India blocks ‘hostile’ BBC documentary on PM Modi

On January 22, 2023, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Hindu Nationalism, India, by admin

New Delhi (AFP) – India’s government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during deadly 2002 sectarian riots, calling it “hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage”. The British broadcaster’s programme alleges that the Hindu nationalist Modi, premier of Gujarat state at the time, ordered […]

Census shows 39 per cent of Muslims live in most deprived areas in England and Wales

On December 14, 2022, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Immigration, United Kingdom, by admin

Nearly 40 per cent of the Muslim population live in the most deprived areas of England and Wales, according to analysis of census data. It found nearly half a million more Muslims reside in the poorest fifth areas than a decade ago. The Muslim Council of Britain, who ran the analysis, urged policymakers to take […]

Opinion: Islamophobia from the likes of Boris Johnson must be punished – and this is how to do it

On December 12, 2022, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Civil Rights, United Kingdom, by admin

A House of Commons report confirms Islamophobia as the most common form of religious hate crime in the UK. Specifically, 42% of all religious hate crimes reported to the police were attacks against Muslims. But genuine efforts to punish Islamophobia and Islamophobic attacks are so weak that statistics on prosecutions and convictions are entirely absent. […]

Report: Exploring Growing Hindu Nationalism in India: A Social Media Analysis of the Nupur Sharma Controversy

On November 26, 2022, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Hindu Nationalism, India, by admin

Several anti-Muslim incidents and communal clashes in India, where 80 per cent of the population is Hindu and 14 per cent Muslim, have made the headlines in recent years and spilled over into diaspora communities in Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. T he explosive controversy surrounding Indian politician Nupur Sharma’s anti-Muslim remarks during a […]

Chinese being ‘paid to marry Muslims in plan to wipe out Uyghurs’

On November 17, 2022, in Anti-Muslim Hate, China, Human Rights, Uyghur Genocide, by admin

Human rights group finds Xinjiang officials are bribing and threatening Uyghur women into forced marriages Chinese people are being paid to marry Muslims in order to wipe out the Uyghur population, a human rights body has said. Local authorities are using financial incentives and blackmail to force Uyghurs and members of the Han majority into […]

The Midterm Results Show Muslim Americans Are No Longer on the Fringe of U.S. Politics

On November 15, 2022, in Civil Rights, Electoral Politics, USA, by admin

The Nov. 8 midterms almost saw Dr. Mehmet Oz become the first Muslim U.S. Senator. The Republican TV doctor-turned-politician—who wasn’t exactly popular among a wide swathe of Muslim Americans—would have been a controversial first for the community. But Oz’s loss to Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania masks what was otherwise a record-breaking election for the […]

How Modi’s politics of hate and fear is causing harm to Indian citizens both home and abroad

On November 12, 2022, in Anti-Muslim Hate, India, by UV

Human rights experts have been sounding the alarm about the global threat posed by Hindu nationalism for years, but these warnings went largely ignored – that is until mobs of radicalised Hindu extremists carried out a wave of attacks against Muslims in the UK city of Leicester last month. Similar attacks have been committed by […]

Town suspends Muslim police chief who said he intends to sue over racist comments

On November 8, 2022, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Civil Rights, USA, by UV

A Muslim police chief in New Jersey was placed on administrative leave Thursday, several weeks after filing a notice that he intends to sue the town where he works because of alleged discrimination and a hostile work environment. Ahmed Naga, the first Muslim chief of the Long Hill Township Police Department in Morris County, was […]

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