March Against Sharia Targets Muslims in U.S.
ACT for America founder Brigitte Gabriel says the Islamic law known as Sharia is taking over the land, eclipsing the U.S. Constitution, with radical clerics turning the nation into a modern-day caliphate. That isn’t even remotely true, but the inconvenient fact is unlikely to stop anti-Islamic zealots who disguise their Islamophobia as a humanistic concern […]
Nearly $1m raised for victims of Jeremy Christian
Muslims in Portland thanked the community for its support as they raised money for the victims of a deadly attack on a train by an Islamophobic white supremacist. On Friday, Jeremy Joseph Christian – a 35-year-old who was known to authorities – fatally slit the throats of 53-year-old Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai […]
Study: News exposure linked to greater anger toward Muslims
Confirmation bias New Zealanders — whether liberal or conservative — show both increased anger and reduced warmth towards Muslims if they are more avid news consumers, a new scientific study has found. “People tend to interpret the news in ways that fit with their pre-existing biases, seeking affirmation of their beliefs while discounting conflicting information,” […]
Ahead of French poll, pro-Europeans take heart from Wilders defeat
After Brexit and Trump, many pro-EU politicians were beginning to dread a wave of right-wing populism that might reach the Netherlands and, most dangerously for the bloc, France. The Dutch election results have them breathing a sigh of relief, though not all observers are convinced. Paris (dpa) – It’s the nightmare haunting European Union leaders […]
Golden State of Hate: Extremism on the Rise in Calif.
Capital & Main is an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political and social issues. On election night last November, Nathan Damigo, a 30-year-old white nationalist and student at California State University, Stanislaus, met up with friends in the northern California city of Folsom. As they bounced from bar to bar, it became […]
Anti-Islam Banner Suggests Muslims Endanger Americans
A man has defended posting an anti-Islam banner outside of his southern California home by echoing the message of President Donald Trump, saying “We need to take care of America first.” The banner outside a house in the town of Ontario featured symbols for Christianity and Judaism and the word “Islam” crossed out in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hate Crimes Rise For Second Straight Year In 2016
Last year was an unprecedented year for hate as 2016 witnessed the number of hate groups in the U.S. rise for the second consecutive year, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported Wednesday. The number of organizations the Southern Poverty Law Center considers hate groups increased from 892 in 2015 to 917 in 2016. Anti-Muslim hate […]
Trump Fan Charged with Hate Crime for Assault on Muslim
A Donald Trump supporter has been charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting a Muslim employee and telling her the new U.S. president would “get rid of all of you.” A Thursday statement from the Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown identified the man as Robin A. Rhodes, 57, from Worchester, Massachusetts. According to the […]