Islamophobia

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles sparks backlash after saying Muslims 'don't belong' in US

“Muslims don't belong in American society… Pluralism is a lie,” the Tennessee representative wrote on X/Twitter last Monday.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) walks through the U.S. Capitol on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Emergency personnel respond to a reported shooting incident at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026.

They globalized the intifada, and Michigan Jews paid the price - comment

For months, people in the US have dressed that slogan up as activism, outrage, or edgy protest. In West Bloomfield, Michigan, on Thursday, it looked like what Jews knew it meant all along: a threat.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
A MAN identified as Emir Balat throws an alleged hand-made explosive at supporters of US President Trump during a rally to stop public Muslim prayer outside the Gracie Mansion official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, US, March 7, 2026.

Two inspired by Islamic State to throw explosives at anti-Islam protest outside Mamdani's mansion

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, are accused of traveling from Pennsylvania with dangerous improvised explosive devices to Manhattan on Saturday.

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ONE NATION leader Pauline Hanson walks out during debate on a censure motion in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Australian far-right senator censured over 'inflammatory, divisive' comments about Muslims

"They hate Westerners, and that's what it's all about. You say there's great Muslims out there, well I'm sorry, how can you tell me there are good Muslims?" Hanson said in an interview with Sky News.

|ByREUTERS

Muslim prayer room at NYU vandalized with name of Jewish fraternity

“This was not simply an act of vandalism; it was a malicious and deeply disrespectful attack driven by anti-Muslim hatred,” said a Muslim chaplain in a statement. 

APRIL 9, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
New York University banner

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Arabic tattoo sparks controversy

The term "kafir" (meaning "infidel" or "non-believer") is used in Islam to describe non-believers and has increasingly been appropriated by far-right groups. 

MARCH 30, 2025ByJUDE TARAGIN
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tattoo, "kafir" (meaning "infidel" or "non-believer")

Rights groups say Trump used term Palestinian as slur in reference to Schumer

Nihad Awad, national executive director of CAIR, who is of Palestinian heritage, said Trump's comments showed the "continuing dehumanization" of Palestinians.

MARCH 13, 2025ByREUTERS
Roula Allouch (L), chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Rabiah Ahmed (C) of the Muslim Public Affairs Council listen to Nihad Awad (R), executive director and founder of CAIR, speak during a news conference with American Muslim leaders to discuss "growing Islamophobia" at t

CAIR blames Israel-Hamas war for anti-Muslim incidents in US

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it recorded the highest number of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints - 8,658 - in 2024.

MARCH 11, 2025ByREUTERS
Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) cut ‘sleeping dragon’ devices used to attach people together as they detain students and pro-Palestinian supporters outside of New York University (NYU) campus, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas

Illinois jury convicts man in hate crime murder of Palestinian American boy

Joseph Czuba, 73, faces life in prison when he is sentenced in May for a murder that prosecutors said was sparked by anti-Muslim hatred.

MARCH 1, 2025ByREUTERS
Joseph M. Czuba poses for a police booking photograph after being arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office in Illinois, U.S., in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on October 15, 2023.

Former terrorist takes legal action against 'offensive' historic pub name - report

Khalid Baqa told The Independent that if he won his claim, the money would be donated to orphans in Gaza or Syria

DECEMBER 24, 2024BySHIR PERETS
The Saracen’s Head Inn in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was established in 1530 and is owned by Greene King

Biden unveils strategy to combat Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate in the US

The 64-page document, which maps out more than 100 executive branch actions, comes weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

DECEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
Illustrative image of US President Joe Biden.

Canada's immigration system under scrutiny due to Islamic terror - opinion

Canada's immigration system faces criticism after arrests linked to terrorism, revealing concerns over both imported and homegrown radicalization.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024ByCOLLIN MAY
CANADA’S ANTI-ISLAMOPHOBIA representative Amira Elghawaby speaks to members of the media on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, last year.

US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager

The cartoon, published on Thursday, showed a woman sitting next to an exploding pager. The woman's desk in the cartoon had a name card saying "Rep. Tlaib."

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByREUTERS
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24.

Sweden to prosecute two men over Quran burnings

Two men will be tried for burning the Koran in Sweden, charged with inciting hate against Muslims.

AUGUST 28, 2024ByREUTERS
Cars are seen set on fire in Rosengard district, following Quran burnings that caused riots in several Swedish towns over the Easter weekend, in Malmo, Sweden April 17, 2022.