Tag: Muslims

Ray Lengend charged in firebombing of mosque found fit to stand trial

DTT: The rise of Islamophobia has been increasing year by year. This is as a result of the media, right-wing and neo-nazi groups spreading myths and lies about Muslims and Islam. When lies spread. When a minority is dehumanised and looked as the “other”, some individuals take things into their hands and end up trying… Read More ›

Pamela Geller – ‘Islamic Jew-Hatred’: It’s NOT in the Quran

DTT: It has been a constant propaganda being pushed by right-wingers claiming that the Islamic religion has ‘Jew hatred’, in reality this lie is manufactured to divide communities. To pin different communities against the Muslims. Historically Islam from its beginning has had great relations with Jews and many other faiths. Not only were they close,… Read More ›

India Muslims oppose calls to ban Adhan

By: Shuriah Niazi – OnIslam.net  Monday, 02 June 2014 Days after Narendra Modi’s ascension to power, Muslims in India are facing a threat to their religious freedom with some Hindu organizations pitching for a ban on use of loudspeakers during Fajr adhan (prayer call from mosque at dawn). “This is something unacceptable to us. How can… Read More ›

Pakistani man in hospital after being assaulted at Belfast home hours after house targeted in race attack

BY JOHN MULGREW – belfasttelegraph.co.uk  01 JUNE 2014 Muhammad Asif Khattak had earlier called on Peter Robinson to apologise personally to all Muslims after he defended comments made by a firebrand pastor who denounced Islam as ‘satanic’ A Pakistani man has been assaulted at his north Belfast home just hours after his house was targeted in… Read More ›

Letter: I feel badly that I didn’t intervene when Muslim women were being bullied

By montrealgazette.com MAY 26, 2014 Unfortunately, the now defunct Charter of Values continues to create division. Sunday, my partner and I were leaving the Renaissance store in Verdun when we overheard a man loudly berating two timid-looking Muslim women waiting in line behind him. Since my French is poor, I couldn’t make out everything he… Read More ›

National Union of Students (NUS) condemns ‘anti-Islam’ group ‘Student Rights’

By REYHANA PATEL – Independent.co.uk Wednesday 14 May 2014 In a move that will be welcomed by many, the National Union of Students (NUS) yesterday passed a motion condemning the activities of the increasingly controversial group Student Rights. The decision comes as a result of resolutions passed at seven student union branches across Britain calling for a… Read More ›

Muslims help rebuild Catholic church in Zamboanga – Philippines

By Julie S. Alipala Newsinfo.inquirer.net Saturday, December 14th, 2013   ZAMBOANGA CITY – Christian residents of this city’s Santa Catalina district found nothing unusual about Muslims bearing carpenters’ tools — until they realized the Muslims had volunteered to help rebuild a Catholic chapel. “We thought they were just looking for damaged mosques to rebuild,” said Jimmy… Read More ›

BNP splinter group Britain First ‘invades’ mosques and hands out Bibles

By Lamiat Sabin – dailystar.co.uk A FAR-RIGHT splinter group has been slammed after accosting Muslims and storming into mosques trying to hand out Bibles and anti-grooming leaflets.   Britain First extremists staged the protests outside 10 mosques on Saturday.The group then posted images of members targeting Muslims in Bradford to its Facebook page.Labour councillor Nazam Azam… Read More ›

Poland: Catholic Church Defends Ritual Slaughter

By Adam Ross – israelnationalnews.com Poland’s senior Catholic clergy say Jewish ritual slaughter must be reinstated in the country to protect religious freedom.   The Body representing the Catholic Church in Poland has said the right of Jews and Muslims to carry out their religious practices must not be infringed. The Presidium of the Polish Episcopal Conference issued… Read More ›

Halal Hysteria: It’s About Muslims, NOT Animal Welfare

By Dr Chris Allen Lecturer in Social Policy & independent adviser to the Government on Anti-Muslim Hate huffingtonpost.co.uk Here’s a controversial statement: the recent anti-halal hysteria has nothing to do with the welfare of animals. It’s just good old-fashioned Islamophobia. This is not to say that some people don’t have sincere concerns about the way in which… Read More ›

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