For Toronto couple Sana and Will Saleh, the itch to move out of Canada with their three young children somewhere all the way across the world has been growing over the years. But it’s become impossible to ignore since the latest Israel-Palestine conflict began in October 2023. The couple, who are Muslim, have been victims […]
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Grassroots activism is essential in challenging Islamophobia and promoting social justice
Amid an era of unprecedented political partisanship in the United States, it’s time to challenge the notion that we are irreparably divided. Our government appears to be in its most divisive era yet, but perhaps there’s more that unites us than meets the eye. Oklahoma needs a wakeup call that doesn’t tear down but opens […]
Biden denounces resurgence of Islamophobia amid Gaza war
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden condemned on Friday what he called an ugly resurgence of Islamophobia since the Oct. 7 start of the Israel-Gaza war. He issued a statement on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, established in 2022 by the United Nations on March 15, the anniversary of the […]
Sunak Tries to Quell Islamophobia Row After MP Suspended
(Bloomberg) — Rishi Sunak is struggling to contain a row over Islamophobia in his Conservative Party after its former deputy chairman was suspended for claiming Labour’s Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is controlled by “Islamists.” Most Read from Bloomberg Conservative MP Lee Anderson had the whip suspended over the weekend because he declined to apologize […]
Biden’s education chief to talk with Dartmouth students about Islamophobia, antisemitism
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief planned o meet Wednesday with students at Dartmouth College to discuss antisemitism and Islamophobia on college campuses amid the the Israel-Hamas war. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will hold a roundtable with Jewish and Muslim students as part of recently launched Dartmouth Dialogues, an initiative that aims […]
Some Muslim American advocates hesitant to work with White House on Islamophobia
The White House’s push to create a strategy to counter Islamophobia is facing reluctance amid a spike in hate-fueled incidents against Arab and Muslim Americans since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. CBS News spoke with several Muslim and Arab American advocates who voiced frustration with the Biden administration’s response to the situation in Gaza, […]