Hate crimes surge in England and Wales
16 October 2018|06 Safar 1440|Anadolu Agency Hate crimes recorded by the U.K. authorities rose more than a double over the past five years, new figures from the country’s Home Office…
Process to criminalise hate speech and crimes gets underway
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|30 May 2018|14 Ramadaan 1439 Parliament has started the process to criminalise hate crimes and hate speech. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on Wednesday introduced the Prevention…
Islamophobic attacks against Muslims increase by 21 percent in Austria
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 25 April 2018| 08 Shabaan 1439 Racist attacks against Muslims rose in Austria in 2017 when compared to the previous year, according to a report released…
Study: U.S. anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 15 percent in 2017
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail|24 April 2018| 07 Shabaan 1439 Hate crimes targeting U.S. Muslims rose 15 percent in 2017, the second year of increases, according to a study released on…
Netherlands sees rise in Islamophobia as Far-right groups attack 3 mosques
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|13 April 2018| 26 Rajab 1439 Far-right groups have attacked three mosques in the Netherlands, a Muslim charity fund official said Thursday. The extreme right-wing Rechts in Verzet…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals anti-Muslim death threats
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 13 March 2018| 25 Jumadul Ukhra 1439 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed how strangers have labelled him a “gay Muslim terrorist” and wished he was…
‘Serious rise’ in attacks on Muslims, Turks abroad
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|01 February 2018|14 Jumadul Ula 1439 There is a serious increase in attacks on Turks and Muslims living abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu said Wednesday. Speaking in…
Greek neo-Nazi group threatens Muslim association in hate crime surge
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 22 January 2018| 04 Jumuadul Ula 1439 A neo-Nazi organisation has threatened the Muslim Association of Greece and pro-migrant organisations, amid an uptick in anti-immigrant violence…
Concern mounts amongst Quebec City Muslims as public displays of racism have increased a year after mosque shooting
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 22 January 2018| 04 Jumadul Ula 1439 Rachid Raffa is tired and bitter. It’s been 43 years since he chose to settle in Quebec City after…
Schools urged to help tackle Islamophobia, raise awareness of harm caused by hate crimes
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 16 January 2018| 28 Rabi ul Aakhir 1439 Young Muslims in Wales say they have been frequently stared at in public, called “terrorists” at school and…