Militant Islamist website calls for attacks on France and President Hollande

March 11, 2014   A militant Islamist website has created a series of posters calling for attacks on France and for the assassination of President Francois Hollande in reprisal for the country’s policies in Mali and the Central African Republic, the SITE monitoring service said late on Monday. The al Minbar Jihadi Media Network, a…

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A judge issues the first condemnation for Islamophobia in Catalonia

March 5, 2014   The Judge of a Barcelona Court, ​​María Pilar Calvo, has condemned Jaime T., the website administrator of “denunciascivicas.com”, to two years in prison for inciting hate and violence against Islam and for disseminating anti-Islamic beliefs. The condemnation is the first Islamophobia related condemnation in Catalonia. Denunciascivicas.com, which has received at least…

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Mars One encourages Muslims to join red planet mission despite ‘Fatwa’

February 21, 2014   A fatwa issued by Gulf imams has ruled it is un-Islamic to promote or be involved in a one-way trip to the Red Planet. According to reports in the Khaleej Times, a fatwa committee under the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment in the UAE prohibits Muslims from being involved…

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Ukip MEP says British Muslims should sign charter rejecting violence

February 4, 2014   A Ukip MEP believes that British Muslims should sign a special code of conduct and warns that it was a big mistake for Europe to allow “an explosion of mosques across their land”. Gerard Batten, who represents London and is member of the party’s executive, told the Guardian on Tuesday that…

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UK Childline Report: increase in racist and Islamophobic bullying among children and teens

Childline, a charity organization that offers services to children and teenagers, has released a report documenting various issues facing young people in the UK. Among the problems that they face are racist and Islamophobic bullying, which are on the rise. Full report: Childline Report: Can I Tell You Something? Childline website: http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

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