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in IslamophobiaIndia bans all Islamic schools in Assam
An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party on Wednesday passed a law abolishing all Islamic schools, saying they provided substandard education. Opposition politicians criticized the move and said it reflected the government’s anti-Muslim attitude in the Hindu-majority country. More than 700 of the schools, known as madrasas, in northeastern Assam […] More
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UAE minister supports Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on Muslims
A prominent United Arab Emirates minister has called on Muslims to accept the stance of French President Emmanuel Macron on his claims about the need for “integration” in Western societies as reported by Al Jazeera. “[Muslims] have to listen carefully to what Macron said in his speech. He doesn’t want to isolate Muslims in the […] More
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Free speech is not an excuse for malice, disrespect and provocation
France, freedom of speech, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Islamophobia are all in the spotlight once again. French President Macron and many like him, have shown clearly which side they are on – He is Charlie, regardless of disrespecting others feelings. Here, a writer explains it all fittingly. Charlie Hebdo is a satirical […] More
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Two Muslim women stabbed in Paris with shouts of ‘dirty Arabs!” and “this is our home!”
On Sunday evening, two “European-looking” women stabbed two Muslim women in Paris after reportedly shouting racist insults. French police opened an attempted murder investigation after arresting the two suspects. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at the Champ de Mars Park, near the Eiffel Tower. The two victims, Kenza and Amel, were walking with two […] More
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“Disrespectful, provocative and rude,” Turkey President Erdogan slams French President Macron for saying ‘Islam is in crisis and needs reforming”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the French president’s recent claims about Islam amount to a dangerous provocation as reported by TRT World. “[Emmanuel] Macron’s statement on ‘Islam is in crisis’ in a city where Muslims are the majority go beyond disrespect and are a clear provocation,” Erdogan told a gathering of mosque […] More
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Arsenal Muslim star Mesut Ozil criticizes Muslim world for doing nothing for the Uyghur Muslims in China
England’s Premier League club Arsenal star Mesut Ozil on Friday accused Muslims of staying silent over what he called China’s persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as reported by A News. On his Instagram account, the Turkish international wrote under the headline, “East Turkistan: Bleeding Wound of Islamic Ummah,” calling Uyghurs “warriors who resist persecution… Glorious believers […] More
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Social media hails a brave Muslim man who tried stopping burning of the Quran in Norway, condemnations came from worldwide
Social media was set ablaze with praises on Friday for a ‘Muslim hero’ who interrupted an anti-Islam rally last week to stop another man from burning a copy of the Quran in Norway. A scuffle broke out after the leader of the ‘Stop Islamisation of Norway (SIAN)’ rally, Lars Thorsen, tried to burn a copy […] More
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Qatar withdraws support for China over Beijing’s crackdown on Uyghur Muslim minority
Qatar has pulled out from the 13 countries which have backed China’s human rights record pointing that it is concerned about the situation of the Muslim Uighur minority group going through crackdown in the far western region of the Asian giant, Bloomberg reports. The tiny Gulf country has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council […] More
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Indian Muslim officer wants to change name to escape lynching and Hindu mobs hate
Upset over the rising mob lynching incidents in the country, a Muslim bureaucrat in the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh wants to change his name. In a series of tweets on Saturday, senior officer Niyaz Khan expressed his fear for the safety of the Muslim community in the country. Opening up about how he […] More
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“Uyghur Muslims under China’s draconian rule can neither fast nor pray during this Ramadan, 3 years in a row”, says Uyghur American Association
As Muslims worldwide began a month of abstaining from food or drink from dawn until sunset for Ramadan Monday, Uyghurs chafed under tough Chinese controls over observations of the annual Muslim holy month in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Activists and U.S. politicians meanwhile called for greater world attention to and condemnation of China’s […] More
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A top Angelican New Zealand girls school bans the Hijab
Students at a top Auckland girls Christian school were told the hijab violates dress code despite national calls to support Muslim community in the wake of a terrorist attack. Less than a week after the terror attack in Christchurch that killed 50 muslim worshipers, a top New Zealand girls school has banned the headscarf from […] More
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An ex-Guantanamo Bay Muslim’s powerful message on Christchurch mosques attack, stating who is really to be blamed and how Muslims should react
50 Muslims killed at Friday prayers in New Zealand terror attack by far right fanatics. When they can livestream murder of worshippers at prayer you know depravity has sunk to lowest pits as written by brother Moazzam Begg. This hatred has been stoked by politicians and media. They must be accounted alongside killers. They said […] More
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