ISLAMOPHOBIA

Amnesty International Decries France’s Olympic Hijab Ban

Anna Błuś, a researcher for Amnesty International, accused the French of targeting “certain people. And it’s very clear that it’s very often Muslim people.”

ADL Says Muslims & Jews Are Most Targeted Religions in Skyrocketing Online Hate

“The hate we’re seeing online doesn’t stay online—it causes real harm and violence in people’s lives.”

American Jews Feel Worried, Unsafe—New Poll

While 72% of respondents said that being Jewish was important in their lives, more than 27% now decline to disclose their religion when meeting someone new.

Islamophobia Threatens to Derail Muslim American’s Nomination to U.S. Court of Appeals

A Muslim-American nominee for a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals may be denied the chance to serve—not for lack of qualification but from prejudice.

Charlie Hebdo Reprints Blasphemous Cartoons

In January 2015, the French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Many members of Islam consider any such depiction among the most extreme forms of blasphemy.

STAND Grieves with the Victims of the Christchurch Shooting

“We stand with the Muslim community, Christchurch, New Zealand, and all those affected by this insane act of bigotry and destruction,” said International STAND Director Edward Parkin. “There are no words that can undo it—no band-aids for the hurt, horror and sadness the victims, their families, New Zealand and the international Muslim community are suffering right now. But what we can and must do is ensure this event brings us closer together, rather than what the perpetrators most want: to drive us apart.”