Indian authorities demolish home of ‘heroic’ Muslim tunnel rescuer | Islamophobia

Indian authorities demolish home of ‘heroic’ Muslim tunnel rescuer | Islamophobia

NewsFeed Wakeel Hasan was labelled a national hero in India for saving dozens of workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel. Three months on, authorities have demolished his home. He says it’s because he is Muslim. Published On 5 Mar 20245 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us…

Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights

Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights

On February 28, 2021, just after 9pm, nine Muslim men removed their shoes, lined up in single file, and knelt quietly for Isha, their faith’s mandatory night prayer, inside a Missouri state prison in the small city of Bonne Terre. Their action was neither unusual nor provocative. The men had…

Hamas to halal: How anti-Muslim hate speech is spreading in India | Islamophobia News

Hamas to halal: How anti-Muslim hate speech is spreading in India | Islamophobia News

New Delhi, India – India averaged nearly two anti-Muslim hate speech events per day in 2023 and three in every four of those events – or 75 percent – took place in states ruled by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, revealed a report released Monday. In 2023,…

India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News

India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law | Islamophobia News

The BJP government says the law allowed child marriages, but Muslim leaders allege the move is aimed at polarising voters ahead of election. The Indian state of Assam, which has a large Muslim population, has repealed a British-era law on Muslim marriage and divorce, prompting anger among the minority community…

UK Conservatives suspend MP who said ‘Islamists’ control London’s mayor | Islamophobia News

UK Conservatives suspend MP who said ‘Islamists’ control London’s mayor | Islamophobia News

Lee Anderson will now sit as an independent lawmaker in parliament after his remarks prompted a flood of criticism. The UK’s Conservative Party has suspended one of its lawmakers, Lee Anderson, after he said the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was under the control of “Islamists”. Khan, the first Muslim…

Canadian white supremacist who killed Muslim family gets life sentence | Islamophobia News

Canadian white supremacist who killed Muslim family gets life sentence | Islamophobia News

The judge in the case said Nathaniel Veltman’s attack represented an act of ‘terrorism’. A Canadian white supremacist who deliberately ran over four members of a Muslim family has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was convicted in November of four counts of first-degree…

‘Outraged’: Brazilian Muslims face growing Islamophobia over Gaza war | Islamophobia News

‘Outraged’: Brazilian Muslims face growing Islamophobia over Gaza war | Islamophobia News

Sao Paulo, Brazil – It wasn’t unusual for patients to arrive in a foul temper at the hospital emergency room in São Paulo, Brazil, where physician Batull Sleiman worked. After all, every day brought new medical crises, new requests for urgent care. Sleiman had seen it all. But she was…

Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US | Israel-Palestine conflict

In the United States, speaking freely about Israel’s war on Gaza often has a price. For expressing their opinions on the Israel-Palestine, many Muslim Americans and Arab Americans have paid a hefty price, including the loss of jobs and suspension from college. Universities across the US are also cracking down…