The Voice of Wisdom

November 2021

Islamic history in 3D in the Netherlands

The Islam Experience Centre (IXC) in the Netherlands organized an innovative initiative to introduce Islam through virtual reality. Via 3D glasses, pupils and students are introduced to various important locations, inventions and religious core values from Islam.

Netherlands

Muslims are the most generous in the US (Infographic)

A new study found that Muslim Americans gave more to charity in 2020 than non-Muslims, despite making up just 1.1% of the population in the USA. Muslims gave more than $4.3 billion to mostly nonreligious causes, thus becoming the most generous minority in the US.

America ‬ Infographic

The phenomenon of spying on mosques

Muslims in several Western countries have expressed their shock after knowing that state bodies were secretly spying on mosques and worshipers under the pretext of combating extremism, a phenomenon described by the media as "suspicious acts fueled by Islamophobia." https://youtu.be/f_LKpSZapNU

America ‬ Europe Islamophobia

How does Indian cinema portray minorities?

National Commission for Minorities in India said that it had received complaints from Muslim, Christian and Sikh groups, calling for putting an end to the portrayal of minorities in Indian cinema in a humiliating and aggressive way that stirs hatred and violence.

Hate speech India Islamophobia

Call of Duty developers apologize to Muslims

Call of Duty: Vanguard developer has apologized to the Muslim community for featuring smeared and scattered pages of the Qur’an. Activision expressed its regret, stressing that what had happened was an unintended mistake and it has been removed.

The Holy Qur’an

Johnson accused of ignoring Muslims

British MPs accused PM Boris Johnson of ignoring Muslims as he has not responded to a call for action on Islamophobia for a year. An MP wrote to the PM in November 2020 warning of rising hate crime and questioning the government’s inaction in tackling the issue.

England Islamophobia

Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival (Infographic)

A few days ago, a different experience was offered by the 6th MKE Muslim Film Festival which used art to fight Islamophobia and helped Western societies gain a deeper understanding of Islam and Muslims, by presenting the stories of Muslims from all over the world.

America ‬ Infographic Islamophobia

History of Islam in Canada

Mosques and Islamic centers in Canada celebrated Canadian Islamic History Month, which takes place every October to help non-Muslims learn about Islam and Muslims’ contributions to the progress of mankind, with a special focus on the history of Islam in Canada.

Canada Treasures of Islamic Art

Islamophobia Awareness Month in the UK (Infographic)

Every November, “Islamophobia Awareness Month” is held in the UK by MEND in cooperation with several parties to raise awareness of the threat of Islamophobia and encourage reporting hate incidents to the police, to help tackle this phenomenon and eliminate it.

England Infographic Islamophobia

Hate crimes threaten British Muslims

The British Home Office said that Muslims were the target of 45% of hate crimes recorded between March 2020 and March 2021, prompting the Muslim Council of Britain to condemn the “pervasive form of bigotry” and the threat it poses, especially to young Muslims.

Britain Hate speech Islamophobia