The Federal Ministry of the Interior in Germany revealed the number of hate crimes against Muslims during the second quarter of 2020, which reached 188 crimes caused by Islamophobia. None of the perpetrators have been arrested despite investigations of suspects.
Media professionals and representatives of civil society organizations participated in a workshop organized by the Institute for Security Studies in Benin. The workshop covered the latest practices of preventing violent extremism to protect Benin from terrorism.
Local newspapers praised Muslims in San Antonio, Texas, after they addressed the lack of access to corona virus testing services for refugees and migrants by forming teams to conduct free drive-thru testing and to host testing sites in remote areas.
The German historian Wolfgang Benz said in press statements that many of those who use the term "criticism of Islam" in Europe, and claim to do so scientifically, usually conceal anti-Muslim attitudes and favor stereotypes instead of remaining impartial.
Serbian Muslims expressed concerns about being exposed to sectarian violence, after the attacks targeted Muslims in Montenegro, which shares borders with Serbia. Some attackers praised the Srebrenica Massacre, the worst sectarian incident for Serb Muslims.
The European Union of Journalists intends to launch online lectures, in early 2021, that train journalists to narrate balanced stories about Islam and use non-discriminatory terminology.
The American magazine, The Nation, published that American Muslim youth showed desire to participate in the upcoming presidential elections, as many rushed to register their names for the first time to vote because they want their voices to be heard.
A court in Sydney sentenced an Australian citizen to 3 years in prison for assaulting a pregnant Muslim woman for wearing the hijab in a café last November. The court confirmed that Muslim women have the right to wear the hijab in public places without fear.
One hundred Muslim leaders in Nigeria expressed, through a joint statement, that the sectarian attacks against Muslims in Kaduna aim to eliminate their presence, requesting to globally publicize their predicament and correct misleading information.
Many Muslims in India were shocked to reveal that the Hindu population in Mumbai does not allow Muslims in their neighborhoods or allow brokers to rent out homes to Muslims, except for poor neighborhoods that rent out modest homes that lack the most basic services.
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