Tag: islamophobia
Indian Muslims: A rich hunting ground for Middle Eastern rivals –...
James M. Dorsey | When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently declared that Turkey was “the only country that can lead the Muslim world,” he probably...
Growing Islamophobia and a divided Muslim World
Abdul Rasool Syed | The Muslim world is currently facing myriad internal and external challenges. So far as the internal challenges are concerned, it is...
France calls to delete the verses of Quran to achieve “cultural...
News Desk | Last month, a manifesto was published in French daily signed by some 300 prominent intellectuals and politicians supported by former President Nicholas...
Shotgun attack raises fear for Muslims
News Analysis| Police in Waldo County is investigating a possible motive for an apparent shotgun attack on a newly-installed sign for a Muslim business. A...
Islamophobic Terror: Muslim women stabbed in Houston
News Analysis | A $5,000 reward is being offered to help catch the attacker who stabbed a Muslim woman, in Houston, during a hate-filled attack. According...
Why is Muslim immigration such a huge issue in UK?
Saqib Manzoor | A survey conducted last year revealed widespread opposition to Muslim immigration across UK. 47% are opposed to further Muslim immigration, according to...
Muslim family told to move to Pakistan by Hindutva extremists
News Analysis | A Muslim family in a village in Haryana was recently threatened to leave their home and shift to Pakistan. The family from...
Muslim killed on New Year’s Day highlights violent Islamophobia in India
News Analysis | A Muslim has been beaten to death in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand after reportedly asking a group to stop playing...
Muslim family denied home as Islamophobia in India rises
News Analysis | People in a city based locality objected to the sale of a house to a Muslim family on Wednesday, contending that the...
UK press spreading Islamophobia, says British-Pakistani politician Sayeeda Warsi
News Desk l According to news posted in the Guardian, former British-Pakistani minister Sayeeda Hussain Warsi has said that hate speech and Islamophobia have become...
Fans are delighted as Gigi Hadid lambastes an Islamophobe on Twitter
News Desk | American supermodel Gigi Hadid on Wednesday lambasted an Islamophobic tweet made by an investigative journalist Laura Loomer. The journalist made racist remarks...
Malaysian Sultan speaks up against Saudi inspired ultra-conservatism
James M. Dorsey | Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, the sovereign of the Malaysian state of Johor, does not mince his words. His repeated verbal assaults on...
Riz Ahmad, first British-Pakistani to lift the Emmy Award
News Analysis | Riz Ahmad became the first Asian British-Pakistani Muslim to lift an Emmy award in San Francisco for his leading role in the...
The 4th generation war: Who is running away with the show?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | After President Trump’s recent tour of Saudi Arabia and Israel, the Middle East is ablaze with accusations and counter-accusations. The geopolitical...
Madrasa Reforms: Lynchpin of Pakistan’s efforts to combat terrorism
Jamal Hussain | Any critique about madrasas in Pakistan must be handled with care, given the sensitivity of the public about an institution considered by...
Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt: an attempt to resolve differences between...
James M. Dorsey | Billed as a bid to stimulate inter-faith dialogue, Pope Francis, on a visit to Egypt, is tiptoeing through a religious and...
Who are the Sufis and Why Does ISIS See Them as...
Peter Gottschalk | On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in...
Who are “Radical Muslims”?
Z. Fareen Parvez | The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror”. From his inauguration address to...
Blame Injustice, Not Islam
Dr. Noorul Hasan | Terrorism is frequently linked to Islam. Whenever a terror act is committed, anywhere in the world, it is linked – prior...
The Muslim world: Liberals pay the price of Trump & Saudis
Donald Trump’s fueling of Islamophobia with his newly imposed travel ban as well as his war on the mainstream media feed an increasing trend...
Trump Team’s Dark View of Islam: Where its coming from?
Dr. Moeed Pirzada | On Feb 1, 2017, three leading investigative reporters of New York Times, each distinguished in his own right - Scott Shane, Mathew...
