Miami mosque tagged with graffiti; leader says vandals have targeted building twice before
MIAMI (WSVN) – A mosque in Miami has been targeted by vandals, and those who run the house of worship said this is not the first time. Billiono Rasool, a…
Chicago-area Muslim group launches anti-bullying initiative
A recent surge in bullying targeting suburban Muslim students has prompted the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization to launch a major anti-bullying initiative. Among the cases cited…
Pro-hijab ad promoting diversity pulled after outcry in France
The Council of Europe, a top human rights organisation withdrew images that promoted diversity among women and anti-muslim discrimination after facing backlash from France. The council deleted images from its…
Muslims Open New Anti-Bullying Center in Los Angeles
AboutIslam & Newspapers 04 November, 2021 For many American Muslims, the 9/11 attacks had far-reaching effects, changing their lives forever, and finding themselves forced to experience fear, hatred and prejudice…
ACLU files suit against Horn Lake over rejection of mosque site plan
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the City of Horn Lake in federal court, alleging that the city and its board of aldermen discriminated against two Muslim men on…
Morrisons sacked Team Leader who twice yanked off colleague’s hijab
An employment tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a Team Leader at the supermarket chain Morrisons for gross misconduct after the woman had, on two occasions, assaulted their Muslim colleague by pulling…
SCARY ISLAMOPHOBIC CRIME STATISTICS REVEALED IN UK
According to statistics from the UK Home Office, Muslims account for almost half of the victims of recorded religious hate crimes in the country. For the year ending in March…
Charity Gives $100K Grant to Support Islamophobia Victims
AboutIslam & News Agencies 31 October, 2021 A Canadian Islamic foundation has awarded a grant of $100,000 to Edmonton’s Canadian Islamic Centre (Al Rashid Mosque) to support victims of Islamophobia….
Report: 56% of Muslim Students in California Feel Unsafe in Their Schools
A survey of Muslim students in California by the Council on American-Islamic Relations found that 56% of respondents felt unsafe, unwelcome, or uncomfortable at school because of their religious identity. The survey…
A Moroccan man was shot to death in Texas while sitting in a car
A Moroccan-American man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in the early morning hours on Oct. 11 in Martindale, Texas, about 40 miles outside of Austin. Adil…
