Islamopobia

France Islamophobia acts surge five-fold since Charlie Hebdo

Reports say Islamophobic acts in France have soared 500 percent since the deadly terrorist attack on the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo in January.

Project "Trust Muslims" Reaches New York, Europe

Spreading peace and religious tolerance in the US and Europe, the social experiment in which a blindfolded Muslim asks passersby to give him a hug has reached New York, Sweden and Norway.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Zionists behind Islamophobia propaganda

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the Zionists are scattering Islamophobia because they are scared of losing their illegitimate interests.

Iran FM: Islamophobia insult to Muslim sanctities

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Islamophobia is an insult to Muslim sanctities.

Senior Shi'a cleric warns of fake Shi’ism created by the West

“The Holy book of Quran introduces Muhammad Prophet (S) as a person who selected and sent among human being to bring justice,” the General Secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thought said, Ayatollah Mohsen Araki.

US Muslims React to Rising Bigotry

For Mohammed Jafri, thoughts that his hijab-wearing wife might be attacked when she is running errands by herself, either in grocery shopping alone or shuttling the kids to the park, have hijacked his personal feeling of safety forever.

Islamophobia in Canada

Toronto Muslim Leader Urges Canada To Stop Linking Islam With Terror

A Toronto based Muslim leader has urged the Federal Government of Canada to stop using the language that links terror with Islam.

Rotterdam Muslim Mayor Urge Dialogue

Being a devout practicing Muslim himself, Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has urged Muslims to distance themselves from extremist attacks falsely linked to their religion, stressing that dialogue and education can eliminate misconceptions about Islam.

US: Iowa Students Spread Islam Awareness

Amid increasing attacks targeting Muslims, Iowa Muslim student association decided to offer a glimpse of their faith to their colleagues, holding their first Islam awareness week to bring students closer to their life.

Senior Lebanese cleric: North Carolina killings, an example of Islamophobia in West

A senior Lebanese cleric said the killing of three Muslim students in the US state of North Carolina can be seen as yet another example of Islamophobia in the West.

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ISESCO Condemns Killing of Muslim Students in US

ISESCO strongly denounced the appalling terrorist crime committed last Tuesday in North Carolina by American extremist Craig Stephen Hicks who broke in the home of a Muslim family composed of three students and killed them with extreme brutality “for they are Muslims”.

Islamophobia in west

Larijani criticized West double standards on Muslims

Iranian parliament (Majlis) speaker, Ali Larijani, has criticized the West's double-standard vis-à-vis the killing of Muslims, saying Western governments are fueling security crises in the world.

Islamophobia in U.K.

England: Plans for Exeter Shiite Islamic centre withdrawn following anonymous campaign

Exeter Muslim community say peace was at the heart of their decision to withdraw community centre application subject of an offensive campaign

'American Sniper’ behind rise in Islamophobia in US'

An Arab-American civil rights group says the release of the controversial film American Sniper has caused an increase in Islamophobia in the United States, leading to more violent attacks against Muslims.

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Gaza rally over murder of 3 Muslims in North Carolina

Dozens of Palestinians joined a demonstration held in Gaza City afternoon Saturday to condemn the recent murder of three American Muslims in North Carolina in the United States.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation concern over rising US Islamophobia

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Saturday the murders of three Muslim students in the United States by a neighbor who espoused anti-religious views, voicing concerns over what it said was increased “Islamophobia” in the country.

Islamophobia in U.S.;

Hamas condemns the killing of 3 Palestinians in North Carolina

Hamas Movement has strongly condemned Wednesday the shooting and killing of a Palestinian family of three young students in North Carolina to the east of the US.

Islamophobia

Pegida threatens to 'behead' UK Councillor; "You watch; going to kill you, you just watch"

Mr Ahad, who says he has been the target of racist threats on a number of occasions, said: "They called me calling me a black f****** b******. "They also said they would chop my head off as well as a f******* Muslim ****."

Islamophobia

Iranian FM letter to Ban Ki-Moon concerning Islamophobia in the western world

Iranˈs Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed deep concern over spread of Islamphobia and its unsettling manifestations in the world.

Anti-Prophets' Charlie Hebdo issue sells out in Israel

The controversial special issue of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was sold online on Monday by the Steimatzky bookseller chain, as the district court in Haifa rejected an urgent injunction opposed to the sale.

Head of Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem denounces selling of Charlie Hebdo copies in Israel

Head of the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem, denounced Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s order to Yisrael Beytenu party activists to buy thousands of copies of the latest issue of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

Condemnation of anti-Prophet Cartoons;

Italian Shia scholar: Terrorism, tool at the hands of the enemy of Islam

The head of the Imam Mahdi Association in Italy, in an interview said: “The main victim of terrorism in the last decades always been Muslims,” adding “Terrorism is clearly a tool at the hands of the enemy of Islam.”

Condemnation of anti-Prophet Cartoons;

Armenian Patriarch: "European countries not live under the principles of Christianity"

The patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church censured France for the publication of sacrilegious cartoons of Islam's Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), saying these moves indicate that the European country has strayed far from the principles of Christianity.

Trial of woman charged with supporting Islamic State starts in Germany

The trial of a woman accused of sending money and film-making equipment to Islamist militant group Islamic State in Syria began in the German city of Duesseldorf on Wednesday.

Hundreds of thousands Pakistanis protest against Islamophobia in Europe, USA

Demonstrations continued on Wednesday across the Pakistan in protest against the blasphemous acts of French magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

Germany Anti-Islam Pegida founder Look-alike Adolf Hitler

Pegida founder Lutz Bachmann has come under fire for allegedly describing immigrants as “cattle” and “garbage” on Facebook and posting a picture of himself as Adolf Hitler.

Thousands attend rally in defense of Islamic values in Chechnya’s capital / Pics

Thousands of faithful from the North Caucasus have been gathering in Chechnya’s capital Grozny since early Monday for a rally in defense of Islamic values, a TASS correspondent has reported.

Eric Pickles: Imams 'Must Do More' To Root Out Radicals

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has written to over 1,000 mosques in Britain urging them to do more to root out extremists - but the move has been branded divisive by some Muslim leaders.

Islamophobia

Fox News Apologizes for False Claims of Muslim-Only Areas in England and France

Fox News issued an unusual on-air apology on Saturday night for having allowed its anchors and guests to repeat the false claim that there are Muslim-only “no-go zones” in European countries like England and France...

Islamophobia in Germany;

German police ban PEGIDA anti-Islamic rally citing terror threat

German police banned a planned rally by the anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement and other public open-air gatherings in the eastern city of Dresden Monday, citing a terrorist threat.