Islamophobia
MJC: How many Muslims must die for people to notice Islamophobia?
The council's deputy president Riaad Fataar says there should be less talk and more action to prevent Islamophobia.
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Kansas militia men blame Trump rhetoric for mosque attack plan
The sentencing memorandums, filed on Monday and Tuesday, are just the latest instances of people blaming Trump’s nationalistic rhetoric for encouraging right-wing extremists.
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Austria plans to shut down mosques, expel foreign-funded imams
The coalition government, an alliance of conservatives and the far right, came to power soon after Europe’s migration crisis on promises to prevent another influx and clamp down on benefits for new immigrants and refugees.
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[OPINION] Listeriosis: The halal gatsby. Take it, or leave it?
Haji Mohamed Dawjee unpacks the idea of halal-certified products in the context of the listeriosis outbreak.
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[ANALYSIS] How Nike’s hijab sports gear is taking on Islamophobia and patriarchy
With its ‘Pro hijab’ Nike has mainstreamed what is generally considered as an oppressive and marginalised garment.
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UN: Central African Republic death toll could reach 30
Hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge inside a mosque in the Central African Republic's border town of Bangassou.
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[OPINION] In legal battles on travel ban, Trump’s statements his worst enemy
Throughout the US presidential campaign, Donald Trump boasted of his plan to ban Muslim visitors and immigrants from America.
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[OPINION] Does Europe fear Muslims more than the US?
A new poll looks at the temper of Europeans on the central political issues of the day, the greatest of these being immigration.
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[OPINION] There’s more than one story to be told about Muslims in America
Maha Bali says we will always have blind spots towards cultures that are unfamiliar to us.
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MJC promises legal action after two mosques defaced in CT
In the latest incident, blood was splattered on the walls & pulpit of a Kalk Bay mosque, and religious scriptures destroyed.
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MJC calls for justice after Pig's nose hung on door of CT mosque
The pig's nose was found on a door & blood smeared at the entrance to a mosque in Simon's Town at the weekend.
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Patricia de Lille condemns act of Islamophobia at CT mosque
A pig's nose had been left at the entrance of a mosque in Simon's Town and blood smeared on the gate yesterday morning.
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Lenasia teacher allegedly calls Muslim pupil a ‘terrorist’
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has condemned the incident of apparent Islamophobia.
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Two men charged with hate crime in attack on Sikh in California
The attack followed a number of similar beatings of Sikhs in the US over a period of more than a decade.
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UN rights office urges French towns to repeal burkini bans
The UN has called on officials to lift their bans, calling them a 'stupid reaction' to terror attacks.
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OPINION: Europe's dark secret: it's more racist than rest of the world
A report found growing anti-immigration sentiment and Islamophobia were among the key trends in 2015.
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Obama visits a mosque to send pointed message to non-Muslims
Barack Obama declared that attacks on Islam were an attack on all religions.
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British MPs debate banning Trump after Muslim comments
Trump caused outrage last month with his comments that Muslims should be banned from entering the US.
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Muslims in America fear a new wave of Islamophobia
This follows remarks by two of the Republican Party’s presidential candidates ahead of the US elections.
