anti-Muslim

Driver who targeted London mosque was angered by Islamist attacks, TV show-prosecutor
January 22, 2018 By Faith Matters

Driver who targeted London mosque was angered by Islamist attacks, TV show-prosecutor

A man who drove a van into Muslim worshippers outside a mosque last June was motivated by deadly Islamist attacks in Britain and an obsession with a television account of Muslim men who targeted white girls, a London court heard on Monday. Darren Osborne, 48, also lambasted politicians, calling London Mayor Sadiq Khan a disgrace […]

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Leader of Britain’s UKIP faces calls to quit over girlfriend’s remarks
January 14, 2018 By Faith Matters

Leader of Britain’s UKIP faces calls to quit over girlfriend’s remarks

The leader of Britain’s eurosceptic UK Independence Party faced calls on Sunday to stand down after a newspaper published racist messages sent by his girlfriend about Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle. Last year, Henry Bolton was the fourth leader in a year to be appointed to the helm of UKIP, a party which helped bring […]

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Polish President Denounces Anti-Semitism, Xenophobia and Racism Following Far-Right March
November 20, 2017 By Faith Matters

Polish President Denounces Anti-Semitism, Xenophobia and Racism Following Far-Right March

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Monday there was no place in Poland for xenophobia, anti-Semitism and “sick nationalism”, denouncing hate speech at a nationalist march in Warsaw in comments later echoed by ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.   Jewish groups have called on the Polish authorities to condemn the message of banners with slogans […]

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German groups mobilise against rise of anti-Muslim Far Right party
November 20, 2017 By Faith Matters

German groups mobilise against rise of anti-Muslim Far Right party

German civil rights groups are mobilising against the newly elected far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and other more hardline groups, vowing to avert the even stronger rightward lurch seen in neighbouring countries. Thousands of protesters are expected in the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday when the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement  celebrates its third anniversary. […]

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Bosnian Muslim politician wages veiled fight against prejudice
September 30, 2016 By Faith Matters

Bosnian Muslim politician wages veiled fight against prejudice

Politicians across Europe are calling for a ban on the Islamic veil but Bosnian Muslim Indira Sinanovic is defying the trend as well as widespread prejudice in her own country, becoming the first fully-veiled woman here to run for public office. Sinanovic, 37, wears the niqab – a garment that covers the hair and all […]

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Harlem scoffs at Trump’s minority outreach
August 26, 2016 By Faith Matters

Harlem scoffs at Trump’s minority outreach

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with minority Republicans in New York on Thursday (August 25), a day after calling his rival Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as a “bigot”. Trump says his campaign is connecting with African Americans and Hispanics, although few in New York City’s Harlem community suggested the feeling was mutual. “Since he […]

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The annual reminder of the Srebrenica massacre
August 8, 2016 By Faith Matters

The annual reminder of the Srebrenica massacre

A grave digger at work, finishing the final resting place for one of thousands of Bosniak men and boys slaughtered by nationalist Bosnian Serb forces in 1995. It’s known as the Srebrenica massacre. One hundred and twenty seven new graves are being added to the more than 6,300 already in this cemetery. The massacre was […]

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‘This is America’ air traveler says guilty of yanking Muslim’s scarf
May 13, 2016 By Tell Mama

‘This is America’ air traveler says guilty of yanking Muslim’s scarf

A North Carolina man admitted on Friday that he ripped off a Muslim woman’s head scarf during a flight to New Mexico last December after saying, “Take it off! This is America!” Gill Payne, 37, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in New Mexico to one count of using force to intentionally obstruct the

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Labour Did the Right Thing on AntiSemitism, Now the Conservatives Must on Islamophobia
May 6, 2016 By Tell Mama

Labour Did the Right Thing on AntiSemitism, Now the Conservatives Must on Islamophobia

Enquiry into the Direction of the Campaign Needs to be Undertaken by the Conservatives It took Jeremy Corbyn some time to ensure that he set out an Inquiry into Antisemitism which will be headed up by Shami Chakraborty. The Inquiry is needed given the charges of antisemitism that should be looked into and given the

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PM David Cameron will not apologise for calling Trump’s Muslim ban policy wrong
May 5, 2016 By Tell Mama

PM David Cameron will not apologise for calling Trump’s Muslim ban policy wrong

Prime Minister David Cameron will not apologise for calling Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States wrong, according to Reuters. Trump made the policy pledge following a mass shooting in San Bernadino last December. The Prime Minister’s official spokeswoman had distanced Cameron from the policy as other politicians condemned Trump. At a press conference with

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