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How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence
1 month, 1 week ago

How a wave of antisemitic attacks roiled Australia and provoked claims of foreign influence

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October and hundreds more charged in just over a year with crimes targeting Jews. Antisemitic episodes in the two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne — home to 85% of Australia’s Jewish population — …

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Robert Jenrick says people shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ on London streets should be arrested immediately
7 months ago

Robert Jenrick says people shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ on London streets should be arrested immediately

The Independent  

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The day Britain fought back: public praised for anti-racism gatherings that shut down far-right riots
7 months ago

The day Britain fought back: public praised for anti-racism gatherings that shut down far-right riots

The Independent  

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British muslims ‘too scared to leave home’ as Islamophobic incidents skyrocket 365%
1 year ago

British muslims ‘too scared to leave home’ as Islamophobic incidents skyrocket 365%

The Independent  

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Lee Anderson refuses to apologise for Sadiq Khan remarks
1 year ago

Lee Anderson refuses to apologise for Sadiq Khan remarks

The Independent  

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UK’s Sunak criticizes a Conservative’s attack on London mayor and denies Islamophobia accusations
1 year ago

UK’s Sunak criticizes a Conservative’s attack on London mayor and denies Islamophobia accusations

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists, and denied his party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. He said: “The Islamists … got control of Khan and they’ve got control of London,” and claimed Khan had “given our capital city away to his mates.” …

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UK leader Sunak criticizes lawmaker’s attack on London’s mayor and denies his party is anti-Muslim
1 year ago

UK leader Sunak criticizes lawmaker’s attack on London’s mayor and denies his party is anti-Muslim

The Independent  

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Canadian city where Muslim family killed gets funds to fight hate
1 year, 9 months ago

Canadian city where Muslim family killed gets funds to fight hate

Al Jazeera  

Advocates welcome funding for anti-Islamophobia education campaign in London, Ontario, as ‘step towards positive change’. Muslim community advocates in Canada have welcomed an effort aimed at combatting hate and Islamophobia in an Ontario city where a driver ran down a Muslim family two years ago, killing four people. “That night two years ago changed the way our community sees itself …

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Muslim leader raises alarm after ‘hate incident’ at Canada mosque
1 year, 11 months ago

Muslim leader raises alarm after ‘hate incident’ at Canada mosque

Al Jazeera  

Muslims in Canada ‘have reasons to feel afraid’, local leader says, after man charged in incident near Ontario mosque. Police said on Sunday that a 28-year-old Toronto man had been charged in what was dubbed a “suspected hate-motivated incident” at the mosque just before 7am local time last Thursday. On behalf of @OntarioNDP, we send love & strength & will …

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US Islamophobia Bill: A diabolical Western game plan to subvert India’s rise
2 years, 8 months ago

US Islamophobia Bill: A diabolical Western game plan to subvert India’s rise

Firstpost  

The Islamophobia Bill passed by the US Congress recently was, in reality, discreetly promoted by the White House and the US State Department and the target for its attention was unambiguously identified as India. Evidently, a key immediate motive for the introduction of the US Islamophobia Bill is the passing of India’s revised FCRA in 2020 that curbs the nefarious …

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Canada: Calls to tackle Islamophobia, 1 year after London attack
2 years, 9 months ago

Canada: Calls to tackle Islamophobia, 1 year after London attack

Al Jazeera  

Muslim communities ‘still reeling’ from deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario last year, advocate says. Montreal, Canada – Muslim community leaders in Canada are renewing their calls to tackle Islamophobia as they commemorate the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a Muslim family that authorities say was motivated by hate. “Muslim communities are still reeling from …

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Racism, Islamophobia, Rape Threats: London’s Met Police Needs Structural Reforms
3 years, 1 month ago

Racism, Islamophobia, Rape Threats: London’s Met Police Needs Structural Reforms

The Quint  

Much like their prime minister, Britain’s largest police force is also grappling with one crisis after another. In her statement, the first female officer of the Met Police noted that London Mayor Sadiq Khan had lost confidence in her leadership and thus, she had decided to step down. Home Secretary Priti Patel, who is responsible for appointing a new Met …

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Canada: Man faces terrorism charges in attack on Muslim family
3 years, 9 months ago

Canada: Man faces terrorism charges in attack on Muslim family

Al Jazeera  

Police accuse Nathaniel Veltman of running down a Muslim family in London, Ontario ‘because of their Islamic faith’. A man accused of running down a Muslim family in the Canadian city of London, Ontario, this month, killing four people including a teenage girl, now faces terrorism charges, authorities announced on Monday. The London Police Service said in a statement that …

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Grief, mourning at funeral for Muslim family killed in Canada
3 years, 9 months ago

Grief, mourning at funeral for Muslim family killed in Canada

Al Jazeera  

Scores of people have gathered outside an Islamic centre in the Canadian city of London, Ontario, to mourn and remember four members of a local Muslim family killed in what police said was a hate-motivated attack. We’re trying to comprehend the incomprehensible.” Raza Bashir Tarar, high commissioner for Pakistan to Canada, said during Saturday’s service that the entire nation of …

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Driver in Canada hits Muslim family with truck, killing four in 'targeted attack', says police
3 years, 9 months ago

Driver in Canada hits Muslim family with truck, killing four in 'targeted attack', says police

Firstpost  

The extended family issued a statement identifying the dead as Salman Afzal, 46; Madiha, 44; Yumna, 15; and an unnamed 74-year-old woman Toronto: A driver plowed a pickup truck into a family of five, killing four of them and seriously injuring the other in a deliberate attack that targeted the victims because they were Muslims, Canadian police said Monday. “It …

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Canada: Truck driver kills family of four in targetted attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Canada: Truck driver kills family of four in targetted attack

India TV News  

A driver plowed a pickup truck into a family of five, killing four of them and seriously injuring the other in a deliberate attack that targeted the victims because they were Muslims, Canadian police said Monday. “Everyone who knew Salman and the rest of the Afzal family know the model family they were as Muslims, Canadians and Pakistanis,” the statement …

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Canada anti-Muslim attack: ‘It could have been any one of us’
3 years, 9 months ago

Canada anti-Muslim attack: ‘It could have been any one of us’

Al Jazeera  

Montreal, Canada – Like so many others have done during the coronavirus pandemic, the Afzaal family was out for an evening walk. “At the same time, there are concerns and feelings of fright, fear – because of the egregiousness of this horrific act and crime, which had the impact of instilling terror within our community members.” Twakkal said London’s Muslim …

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‘Motivated by hate’: Muslim family run over in Canada
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Motivated by hate’: Muslim family run over in Canada

Al Jazeera  

Police say a driver ran over a family in Ontario ‘because they were Muslim’, killing four people, including a teenage girl. Police in the Canadian province of Ontario says a driver intentionally struck a family because they were Muslim, killing four people and seriously injuring a nine-year-old boy in what has been denounced as an “act of unspeakable hatred” and …

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‘My caliphate promotes love, not hate’: The 24-year-old imam on a mission to change the way the world sees Islam
5 years, 1 month ago

‘My caliphate promotes love, not hate’: The 24-year-old imam on a mission to change the way the world sees Islam

The Independent  

The day after the Westminster attack in 2017, Adeel Shah, along with 500 other Ahmadiyya Muslims, went to the bridge where Khalid Masood had killed five people, wearing a blue T-shirt with the slogan: “I’m a Muslim, ask me anything.” Shah and his “brothers and sisters” stood in a line, held hands and encouraged people to ask them questions about …

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Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for racist ‘burka’ comments
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for racist ‘burka’ comments

Al Jazeera  

As Conservatives face allegations of Islamophobia, prime minister says remark from 2018 should be read in context. London, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to offer an outright apology for Islamophobic comments he made in 2018, which led to a spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes. So much of this stuff is disinterred with a view to distracting …

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Jeremy Corbyn skips apology after criticism of how Labour handles anti-Semitism
5 years, 3 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn skips apology after criticism of how Labour handles anti-Semitism

CNN  

London CNN — The UK’s Chief Rabbi has strongly criticized Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over his handling of allegations of anti-Semitism, in an unprecedented intervention during the final weeks of the election campaign. The spokesperson rejected Mirvis’ claim that there are “130 outstanding cases” of anti-Semitism involving the Labour Party, and said, “We are taking robust action to root out …

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Sadhguru clarifies what he meant when he called Pakistani student ‘Talibani’. Did the Media do a hit job on the Guru?
5 years, 11 months ago

Sadhguru clarifies what he meant when he called Pakistani student ‘Talibani’. Did the Media do a hit job on the Guru?

Op India  

On 1st April 2019, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev delivered a talk at an event titled ‘Youth and Truth: Unplug with Sadhguru’ in the London School of Economics. The event, which was introduced by the Pakistani student Bilal Bin Saqib who later became the subject of left-liberal propaganda as they claimed that Sadhguru was an Islamophobe as he had called the student …

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Western education has a lot to answer for when it comes to the Christchurch attack
5 years, 11 months ago

Western education has a lot to answer for when it comes to the Christchurch attack

The Independent  

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Islamophobia is a form of racism – like antisemitism it’s time it got its own definition
6 years, 3 months ago

Islamophobia is a form of racism – like antisemitism it’s time it got its own definition

The Independent  

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