Islamophobia
Man pleads guilty to attacking Muslim state representative in Connecticut
By Associated Press — April 3, 2024
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Rep. Maryam Khan was attacked while attending a service at the XL Center arena in Hartford with her family to mark Eid al-Adha, the end of the Hajj.
Germany player Rüdiger takes legal steps after Ramadan greeting prompts accusation of terror support
By Associated Press — March 27, 2024
BERLIN (AP) — Former Bild chief editor Julian Reichelt responded on X, formerly Twitter, with a series of posts accusing the player of “Islamism” and of showing the “ISIS-greeting of Islamists.
The British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it risks creating more division
By Jill Lawless and Sylvia Hui — March 15, 2024
LONDON (AP) — The move is in response to a surge in reports of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate speech and what authorities call an increase in radicalization in Britain since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being controlled by Islamists
By Danica Kirka — February 26, 2024
LONDON (AP) — The controversy comes as the Israel-Hamas war fuels tensions in British society.
Muslims calling for peace in Gaza have been answered with rampant Islamophobia
By Wa'el Alzayat — February 19, 2024
(RNS) — The repercussions go far beyond the current conflict overseas.
Once marginalized, New York’s Muslims celebrate growing political influence on Muslim Day
By Fiona André — February 8, 2024
(RNS) — Members of 12 Muslim organizations gathered with City Council members at City Hall to call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and denounce a surge in Islamophobia in the city related to the war.
Muslim advocacy group denounces stabbing of 23-year-old Palestinian American
By Fiona André — February 7, 2024
(RNS) — The assault was ‘bias-motivated and will be reviewed by the Hate Crimes Review Committee,’ wrote the Austin Police Department in its statement.
Building Jewish and Muslim Interfaith Solidarity
By Ray Kirstein — January 27, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Rabbi Abby Jacobson and Imam Imad Enchassi about the interfaith work they are leading in Oklahoma
Thank God We’re Not A Christian Nation
By Ray Kirstein — January 13, 2024
Host Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with interfaith leader Imam Abdullah Antepli and David Barton Christian nation debunker Warren Throckmorton
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran
By Mike Corder — January 10, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) —The move came a day before talks to form the next government were set to resume following the November election.
Rep. Don Beyer on Faith and Democracy
By Ray Kirstein — January 6, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with US Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the Congressional Freethought Caucus
Imam killed outside New Jersey mosque, and the shooter remains at large, authorities say
By Mike Catalini — January 4, 2024
(AP) — Imam Hassan Sharif was in his car when he was shot more than once at about 6 a.m. near the Masjid-Muhammad Mosque in Newark.
Don’t let the war tear apart the tapestry of faith that makes America strong
By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — December 27, 2023
(RNS) — This is not the time for faith communities to retreat into ourselves.
A new Homeland Security guide aims to help houses of worship protect themselves
By Rebecca Santana — December 6, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The guidance comes at a time of deep unease in many communities of faith across America.
Poll: Less than half of Jewish college students feel safe on campus
By Yonat Shimron — November 29, 2023
(RNS) — The poll of 3,084 American college students, of whom 527 were Jewish, comes amid an alarming rise in incidents of both antisemitism and Islamophobia as Israel and Hamas wage war.
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