Discrimination and Xenophobia
Beaucaire mayor accuses Morocco of terrorism, calls for banning Arabic in schools
Julien Sanchez, who serves as the mayor of the city of Beaucaire in South France, recently released a video in which he expressed his opposition to teaching Arabic in schools. Sanchez accused Morocco of “becoming in recent months a country of origin for terrorist organizations, which exposes French schools to danger” because many of the…
Muslim workers at Paris airport sue after fired for refusing to shave beards
An industrial tribunal will hear the case of four Muslim former security guards at Orly airport who say they were discriminated against when sacked for refusing to shave off their beards in the wake of the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris. Soon after those jihadist attacks that left 130 dead, management from the Securitas…
German TV debate between Merkel and Schulz focuses on migration and Islam, catering to populists
German voters will choose a new chancellor on September 24 in an electoral contest pitting incumbent Christian Democrat Angela Merkel against Social Democrat Martin Schulz. After a brief surge in the polls earlier this year, Schulz’ SPD now looks set to lose the election to Merkel, trailing her CDU by about 15 percentage points in…
On average, 9 mosques have been targeted every month this year
According to tracking by CNN in collaboration with CAIR, an average of 9 mosques have been targeted every month of this year. The tally of attacks is up from the previous time period of the previous year.
Trump still has not condemned the Minnesota mosque bombing. Muslim leaders are waiting.
While President Trump’s Twitter feed remained mum on the August 6th Minnesota mosque bombing, other local, state and federal leaders have been quick to address and denounce the attack. Minnesota Governor, Mark Dayton called the attack “terrible, dastardly, cowardly act” and that it was “an act of terrorism.” The Governor was joined by the state’s…