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Police cuff a shirtless man seen earlier chasing an Asian man and trying to break into a restaurant while holding a large weapon, in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 19, 2026. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 21, 2026, 6:59 pm
Scottish police charge man after apparent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
Five hurt in series of assaults by armed man seen chasing an Asian man, trying to break into restaurant; Muslim groups blame ‘political rhetoric that demonizes entire communities’
By Reuters
This aerial image shows the Islamic Center of San Diego, on May 19, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
May 21, 2026, 11:35 am
San Diego mosque shooters, who met online, called for genocide of Jews and Muslims
Holocaust-denying teens praised Hitler, called all women ‘evil,’ in violent writings; terrorists killed beloved security guard Amin Abdullah as he protected 140 schoolchildren
By AP and Leon Kraiem
People embrace near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP/Gregory Bull)
May 19, 2026, 6:12 pm
Police investigating deadly San Diego mosque shooting as hate crime
‘There was definitely hate rhetoric that was involved,’ says police chief; teenage shooter’s mother contacted police before attack began, reporting her son as suicidal, armed
By Agencies
People embrace near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP/Gregory Bull)
May 19, 2026, 6:53 am
US Jewish groups say Islamic Center shooting proves need for federal security funding
Michigan synagogue targeted in recent ramming attack says images out of California ‘all too familiar to us’; chair of state’s Legislative Jewish Caucus calls out Islamophobia
By Jackie Hajdenberg
George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, before the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019. (Ronald Zak/AP)
May 13, 2026, 5:27 pm
Soros’s philanthropic foundation commits $30M to fighting antisemitism, anti-Muslim hate
Open Society Foundations pledges to strengthen interfaith partnerships as hate levels rise against Jews, Muslims amid Gaza and Iran wars
By JAMES POLLARD
A man holds a homemade explosive device before throwing it towards police during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang against alleged 'Islamification' in New York, in front of Gracie Mansion, March 7, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
March 8, 2026, 10:22 am
2 arrested for allegedly throwing ‘ignited’ devices at anti-Muslim protest in NYC
NY police commissioner says devices hurled by counter-protester toward ‘Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City’ rally were jars with a fuse, filled with nuts and bolts
By Luke Tress
Rep. Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the US Capitol on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via JTA)
February 19, 2026, 1:16 am
More Jewish officials rebuke Rep. Randy Fine over tweet comparing Muslims to dogs
Florida congressman, who’s been repeatedly accused of using Islamophobic rhetoric, says he was responding to a pro-Palestinian activist’s social media post on canines in New York City
By Andrew Lapin
In this photo made from video and provided by the New Zealand Court of Appeal, February 9, 2026, Brenton Tarrant appears before the court by video from Auckland Prison in Auckland. (New Zealand Court of Appeal via AP)
February 9, 2026, 9:55 am
New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to nix guilty plea, says prison made him irrational
Aiming for retrial, Brenton Tarrant claims harsh jail conditions led him to admit to killing 51 people in 2019 attack; crown lawyers say no evidence of mental illness at the time
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
Screen capture from video of a suspect spraying graffiti on a mosque in Brisbane, December 2025. (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
December 31, 2025, 4:45 pm
Australian Muslim community reports spike in hate crimes since Bondi terror attack
Watchdogs say number of incidents has multiplied since deadly shooting at Hanukkah event; mosques, other institutions targeted with graffiti and abuse
By Stuart Winer
A woman wearing a hijab walks through the water spray in front of the Praterstern train station in Vienna on August 21, 2023. (Alex HALADA / AFP)
December 11, 2025, 5:36 pm
Austria bans headscarves in schools for girls under 14
Conservative-led government says law will protect girls ‘from oppression,’ though Amnesty International calls it ‘blatant discrimination against Muslim girls’
By AFP
L: US Vice President JD Vance at the presidential residence in Jerusalem, on October 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, Pool); R: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, speaks outside a Bronx Mosque and cultural center on October 24, 2025. (SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 26, 2025, 8:57 pm
JD Vance mocks Zohran Mamdani for focusing on indignities suffered by Muslims after 9/11
‘According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks,’ Vance says after NYC candidate said aunt was afraid to ride subway after attacks
By ToI Staff and Agencies
New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx mosque in New York on Friday, October 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
October 25, 2025, 7:56 am
Mamdani defends Muslim identity against ‘baseless’ attacks by Cuomo and others
Candidate accuses opponents of leaning into Islamophobia, says Muslim New Yorkers have long faced indignities, cites his aunt’s decision not to ride the subway after the September 11 attacks
By Jake Offenhartz
Candace Owens speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
October 15, 2025, 11:59 am
Australia upholds visa ban on antisemitic far-right US influencer Candace Owens
Rejecting appeal, High Court backs government’s decision last year to bar her from country, citing her antisemitic views, Holocaust denial and Islamophobia
By Reuters
Green paint that was thrown on the walls of the Agoudas Hakehilos synagogue in Paris on May 31, 2025. (Thibaud Moritz/AFP)
September 29, 2025, 10:19 pm
Serbia arrests 11 citizens accused of stirring Jewish-Muslim hate in France, Germany
12th Serb still on run accused of following orders of unidentified foreign intelligence service in training the group to deface Jewish sites and place pigs’ heads outside a mosque
By AFP and ToI Staff
Muslim worshippers participate in Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, outside the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Australia on April 10, 2024. (DAVID GRAY / AFP)
September 12, 2025, 1:19 pm
Australian envoy to combat Islamophobia says ‘persistent’ problem spiked post-Oct 7
Women bear the brunt of anti-Muslim hate, Aftab Malik says, citing assaults, spitting, and shoving incidents; report alleges ‘systematic effort’ to silence pro-Palestinian speech
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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