Discrimination and Xenophobia
UK politicians, including the Mayor of London, share concerns over the impact of the delay in burials on Muslim and Jewish communities
Several UK politicians, including the Mayor of London, have expressed their concerns over the impact the delay of releasing bodies for burial is having on Muslim and Jewish communities. The issue concerns one jurisdiction of London in particular, which is home to the UK’s largest Muslim and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities.
Right-wing extremists responsible for more murders in the U.S. in 2017 than Muslim American extremists
Two January reports demonstrate that the number of Americans killed by white supremacists in 2017 was far higher than the number killed by Muslim American extremists, despite the fact Muslim Americans are often presented as the primary threat to U.S. national security.
Muslim public express anger following pork substitute ban in French school
Muslim and Jewish students in the small French town of Beaucaire will no longer be able to request pork-free school meals, according to a new rule passed by the town’s far-right mayor. “My decision is so that the Republic wins, that in France the Republic has priority and not religion,” Sanchez said in an interview at…
Documentary on young German-Syrian couple causes stir in Germany, giving free rein to xenophobic outbursts
For more than two decades, Germany’s public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have jointly operated KiKA, a channel aiming at a young audience aged three to thirteen. The TV channel – whose acronym stands for “children’s channel” – has led a relatively quiet life for most of its existence. For the past two weeks, however, it…
Right-Wing Publications Pick Up on Pew Research Center’s Findings that Europe’s Muslim Population is set to Grow
Findings from the Pew Research Center that show Europe’s Muslim population as set to grow have been quoted by right-wing news organisations while promoting their agendas.