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Tag: freedom of speech

  • MAGA candidate makes wild threat to only Muslim women in Congress

    MAGA candidate makes wild threat to only Muslim women in Congress

    In a disturbing post on X, a Trump-endorsed candidate for the House of Representatives targeted and invoked an anti-Muslim trope against two Muslim members of Congress. Florida state Senator Randy Fine, who is running to fill the vacancy in Florida’s 6th U.S. congressional district, singled out Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar on Tuesday. Quote-tweeting […]

  • No space to heal: Anti-Islam sentiments on rise in US California campuses

    No space to heal: Anti-Islam sentiments on rise in US California campuses

    Recent survey has revealed a concerning trend of Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslim students at California colleges and universities. Roughly one in every two Muslim college students in the US state of California have experienced harassment or discrimination, according to a recently published survey. The report from the California chapter of the Council on American […]

  • Far-right activist convicted in Sweden of hate speech against Muslims

    Far-right activist convicted in Sweden of hate speech against Muslims

    A Swedish court on Tuesday found a far-right activist guilty of two counts of hate crime against Muslims over statements he made whilst burning copies of the Koran, acts that triggered riots in the Nordic country in 2022. Rasmus Paludan, the founder of a small political party, was sentenced to four months in prison for […]

  • UK police threatens to prosecute Elon Musk amid Islamophobic riots

    UK police threatens to prosecute Elon Musk amid Islamophobic riots

    The anti-Muslim riots in the UK were sparked through the circulation of misinformation and hate speech online. London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner threatened to charge foreigners amid the UK’s ongoing far-right, anti-Muslim protests for “whipping up hatred” online, stating billionaire and X owner Elon Musk could face potential prosecution. “We will throw the full force of the law at people. […]

  • Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

    Denmark passes law to ban Quran burnings

    Denmark’s parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam’s holy book was burned, causing outrage. Denmark and Sweden experienced a series of public protests this year where anti-Islam activists burned or […]

  • Sweden is considering law change to stop public Quran burning

    Sweden is considering law change to stop public Quran burning

    The Swedish government is examining whether it could change the law to stop people setting the Quran on fire in public, as recent burnings of the Muslim Holy Book have damaged Sweden’s security, Justice Minister, Gunnar Strommer, told Aftonbladet paper. The police denied several applications earlier this year for protests that were set to include […]

  • Norwegian PM defends protestors’ right to desecrate Quran

    Norwegian PM defends protestors’ right to desecrate Quran

    Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has defended the right of people to desecrate the Quran in the name of freedom of speech. Solberg was speaking after an anti-Islam rally took place this weekend near parliament in Oslo where pages were torn out of the Quran. She distanced herself from any anti-Islam views but said others […]