Tag: #Islamophobia
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Islamophobia: Facebook failing to check hate speech, fake news in India
Leaked papers show company is selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content
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European Court of Justice marginalizes Muslim women
The European Court of Justice ruled this week that Muslim women could be fired for wearing the hijab. This offensive decision will further strengthen Islamophobia, further marginalize and isolate Muslim women, and deepen the gap. This decision should be reversed. How is the hijab of a Muslim woman different from the hijab of a Christian…
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Muslims Women are up for sale in a fake auction in India
This opinion article is by Annie Sehar. We advocate religious harmony but it is not much observed in many places. Islamic phobia is well displayed in few incidents such as the recent fake auction in India where many Muslim women were put up for sale without even their knowledge. It sent the wave of chill…
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EU court: Headscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions
Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court said on Thursday
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Islamophobia at the International level
This opinion article is by Farwa Munir. The word “Islamophobia” is derived from two words “Islam” and “Phobia” which means fear of. Hatred of Non-Muslims is incited against Islam which creates fear against Islam in their hearts, that’s called Islamophobia. Islamophobia is a modern term designed to discredit Muslims and Islam. The term “Islamophobia” has…
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Islamophobia on the rise: Muslim woman’s car set alight in UK
The western world is experiencing a rise in incidents of Islamophobia, with the latest reported in Britain Manchester where miscreants set fire to the car of a Muslim female councilor
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UNGA calls for addressing threats emerging from Islamophobia
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted the revised Global Counter Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) and called on the international community to take appropriate measures to address new and emerging terrorist threats on the basis of xenophobia, racism and Islamophobia. The initiative for the recognition of Islamophobia as an emerging terrorist threat under the…
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Prime Minister calls on the international community to shut down websites that spread religious hatred
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that after 9/11, terrorism was linked to Islam and Muslims were being targeted in the West due to Islamophobia
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Man accused of murdering family of Pakistani Canadian muslims appears in court
Four members of the same family were killed and one child was seriously injured in the attack for which a young Canadian man has been arrested by police
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Pakistani Canadian Muslim family crushed under truck in terrorist attack
Four people were killed and one child was injured in the attack. Police say the Muslim family was targeted through regular planning