the southern French city of Bayonne that left two people injured will not be handled as terrorism, a French prosecutor said. Marc Mariee... More
Politics Mosque in German capital receives anti-Muslim letter A mosque in the German capital Berlin received an anti-Muslim letter sent in the mail, an official said, amid the surge of far-right parties in the recent provincial elections.The... More
Europe Macron opposes headscarf in public institutions French president has said wearing of headscarf by Muslim women in public services and at schools is his business and that is what laicism means.Emmanuel Macron was visiting... More
Islamophobia Germany carries out raids after bomb threats German authorities carried out raids Wednesday in connection with threatening far-right emails sent to mosques, political parties, the media, migrant reception centers. Bavarian... More
Islamophobia Dutch burqa ban 'consolidating Islamophobia', UN expert says A U.N. racism rapporteur has criticized the recently implemented Dutch burqa ban, saying it "does more harm than good" and such a law had "no place" in a tolerant society. Tendayi... More
Islamophobia Dutch laws increasingly target Muslims’ rights A series of laws recently enacted in the Netherlands have increased discrimination against Muslims and the violation of their rights, Dutch academics are warning. Martijn... More
Islamophobia Muslim women attacked at anti-hate event in Germany Muslim women were attacked by a man with a knife at a "Support Diversity" event in the southern German city of Ulm according to the event organizer. The event was meant to... More
Islamophobia Austria's far-right politicians target Muslim institutions with new law The Austrian parliament accepted Wednesday a resolution that proposes shutting down "Islamist associations" if they were found to be involved in "unlawful practices."Interestingly... More
Islamophobia Islamophobia on the rise in Europe, EP discussion says The EU Parliament held an event on Tuesday to discuss Islamophobia. Tomasso Chiamparino, the EU Commission Coordinator On Combating Anti-Muslim Hatred, said hatred and... More
Islamophobia Far-right figure Zemmour fined for anti-Islam remarks French-Jewish author, TV personality and far-right figure Eric Zemmour has been fined 3,000 euros ($3,300) for provoking religious hatred after making anti-immigrant and Islamophobic... More
Islamophobia 10K anti-Muslim incidents recorded in US since '14 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has recorded a total of 10,015 "anti-Muslim bias incidents" since 2014. In the report released Monday, the U.S.' largest... More
Islamophobia Far-right group targets mosque in the Netherlands A group of far-right extremists targeted a mosque in the Netherlands' Almere city in an Islamophobic attack, media reports said Monday. The extremists hung banners bearing... More
Islamophobia Green Party fires candidate over anti-Muslim post Canada's Green Party fired one of its candidates in the upcoming Oct. 21 elections over his social media post that talked about sending a pig's carcass to Muslims, who consider... More
Islamophobia 2 teachers fired in Canada after refusing to remove headscarves Two Muslim teachers in Canada's second-largest city Montreal were fired from their jobs after refusing to remove their headscarves at work over a recent controversial law... More
Europe Islamophobic Dutch MEP says far-right parties will make come-back Far-right Dutch MEP Geert Wilders on Saturday said nationalist parties were experiencing "tough" times but predicted that they would make a come-back. "It's a tough time.... More
Islamophobia 'News on Muslims more negative than other minorities' News coverage about Muslims in the U.S. media is far more negative when compared to other minorities' representation, a recent study has revealed. The study, which was... More

Islamophobia Mosque attacked with stones in Germany's Finnentrop Unknown individuals threw rocks at a mosque in Finnentrop, Germany on Saturday night, German media reported Tuesday. Several windows were broken, but the building was empty... More
Islamophobia Woman charged with hate crime after attack on headscarved woman A 23-year-old Oregon woman allegedly tore off the headscarf of a Saudi Arabian exchange student and tried to choke her with it. A court in Portland charged her Friday with... More
Europe Death threats spray-painted on Czech mosque A mosque in the Czech Republic's second city of Brno has been vandalized with graffiti threatening to kill Muslims, police said Saturday. "Don't spread Islam in the Czech... More
Asia Pacific Death toll in India citizenship law protests hits 17 Three people died Saturday during clashes between demonstrators and police in northern India, raising the nationwide death toll in protests against a controversial citizenship... More
Politics Muslim schoolgirl targeted by anti-Muslim racist assault in UK British police said they have arrested a man and a woman after a video on social media showed the woman attacking a teenage Muslim schoolgirl on a local bus in northern England.The... More
Islamophobia Pakistan to raise Quran desecration issue at EU Pakistan on Sunday decided to take up the recent incident of desecration of the Muslims' Holy Book, the Quran, in Norway at the European Union and the Organization of Islamic... More
Americas Anti-Islam group holds annual event at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort A far-right lobbying group known for openly promoting Islamophobia is set to hold a private event on Saturday at U.S. President Donal Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, permits obtained... More
Islamophobia 80% of global terror attacks' victims are Muslims Muslims continue to suffer from anti-Islamic discourses in the media, which are encouraged by politicians globally, leading them to become the real victims of terror More
Islamophobia Man attacks 38-week pregnant Muslim woman in Sydney cafe A pregnant Muslim woman, who is 38 weeks along, was brutally attacked by a random man at a western Sydney cafe late Wednesday, Australian media reported Thursday. According... More
Europe Norwegian far-right group desecrates holy Quran Norway was shaken by a far-right attack targeting the Muslim community, where a far-right group wanted to burn the holy Quran in the largely Muslim-populated area of Kristiansand.Police... More
Europe 2 neo-fascists arrested over plot to bomb mosque in Italy Italian security forces arrested Tuesday two people suspected of plotting a terror attack on a mosque.A 60-year-old banker and his 22-year-old son planned to bomb a mosque... More
Islamophobia Paris marches against Islamophobia amid rising hate In Paris, the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) organized a march on Sunday to call a halt to discrimination and aggression against Muslims across the country. VIDEO... More
Islamophobia Rising Islamophobia threatens East Germany Germany marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this week, but growing xenophobia and Islamophobia in especially formerly communist East Germany is seriously... More
Islamophobia German police establish branch to fight so-called “Islamist terrorism" German federal police have established a new department to tackle what they claim as "terrorism motivated by Islam," a statement on the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA)’s official... More
Islamophobia Suspects smear mosque in Germany with feces Attacks targeting mosques in Germany are showing no sign of halt, with the Selimiye Mosque located near Cologne being the latest to be targeted in disparaging attacks. The... More
Europe Milan's appeal court upholds burqa ban A court in Italy’s Milan has rejected an appeal on lifting a burqa and veil ban in public places that came into force in Lombardy in 2016. The northeastern region adopted... More

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