Islamophobia

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles sparks backlash after saying Muslims 'don't belong' in US

“Muslims don't belong in American society… Pluralism is a lie,” the Tennessee representative wrote on X/Twitter last Monday.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) walks through the U.S. Capitol on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Emergency personnel respond to a reported shooting incident at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026.

They globalized the intifada, and Michigan Jews paid the price - comment

A MAN identified as Emir Balat throws an alleged hand-made explosive at supporters of US President Trump during a rally to stop public Muslim prayer outside the Gracie Mansion official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, US, March 7, 2026.

Two inspired by Islamic State to throw explosives at anti-Islam protest outside Mamdani's mansion

ONE NATION leader Pauline Hanson walks out during debate on a censure motion in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Australian far-right senator censured over 'inflammatory, divisive' comments about Muslims


Neo-Nazi group held march in Maine - report

Neo-Nazi group Nationalist Social Club 131 held a march in Lewiston Maine, drawing condemnations from local leaders and the Muslim community.

 Kennedy Park, Lewiston, Maine

Israeli think tank holds summit 'to confront obstacles facing US Jews and Muslims'

Diplomats from the Abraham Accords countries, Jewish and Muslim experts, and civil society experts took part in the summit.

Jewish star necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism.

Liz Truss's cabinet is Britain's first without white men in top jobs

Truss appointed Kwasi Kwarteng – whose parents came from Ghana in the 1960s – as Britain's first Black finance minister while James Cleverly is the first Black foreign minister.

 Liz Truss gestures outside the Conservative Party headquarters, after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister, in London, Britain September 5, 2022.

Afghan Muslim arrested for killings that shook New Mexico's Islamic community

All four victims were of Afghan or Pakistani descent. One was killed in November, and the other three in the last two weeks.

Participants in an interfaith memorial ceremony enter the New Mexico Islamic Center mosque to commemorate four murdered Muslim men, hours after police said they had arrested a prime suspect in the killings, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US August 9, 2022.

Voices from the Arab press: Political double standards and the risk of bias

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 INSIDE KUWAIT’S parliament.

I voted against censuring JNF - here's why - opinion

My colleagues who met me for the first time were surprised, some shocked, to see me, a chap with an Arab Muslim name, addressing and urging them to oppose the motion to censure JNF

 PRO-ISRAEL ACTIVISTS wave an Israeli flag as pro-Palestinian activists take part in a demonstration against Israel in central London last May.

CAIR official takes sabbatical after Zionist Islamophobia speech outrage

CAIR San Francisco executive-director Zahra Billoo has gone on sabbatical after strain at work, but detractors argue she is taking a leave of absence related to her recent speech.

Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American Islamic Relations (San Francisco) addresses the audience during a panel discussion titled 'Dismantling All Forms Of Oppression' during the three-day Women's Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 28, 2017

US House approves proposed State Dept anti-Islamophobia office

"We are in the midst of a staggering rise of anti-Muslim violence and discrimination around the world," Representative Ilhan Omar said on the House floor.

 News conference addressing anti-Muslim comments made by Representative Boebert towards Representative Omar, on Capitol Hill in Washington

House committee debates antisemitism as Islamophobia monitor bill moves forward

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., who is Jewish, noted the pivotal role a letter from George Washington to a community of Jews in Rhode Island played in making the United States a safe haven for Jews.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) administers the oath of office to House members and delegates of the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019

Pakistan: Mob beats to death Sri Lankan manager accused of insulting Islam

Factory workers then set victim’s body aflame.

A plume of smoke is seen after the crash of a PIA aircraft in Karachi, Pakistan May 22, 2020