Discrimination and Xenophobia
President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for a fight against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in France
Stopping briefly at the annual CRIF (French Council of Jewish Institutions or the Conseil représentatif des institutions juives en France) dinner in Paris, French president Nicolas Sarkozy called those engaging in anti-Semitic and anti-Islamophobic actions “racists who should not be accepted in the French Republic.” In his speech, Prime Minister François Fillon recognized that the…
Tensions rise on Canadian university campuses with Israel Apartheid Week
As hostilities in Gaza cooled off last month, tensions on campuses across Canada have heated up with “Israel Apartheid Week.” At Toronto’s Ryerson University, left-leaning teachers and students hosted a conference called “Gaza: War? Occupation? Apartheid?” the lead-up to Israel Apartheid Week. More tensions have arisen at Toronto’s York University. At York, two police forces…
Rightist politician Filip Dewinter: “Islam is a predator”
Head of the far-right Vlaams Belang party, Filip Dewinter, accuses Islam as being modern Europe’s main problem in his new book. Dewinter argues that the influence of Islam in Europe should be stemmed, and described Islamophobia as “an obligation.” In his book, titled “Insha’Allah? The Islamization of Europe,” Dewinter dismisses moderate Muslims and suggests that…
Southern California Muslims angry at informants in mosques
Muslim Americans in southern California are feeling “anger, disillusionment, and distrust” toward the FBI following reports that it used an informant to infiltrate mosques in Southland, said a local office for the Council on American-Islamic relations. “The American Muslim community has never wavered from its commitment to keeping America safe, nor has it hesitated from…
Former judge seeks to bar Muslims from University Scholarships in two Canadian universities
A retired judge from Windsor, ON, Paul Staniszewski, who funds scholarships at two Canadian universities requested that those scholarships not be awarded to any students “of Islamic background,” calling his decision a form of “retaliation” against the Taliban. Staniszewski, 84, says he made the request after learning of the beheading of Polish engineer Piotr Stanczak…