Islamophobia

A person waves a Palestine flag at Lafayette Square during a pro-Palestinian demonstration near the White House in Washington, US, December 2, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Bonnie Cash/File Photo
USA

US teacher put on leave after allegedly calling Palestinian child an extremist

Recent US incidents involving children include the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian American girl in Texas and the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in Illinois

The moment conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky told muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan, "Well, I hope your beeper doesn't go off". Screengrab: CNN
USA

CNN bans panellist for racist on-air remarks at Mehdi Hasan

Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Chris J Ratcliffe/File Photo
Europe

UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' jailed for breaching injunction

Nishikant Dubey has argued rising Muslim populations have led to neglect of tribals in Jharkhand. Photo: HT_PRINT
South Asia

Indian BJP MP calls 11% of Muslims in Jharkhand ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’ ahead of elections

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
South Asia

India’s Modi made Islamophobic remarks in 110 campaign speeches: Human Rights Watch

Demonstrators clash with police officers during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Europe

UK's Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent disorder

Mourners place flowers at the grave of Wadea Al-Fayoume at Parkholm Cemetery where the burial took place of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas, in LaGrange, Illinois, US October 16, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
USA

US anti-Muslim incidents rose about 70% in first half of 2024 amid Gaza war

Paramedic Seifelislam Benadda, 28, poses next to his ambulance in Nogent-sur-Marne, near Paris, France, July 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Europe

Paris Olympics security sweep upends lives, courts overturn cases

Elizabeth Wolf, 42, has been accused of attempting to drown a three-year-old child. Photo: Euless Police Department
USA

Biden 'disturbed' by alleged drowning attack on US-Palestinian child

A middle school student wearing a hijab raises her hand during an Islamic ethics class at the Averroes school, France's biggest Muslim educational institution that has lost its state funding on grounds of administrative failures and questionable teaching practises, in Lille, France, March 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ardee Napolitano
Europe

Muslim schools caught up in France's fight against Islamism

Photo: X (Twitter)
Politics

Modi's Muslim remarks spark political firestorm

Mourners attend a vigil service at the Prairie Activity & Recreation Center for Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas, in Plainfield, Illinois, U.S. October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
USA

US anti-Muslim incidents hit record high in 2023 due to Israel-Gaza war

The majority of the world is grappling with serious levels of Islamophobia. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

In a world of rising Islamophobia, some countries seek refuge in denial