Poll Shows Europeans Want Muslim Migration Ban
The furor in Europe over U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven majority Muslim states has overshadowed what the London policy institute Chatham House calls a “reservoir of public support” on the continent for such measures, based on the findings of its latest poll. The survey of 10,000 people found that support […]
ISIS Suicide Bomber Was Freed From Guantanamo Detention Center
Donald Trump: ‘Isis is number one tricky’ A former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was awarded more than $1 million in compensation after he was freed from the detention camp reportedly attacked this week an army base in Iraq. Ronald Fiddler, who later took the name Jamal Udeen al-Harith after converting to Islam in the 1990s, […]
Wilders Suspends Campaign Over Security Leaks
Controversial anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, whose party had long led the polls ahead of next month’s Dutch general election, has suspended his campaign after a security agent allegedly leaked information on his whereabouts to a Dutch-Moroccan criminal gang. Wilders, who had been receiving 24-hour state protection, announced the move after reports emerged that an employee […]
Denmark Charges Man With Blasphemy After Burning Quran
A man who set fire to the Quran has become the first Danish national charged with blasphemy in 46 years. The 42-year-old man, who remains unidentified, filming himself burning the Muslim holy book in his garden in north Jutland in December 2015, and then posted the footage on an anti-Islam Facebook group called “Yes to […]
Who exactly are ‘radical’ Muslims?
Indian Muslim woman Shagufta Sayyd prays in Mumbai, India. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror.” From his inauguration address to remarks to military leaders, President Trump has been warning against “Islamic…
Lindsay Lohan ‘Inshallah’ Instagram Post Stirs Islam Conversion Rumors Again
Just days after publicly admitting that she was racially profiled at an airport, actress Lindsay Lohan is now dropping hints at her current religious status. The last time she spoke of her affinity toward Islam, she subtly confirmed that she’s in the process of conversion. However, some fans of the “Mean Girls” star now believe […]
Politics, not theology, at root of Islamism, says French scholar
“Never in our recent history [has] the gap between the politically correct discourse about political Islam in France and in the Arab world been so profound,” said . A French political scientist, Arabist and senior researcher at the French Institute for Scientific…
Muslims Ask: Will Trump Condemn Anti-Muslim Attacks as He Did Anti-Semitism?
U.S. President Donald Trump this week explicitly condemned anti-Semitism and the recent spike in anti-Jewish incidents reported since his inauguration. Now some are pressing him to do same against anti-Muslim acts. Speaking Tuesday, Trump called the anti-Semitic acts “horrible” and “painful,” and condemned “bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms.” The […]
Young Afghan Photographer’s Work Highlights Plight of Children, Women
At 21, Shagofa Alikozay is a bright woman who isn’t far removed from childhood in Afghanistan, which she illustrates with her photos, sketches and poetry. Her goal is to bring to light the challenges, problems and miseries of living in one of the world’s poorest countries, a place riven by war and religious extremism, where […]
Hate Groups In Social Media On Rise
Engagement by hate groups on social media in the United States has surged in the last two to three years, according to a study released this week by research organization Safe Home. The study, titled “Hate on Social Media: A Look at Hate Groups and Their Twitter Presence,” found that the largest share of such […]