Many Muslims currently living in the west claim that they are facing discrimination and even bigotry, on a day-to-day basis. While it’s difficult to make broad generalisations on such sensitive issues, it’s perhaps true that there is an anti-Islamic climate in parts of Europe and the United States that has resulted in increased hate crimes…

Complaints about doctors subjecting Jewish colleagues to antisemitic abuse have surged in the months following the 7 October attacks and the subsequent Israel-Gaza war, according to General Medical Council records. One doctor, a senior Jewish physician in London, told the BBC he had been subjected to a vicious antisemitic outburst by a colleague a few…

Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad Batubara has been in the headlines for being denied entry into Singapore over his extremist teachings. The Straits Times’ Asian Insider looks at the rise of social media preachers like him and why some are concerned about these trends. RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PREACHERS Sitting before a Muslim congregation, controversial Indonesian…

Naseeruddin Shah has been a constant critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, along with the growing Islamophobia in India. The actor recently talked about how Islamophobia had become “fashionable” and that the government is clearly tapping into this for their own benefits. When talking with The Indian Express, Shah would say, “Oh sure,…

The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West by Todd H Green was published in 2015 by Fortress Press. Todd Green is an Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and a former US State Department advisor on Islamophobia in Europe. This book is an incredibly informative and well-researched introductory…

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Addressing a sea of crowd from a pick-up van, Junaid Babunagari on Monday noon delivered a stern message: “We want the Bangladesh government to shut down the French embassy in Dhaka within 24 hours.” Babunagari, secretary-general of Hifazat-e-Islam – one of the biggest Muslim political groups in the country – further said: “[French…

As the genocide in Gaza continues to be streamed live to our screens, many Western governments are not only refusing to end their complicity in the slaughter, but also trying to silence and demonise the Muslim movements and organisations resisting the Israeli occupation within their countries’ borders. In January of this year, the British government proscribed Hizb…

The surge in Islamophobic bias in the United States in late 2023 horrifies the soul. Wadea al-Fayoume, a six-year-old Muslim Palestinian boy, was stabbed to death in Chicago. A Georgia teacher threatened to decapitate a student for criticising an Israeli flag he put up in the classroom. A Maryland-based Muslim’s routine donation to a place…

The United Kingdom government’s new definition of “extremism”, touted as a bid to tackle rising Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the aftermath of Israel’s war on Gaza, has ignited fierce debate across the political spectrum, with critics on all sides claiming it will erode freedom of speech and civil liberties. Communities Secretary Michael Gove last month named several…