Tag: antisemitism
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New York woman charged with pepper-spraying Muslim Uber driver as he prayed
Jennifer Guilbeault, charged with second-degree and third-degree assault as a hate crime, is accused of pepper-spraying the man as he was praying in Arabic on July 31. A New York woman accused of pepper-spraying her Muslim Uber driver while he prayed at a red light has been charged with assault as a hate crime, prosecutors […]
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‘Dialogue across difference’: Committees on Islamophobia and antisemitism call for mutual respect
Committee members who evaluated Islamophobic and antisemitic bias on campus called for sustained commitment to mutual respect and critical inquiry during a student-facing panel discussion at Bishop Auditorium. The panel featured members of the Muslim, Arab and Palestinian (MAP) Communities Committee, including co-chair Alexander Key, a comparative literature professor, and committee member Natalie Jabbar ’09 […]
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US anti-Semitism envoy faces backlash as Muslim group demands ousting
Deborah Lipstadt’s “callous remarks are not only disgusting, but also dangerous”, says Council on American-Islamic Relations. he US anti-Semitism envoy has triggered a backlash over remarks she made about the pager attacks in Lebanon last week, which have been blamed on Israel. At a recent event held by the Israeli-American Council, a moderator commented that […]
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Hate crimes against Muslims, Palestinians surge in Chicago, says US Muslim group
‘Actual antisemitism, actual targeting of the Jewish faith, is a threat to us (Muslims), it’s a threat to all minorities,’ says Maggie Slavin. A growing number of hate crimes targeting Muslims and Palestinians in the US city of Chicago is raising concerns, according to an official at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Maggie Slavin, […]
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Muslim advocacy group files civil rights complaint against University of Georgia
Muslim advocacy group files civil rights complaint against University of Georgia The Council on American Islamic Relations advocacy group said it filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of some students at the University of Georgia alleging differential treatment of people of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim descent. The complaint alleges the University of Georgia’s actions […]
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German Government’s Islamophobic Crackdown: Bans Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH)
In a controversial move, Germany’s interior ministry announced on Wednesday, July 24, the banning of the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) and its subsidiary organizations, citing the pursuit of radical Islamist goals. This decision has sparked accusations of Islamophobia against the German government. In a statement, it said the IZH had acted as a direct representative […]
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Characterizing pro-Palestinian protesters as antisemitic is a ‘dangerous conflation’
Khaled Beydoun, a scholar of the First Amendment and Muslim identity, discusses free speech rights on campus and argues that Islamophobia and antisemitism have shared roots As campus protests raged across the country and pro-Palestinian demonstrators were increasingly cast as antisemites, Khaled Beydoun feared the characterization was a disservice not only to Muslim students but […]
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German MP calls to include anti-Islamophobia laws into government’s constitution
Berlin coalition to discuss constitutional protections against Islamophobia The Muslim community has been grappling with the increase of Islamophobia in the EU, including Germany– where physical attacks against Muslims and vandalism against mosques persist. German parliamentary leader Raed Saleh is pushing for the inclusion of anti-Islamophobia laws into the state constitution. Saleh, who is the […]
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Florida activists push for commission on rise in Islamophobia
Muslim organizers say they’re getting reports of anti-Muslim incidents “faster than we can document” As Florida lawmakers continue their push for a commission for what they say is a rise in antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, some organizers say a commission is needed to protect the state’s Palestinian and Muslim communities. […]
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New York City schools will teach about antisemitism and Islamophobia
All middle and high school principals will receive new training, after the system faced criticism for doing too little to address the Israel-Hamas war. New York City will offer new curriculum materials on antisemitism and Islamophobia in its public schools and train principals and teachers on how to have difficult conversations about politically charged issues, […]