Islamophobia

Articles

• Armed Man Threatens Worshippers Outside Reims Mosque During Eid Celebration
  5 June 2019, by Amine

  A man just came, in front of the mosque in Reims, France, to brandish a fake firearm in front of the worshippers leaving the mosque, including a veiled woman. More scared than hurt...
  It was with a BB gun that a 72-year-old man frightened several people leaving the mosque, threatening them, dressed in pajamas. This happened on June 4th, in the morning. This information comes from the France 3 website.
  This media, which specifies that the man just pointed his gun at several people (…)

• Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban Separates Families, Sparks Controversy
  1 July 2019, by Kamal

  In 2017, US President Donald Trump signed a decree banning nationals from seven Muslim countries from entering the United States. This decision, revealing a great Islamophobia, has caused the separation of several families whose members are scattered around the world.
  Ramez Alghazzouli, a 30-year-old Syrian, had left Syria in 2011. The members of his family settled in Europe. In 2016, he married the 27-year-old Syrian, Asmaa Khadeem, and filed a visa application for her to join him in (…)

• Spanish App Launched to Combat Islamophobia in Universities
  5 August 2019, by Kamal

  The application makes available to higher education institutions and universities a set of documents rich in information on Islamophobia and how to deal with it. Through the studies and research available on the application, the association encourages academics to look into this phenomenon in order to put an end to it.
  Announced in a local newspaper, La Opinion de Malaga, the news about the application provoked the reaction of members of the anti-Muslim far-right party Vox, who tried to (…)

• French Media Regulator Warns LCI Over Zemmour’s Anti-Islamic Comments
  7 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Islamophobic remarks made by the polemicist, Eric Zemmour, on the sets of the French television channel LCI are not to the liking of the Conseil supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA). The regulatory body has warned the media.
  He is a repeat offender. Eric Zemmour has, once again, taken certain liberties with his speech. Live on LCI, on February 19, 2019, he had declared: "We have been told that Islam is a religion of peace and love, whereas we know well that this anti-Semitism is the (…)

• Pakistani Star Challenges Muslim Stereotypes in Film Industry
  19 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The rise of Islamophobia in the world is also justified by the negative representation of Pakistanis in films, according to Pakistani cinema star Mehwish Hayat. This "very strong" image, created over the years by cinema, was denounced by the lead actress of "Load Wedding" during an interview with an English media.
  "Pakistanis are stereotyped as backward terrorists, mistreating women or always being the villain in films," denounced Pakistani cinema star Mehwish Hayat in an interview (…)

• Algerian Student in France Speaks Out Against Rising Racism and Prejudice
  19 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The multiplication of racist prejudices against the Algerian citizen Idir, living in France, is denounced by him during an interview with a French media. Given the seriousness of these behaviors, the Algerian student fears that they may lead to attacks.
  The troubles of Idir, 31, a student who came from Algeria seven years ago to complete his studies, have their source in prejudices. Often a victim of certain racist jokes from his colleagues, Idir, married to an American, often no longer (…)

• UN Marks First International Day for Victims of Religious Persecution in Belgium
  23 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  In order to prevent future violence against people because of their religion or beliefs, the first "International Day of Commemoration of Victims of Religious Persecution" was held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Belgium, organized by the United Nations.
  This is an event that, according to RTBF, aims to sound the alarm in order to prevent future discrimination. The President of the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the United Nations has given an overview of the initiative (…)

• Surge in Racist and Anti-Semitic Acts Alarms French Mayors
  28 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  For some time now, acts of racism, anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiment have been taking on an alarming proportion in France. This is the case of the tags that have multiplied in Alsace and Lorraine, causing municipal authorities to come out of their reserve.
  The level reached by acts of racism and anti-Semitism in France is worrying. In the small town of Porcelette (Moselle, 2,500 inhabitants) located less than 2 km from the German border, the mayor is completely overwhelmed by the (…)

• Activists in Burkinis Protest Paris Pool Ban, Causing Closure
  3 September 2019, by Ginette

  Feminist and Muslim activists angry at the ban on wearing full-body swimsuits stormed an establishment in the 11th Arrondissement to swim in the pool. This attitude provoked some clashes that led to the closure of the swimming area.
  "We will swim, we will swim! Even if the racists don’t want to, we will swim!" This is the cry of protest from a handful of feminist and Muslim activists. Just over a dozen of them came to swim in a pool in Paris, dressed in the banned garment: the burkini. (…)

• Morocco Leads Push for UN World Day Against Islamophobia
  18 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  Morocco has initiated steps to establish a World Day against Islamophobia. To this end, a consultative meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 18 at the headquarters of the Parliament with the Ambassadors of Islamic countries accredited to Rabat.
  Morocco is deploying its diplomatic offensive with a view to establishing a World Day against Islamophobia. Since last July, it had submitted this initiative to the other Islamic countries members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (…)