How does Islamophobia operate within contemporary electoral politics? Our new report investigates the surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric during Zohran Mamdani's historic mayoral campaign, situating it w/in 2 decades of post-9/11 Islamophobic discourse in the US
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The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council launched a policy handbook on Islamophobia in Canada, urging the federal government to strengthen protections for Muslim communities and implement long-standing recommendations to combat anti-Muslim hate.
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"When Muslims move into established communities, they are perceived with suspicion and as a threat, and when Muslims aim to create a space that represents them, they are still perceived with suspicion and as a threat."
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A Muslim organization is urging the feds to follow through on recommendations to combat Islamophobia ahead of Saturday’s anniversary of the Afzaal family killings.
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The same covered, dark clothing celebrated as a symbol of academic achievement at graduation is condemned as oppressive and incompatible with education when worn by Muslim women as everyday modest dress:
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Several Jewish faculty members alleged that Columbia enabled a hostile climate for Jews, noting that the hostility they faced stemmed from their support for Palestinian rights and student protests.
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Ogles has a history of making offensive social media posts, particularly those expressing Islamophobic sentiments — though they typically have been ignored by House GOP leadership.
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The talk focuses on the impact of the so-called “war on terror” and the social movements that have emerged since. The panelists draw on lessons from the war on terror & the anti-war mvmnt of the 2000s to inform today’s struggles against war & imperialism.
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Parents, educators and community leaders gathered at the Fort Worth ISD school board meeting to voice opposition to the district reassigning a Muslim principal from her position, describing it as an “anti-Muslim witch hunt.”
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"Islamophobia has turned decisively deadly in the Western landscape," said Dr. @HatemBazian, situating the San Diego attack within a broader pattern of intensifying hostility toward Muslim communities inside Western countries.
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"Structural Islamophobia remains central to the logic of the War on Terror because the national security state requires a permanent enemy that legitimizes global military expansion and domestic security governance."
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Derek Roberts, a man whose social media account featured dozens of racist and anti-Muslim messages, is now being employed by a Reform Senedd politician as a special adviser.
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Reform UK is increasingly seen as “mainstreaming” its ideas as it attempts to make itself more palatable to the general public. A gap in the market has emerged, and it has been filled by Restore, which pledges to implement mass deportations:
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British far-right demonstrators have been accused of exploiting the murder of British student Henry Nowak to amplify Islamophobia - despite the incident having no links to Islam or Muslims.
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During an appearance last week, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told an audience quote -- "he hates Islam," and that "people need to be okay with hating again because there are things that God hates.”
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Community members gathered in London Tuesday evening to honour the Afzaal family, and reflect on efforts to combat Islamophobia and hate as the fifth anniversary of the family’s deaths approaches.
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A school bus used by an Islamic school in Hamilton's Waterdown area was targeted in an act of vandalism that included hateful graffiti, slashed bus seats and a damaged dashboard
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Analysts say the use of pigs in protests against Muslims’ religious practices constitutes systematic harassment under the shadow of majoritarian politics of Modi’s BJP party.
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These diverse contemporary comedies all have one thing in common: centring Muslim characters whose faith is not portrayed as the defining feature of their lives, and whose identities are not presented as narrow stereotypes.
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"Here in North Texas, we are witnessing the early stages of what I imagine will be the national playbook for leaders seeking office through fear-mongering and divisive misinformation."
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Christopher Svochak, a Christian supremacist, interrupted a press conference held by organizers of the Epic Eid event that was canceled, screaming anti-Muslim phrases, including that “God despises Muslims” & that “Islam is a pedophile religion.”
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