Muslims in Sri Lanka expressed their concern over the recently announced regulations of the controversial “Prevention of Terrorism Act”, which allow the detention of anyone for two years without trial, stressing that the act was used to target Muslims and Tamils.
A British teen nicknamed ‘Hitler’ pleaded guilty to encouraging terrorism through creating an online group to target Muslims and setting up accounts on SM platforms to post racist, anti-Muslim material, which reveals how far right ideas infiltrate teen lives.
A recently launched campaign entitled, "Look for similarities, not differences," which is funded by the European Commission, aims to reduce Islamophobia in Europe by presenting entertaining illustrations that show what Muslims and non-Muslims have in common.
The UN showed an implicit response to OIC and Sawt Alhikma Center’s call to declare March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia, after SG António Guterres joined an OIC event at the UN headquarters in NY on Wednesday, to commemorate the first anniversary of this day.
Sawt Al-Hikma Center of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) calls on the OIC member states, all states of the world, governmental and non-governmental organizations and all human rights and religious freedom activists, to urge the United Nations to declare March 15 of every year as International Day of Solidarity against Islamophobia.
On this day 2 years ago, an alt-right gunman unleashed gunfire at two mosques in New Zealand, killing and wounding dozens of worshipers, an incident that shocked the world and provided a heartbreaking example of what hate speech and Islamophobia can cause.
UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed, said Islamophobia reached epidemic proportions in Europe, stressing that counter-terrorism measures are used to target Muslims and define their communities as extremely risky, he urged action to combat anti-Muslim hatred.
Muslim activists have expressed their strong dissatisfaction due to Switzerland coming referendum that could ban Niqab with an expected majority vote for the ban, believing it to be a first step to harassment of Muslims and growth of Islamophobia in the society.
A recent survey has shown the impact of the extreme right in Europe in 2020, showing that 1 in 3 Europeans holds negative views against Muslims. Hungary was revealed to be the country that suffers from Islamophobia the most.
A study by Birmingham City and Nottingham Trent universities revealed that Muslim players of both genders suffer from the rise of Islamophobia, especially females who are ignored due to wearing hijab, calling for the ending of discrimination in sports.
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