“There’s a rise of hate, not only toward the Muslim community. There’s a rise of hate toward the Jewish community, the Indigenous community, the Black community… it’s very threatening, very hurtful and very hateful.”
The report found that 83% of respondents had faced Islamophobia directly in education, employment, healthcare, security and media reporting. Much of this Islamophobia has been cited as happening on public transport.
Four-fifths of Muslims in Scotland have directly experienced Islamophobia, according to a new report.
The mayors of two Canadian cities where deadly attacks on the Muslim community have occurred, sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushing for a summit on Islamophobia.
The Shoura Council in Saudi Arabia will vote on Monday on a proposal not to compel commercial establishments and shops to close during prayer times except for Friday prayers.
A solidarity rally was held at the mosque on Logy Bay Road in St. John’s yesterday with many calling out racism in Canadian communities
“Muslim women were primarily shown as romantic partners and family members. Muslim characters were depicted in secondary roles that served white leads,” said the study.
A man accused of killing four members of a Canadian Muslim family after running them over in his pickup truck, targeted them in an attack motivated by hate, police said on Monday.
“I check their background, speeches, YouTube, articles,” he said, emphasizing he doesn’t want to invite anyone who supports terrorism. “We can’t afford to make one mistake.”
Danish-Swedish politician and Islam critic Rasmus Paludan is planning to hold a drawing contest in the Malmö ethnic enclave of Rosengard, home to a substantial Muslim population, featuring offensive cartoons about Islam’s Holy Prophet (PBUH).