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Archives: Islamophobia
![4 Nations twist Qatar’s arm, to close down Aljazeera](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/4-nations-twist-qatars-arm-to-cl-187x137.jpg)
![What to do when anti-Muslim Hate Speech now passes the Dinner Table Test?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/what-to-do-when-anti-muslim-hate-187x137.jpg)
What to do when anti-Muslim Hate Speech now passes the Dinner Table Test?
By Chris Allen | (The Conversation) | - - On hearing the news that Darren Osborne was arrested for terror offences including attempted murder following an attack on a group of Muslims…![What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/whats-wrong-with-the-march-again-187x137.jpg)
What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?
The Bridge Initiative . | - - ACT for America hosted a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To many Americans — for whom sharia is…![Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/surprise-the-discourse-of-anti-m-187x137.jpg)
Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London
By Bharath Ganesh | (The Conversation) | - - Following the attack on a group of Muslim worshippers in Finsbury Park that left one person dead and 11 injured, Londoners have once…![London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/london-mosque-attack-did-trumps-187x137.jpg)
London Mosque attack: Did Trump’s Tweets embolden Bigots?
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A man driving a white van swerved just after midnight early Monday morning into a crowd of Muslims coming out of Finsbury Park…![Muslims less likely to Commit Terrorism & other Reality-Based Statistics](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/muslims-less-likely-to-commit-te-187x137.jpg)
Muslims less likely to Commit Terrorism & other Reality-Based Statistics
By Michael Jetter | (The Conversation) | - - Recent events in London, Manchester and elsewhere highlight that Western societies are vulnerable to terrorist attacks – and political decision-makers need to find…![Fascist, Go Home! After Bombing, Manchester Residents Shut Down Anti-Muslim Demo](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/fascist-go-home-after-bombing-ma-187x137.jpg)
Fascist, Go Home! After Bombing, Manchester Residents Shut Down Anti-Muslim Demo
TeleSur | - - “The people of Manchester don’t stand with your xenophobia and racism,” one man shouted at the English Defence League racists. In the aftermath of Monday's tragic bombing, the…![Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in US Rose 57 Percent in 2016: Report](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/anti-muslim-hate-crimes-in-us-ro-187x137.jpg)
Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in US Rose 57 Percent in 2016: Report
TeleSur | - - Anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States rose by a staggering 57 percent in 2016, according to a new report released Tuesday by Muslim civil rights group Council…![It was ISIL, not Hackers, who Hijacked French Election](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/it-was-isil-not-hackers-who-hija-187x137.jpg)
It was ISIL, not Hackers, who Hijacked French Election
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - That hackers, most likely Russia-linked, were trying to throw the French election to Marine Le Pen this weekend by releasing thousands of emails…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/germrupt-750x405-1-187x137.png)
Rightwing False Flag: German Officer Posed as Syrian Refugee, Planned Attack
TeleSur | - - The man knew no Arabic and is of German heritage, but successfully posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker. German authorities have uncovered the case of a man who posed…![Africa Trade Summit in US Had Zero Africans After Visas Denied](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/africa-trade-summit-in-us-had-ze-187x137.jpg)
Africa Trade Summit in US Had Zero Africans After Visas Denied
TeleSur | - - "This year it was 100 percent. Every delegation,” organizer Mary Flowers told the media. An African trade summit organized by the University of Southern California ended up with…![Exit Polls: Tolerant Dutch Reject Wilders’ anti-Muslim Hate Speech](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/exit-polls-tolerant-dutch-reject-187x137.jpg)
Exit Polls: Tolerant Dutch Reject Wilders’ anti-Muslim Hate Speech
TeleSur | Many see the Dutch vote as a referendum on the viability of the viciously anti-Muslim, anti-migrant politics represented by Geert Wilders. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right VVD Party remained…![Dutch Far-Right Leader Vows to Rid Nation of ‘Moroccan Scum’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/dutch-far-right-leader-vows-to-r-187x137.jpg)
Dutch Far-Right Leader Vows to Rid Nation of ‘Moroccan Scum’
TeleSur | - - Geert Wilders hopes the global upsurge in anti-establishment and xenophobic feeling that has helped propel Trump to power will propel him to power. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/People-from-seven-Muslim_-629x472-1-187x137.jpg)
72% of Refugees, Muslim & Otherwise, are Women and Children
By Salil Shetty | (Inter Press Service) | - - LONDON (IPS) - The gloves are off. With today’s Executive Order on “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals,” President…![Demonizing Muslims: White Quebec Terrorists kill 5 in attack on Mosque](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/demonizing-muslims-white-quebec-187x137.jpg)
Demonizing Muslims: White Quebec Terrorists kill 6 in attack on Mosque
TeleSur | - - Incidents of Islamophobia have increased in Quebec in recent years amid a political debate over banning the niqab. At least two people have been arrested in the aftermath…![Islam Ban sought by Far Right Austrian Party founded by ex-Nazis](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/islam-ban-sought-by-far-right-au-187x137.jpg)
Islam Ban sought by Far Right Austrian Party founded by ex-Nazis
TeleSur | - - Before he announced his proposal, Strache warned the crowd of the “existential threat” posed by Islam to Europe. As the vortex of right-wing populism courses through Europe, Austria…![Liberal Berlin Fights Fake Nazi anti-Muslim News by Bannon’s Breitbart](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/liberal-berlin-fights-fake-nazi-187x137.jpg)
Liberal Berlin Fights Fake Nazi anti-Muslim News by Bannon’s Breitbart
TeleSur | - - The "news" story portrayed a deliberate attack on a Dortmund church by a "mob" of Muslims. Far-right white nationalist website Breitbart has been criticized by German authorities and…![ADL Summit](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/1-OrdQQBDad61PaGdZOrfKng-187x137.jpeg)
ADL Director Pledges to Sign Up For Muslim Registry
In his opening remarks at the Never is Now! Anti-Semitism Summit in New York, Anti-Defamation League National Director Jonathan Greenblatt pledged today that he would register as a Muslim should the Trump Administration…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/galtung-187x137.jpg)
The Violent Christian West should drop Islamophobia and work on itself
By Johan Galtung | (Inter Press Service) | - - ALICANTE, Spain (IPS) - Watching Christianity nearly a century–fundamentalist Christians fighting ritualistic Christians fighting secularism, generally moving fundamentalism–>ritualism–>secularism–maybe the same for Islam?…![Left For Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Minority](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701032213im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/left-for-dead-myanmars-muslim-mi-187x137.jpg)