Yes, you read that right: in 2021, a college being used as the venue for a Christian event is enough to cause offence. The week-long conference at Worcester College was held during the summer break, when students were on vacation. One of the speakers at the event – which was …
Read More »Pakistani PM Khan condemns Islamophobia in West & terrorism after truck attack in Canada kills 4 members of Muslim family
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called Sunday’s deadly truck attack a “condemnable act of terrorism,” and said Islamophobia “needs to be countered holistically by the international community.” A similar sentiment was expressed by Khan’s minister for human rights, Shireen Mazari. She called the suspected perpetrator of the attack a “Canadian …
Read More »French Muslim journalist who criticized govt ‘Islamophobia’ asks Macron for protection after receiving death threats
Journalist Nadiya Lazzouni told the BFM TV channel she was in contact with Macron’s administration and had asked for protection. She said she had been informed by a presidential security adviser that the authorities were treating the situation “very seriously” and “an investigation has been launched in order to assess …
Read More »Over 100 arrested as Paris rally against security bill & Islamophobia descends into chaos (VIDEOS)
A packed crowd of people set out from the Place du Châtelet right in the city center, just across the river from the iconic Ile de la Cite, heading towards Place de la Republique in the north east. Hundreds of people joined the march, according to the media. The demonstrators …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan slams German police for ‘racism & Islamophobia’ after raid on Berlin mosque during Covid-19 aid fraud probe
“I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayers,” Erdogan said. [The operation] was obviously fed by racism and Islamophobia, which is bringing Europe closer to the darkness of the Middle Ages, and completely ignores the freedom of belief. The Turkish Foreign Ministry previously …
Read More »Erdogan accused Europe of Islamophobia
However, he noted that Turkey was and remains part of the historical and cultural community of Europe. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his message on the occasion of Europe Day, which is celebrated in the EU on 9 may, has criticized the European Union for spreading “discrimination, cultural racism, …
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