Islamophobia
Trump’s Twitter return sparks concern among faith groups
By Jack Jenkins — November 22, 2022
(RNS) — New owner Elon Musk has gone back on his promise not to replatform anyone before instituting a transparent process that included outside input, according to the Anti-Defamation League's head.
Religious polarization in India seeping into US diaspora
By Mariam Fam and Deepa Bharath — October 17, 2022
(AP) — Hindu nationalism has split the Indian expatriate community just as Donald Trump’s presidency polarized the U.S., according to one expert.
India’s top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves
By Ashok Sharma — October 14, 2022
NEW DELHI (AP) — The dispute began early this year when a government-run school in Karnataka’s Udupi district barred students wearing hijabs from entering classrooms.
The silence of the witnesses hurt more than the shouted bigotry
By Tarunjit Singh Butalia — October 14, 2022
(RNS) — Suggestions for what to do when you encounter someone being harassed.
He planned to bomb a mosque. New film recounts how the plan took an unexpected turn.
By Yonat Shimron — September 14, 2022
(RNS) — The 30-minute film tells the story of Richard 'Mac' McKinney, a former Marine who hatched a disturbing plot.
Survey: Some US Muslims have negative stereotypes about themselves
By Yonat Shimron — August 31, 2022
(RNS) — American Muslims scored 26 on the Islamophobia Index, which measures a group’s endorsement of anti-Muslim stereotypes — higher than many other religious groups.
Confronting anti-Shia hate is necessary to prevent killings like Albuquerque’s
By Faiyaz Jaffer — August 18, 2022
(RNS) — Shia Muslims often feel isolation and vulnerability in a world where we struggle to find a sense of belonging.
Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
By Stefanie Dazio and Mariam Fam — August 9, 2022
Naeem Hussain was killed Friday night, and the three other men died in ambush shootings. Police in New Mexico’s largest city are trying to determine if the deaths are linked.
Cubs owners denounce racism after backlash over Chelsea bid
By Rob Harris — March 23, 2022
(AP) — The Ricketts family's attempt to buy the team belonging to a Russian oligarch has gotten pushback from team members and fans objecting to Joe Ricketts' three-year-old Islamophobic comments.
Wajahat Ali recounts joy and pain of his Muslim immigrant upbringing in new book
By Yonat Shimron — February 4, 2022
(RNS) — The title of the pundit's memoir, 'Go Back to Where You Came From,' is taken from one of the more polite epithets the Pakistani American has received over the years.
From conflict to cooperation: Lessons from the road to Muslim-Jewish partnership
By Ari Gordon — December 29, 2021
(RNS) — For the first time in history Muslims and Jews are living side by side as minorities in free democracies with robust civic engagement. The opportunities are unprecedented, as are the challenges.
How anti-Muslim bias on campus harms students’ education
By Tasmiha Khan — December 28, 2021
(RNS) — Some students and their advocates say anti-Muslim bias is as much a problem as discrimination against other ethnic or racial groups.
Two awarded top bravery honor in New Zealand mosque attack
By Nick Perry — December 16, 2021
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Both men are credited with helping save others in the 2019 attack at two Christchurch mosques in which 51 people were killed.
Muslim civil rights group fires director for spying for anti-Muslim activists
By Aysha Khan — December 15, 2021
(RNS) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations-Ohio said Tuesday (Dec. 14) that its longtime executive and legal director, Romin Iqbal, had admitted to working with the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
House responds to GOP’s Boebert with Islamophobia bill
By Lisa Mascaro — December 15, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boebert had derided Omar during a House floor debate last month, taunting the Somali-born, Muslim-American immigrant as a member of the “jihad squad” of liberal lawmakers.
