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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

Islamophobia

Executive director at CAIR-Philadelphia, Ahmet Tekelioglu, speaks during the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission's No Hate in Our State press conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on February 5, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Lisa Lake / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 11, 2025, 4:51 pm
Complaints of anti-Muslim, anti-Arab incidents in US jumped 7.4% in 2024 – report
Council on American-Islamic Relations blames Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza for apparent spike in hate incidents, notes arrests and expulsions of anti-Israel campus activists
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in a scene from "Emilia Pérez." (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP)
February 2, 2025, 2:01 pm
Oscar-nominated actress apologizes for tweets praising Hitler, denigrating Muslims
Karla Sofía Gascon, star of ‘Emilia Pérez,’ deletes X account, says ‘I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain’; in 2019, she tweeted Hitler ‘just had his opinion about Jews’
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists and supporters wave flags and hold placards as they pass through central London, during a March for Palestine on October 5, 2024. (Justin Tallis / AFP)
October 10, 2024, 4:10 pm
UK reports religious hate crimes rose at record rate, with Oct. 7 kindling the flame
Interior Ministry’s annual figures for England and Wales mark highest number of religious hate crimes in over a decade; crimes against Jews double to nearly 3,282
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Senator John Kennedy, July 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
September 18, 2024, 6:50 pm
US senator accuses Muslim activist of supporting Hamas, Hezbollah
‘You support Hamas, do you not?’ Sen. John Kennedy asks Arab American Institute director Maya Berry; she responds in the negative, says question ‘puts focus on hate in our country’
By Kanishka Singh
Elizabeth Wolf. (Euless Police Department)
September 4, 2024, 8:32 am
Texas grand jury indicts woman in attempted drowning of Palestinian-American girl
Elizabeth Wolf allegedly forced 3-year-old’s head under water at pool, grabbed for 6-year-old brother after making racial remarks to mother; indictment includes hate crime enhancement
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Protesters throw flares towards police officers in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. (Peter Powell/AFP)
August 8, 2024, 1:11 pm
‘Doesn’t feel like home’: Liverpool Muslims fearful amid racist UK riots
‘It’s not just Muslims… everyone is scared’: Minority groups report feeling worried, afraid to leave home as violent and racist riots spread
By Sachin Ravikumar, Janis Laizans and Manon Cruz
A 'Happy Ramadan' sign is illuminated on the occasion of the beginning of the month of Ramadan in a pedestrian zone in Frankfurt, Germany, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/ Michael Probst)
June 24, 2024, 7:33 pm
Anti-Muslim attacks in Germany double, but not being dealt with, NGO says
Similarly to antisemitic incidents, anti-Muslim sentiment in the country has spiked in the wake of October 7
By Sarah Marsh
German police officers take off their caps in Mannheim Germany, after learning that a police officer, who was stabbed two days ago there, died on June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/ Michael Probst)
June 2, 2024, 11:32 pm
German policeman dies after being wounded in stabbing attack at anti-Islam rally
Officer was repeatedly stabbed while trying to intervene; assailant also wounded 5 demonstrators, including prominent far-right activist
By Agencies
Cornell University president Martha Pollack at the 2021 commencement ceremony. (Creative Commons/Kenneth C. Zirkel via Wikipedia)
May 12, 2024, 5:31 am
Cornell University president quits amid campus antisemitism, Gaza protests
In letter to university community, Martha Pollack cites ‘enormous, unexpected challenges’ posed by Gaza war, anti-Israel demonstrations; emphasizes decision to retire was her own
By JTA and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Muslim community members gather for the Jumʿah, a special noon service on Fridays that observant Muslims are obliged to attend, March 15, 2024, at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
April 2, 2024, 8:02 am
US anti-Muslim incidents hit record high in 2023, says watchdog
CAIR report attributes 56% spike to ‘escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine,’ echoing similar finding on US antisemitism since October 7
By Reuters and ToI Staff
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (2nd R) and Police Prefect of the French Val d'Oise department, Philippe Court (L) arrive at the Saint-Maclou Cathedral in Pontoise, north of Paris, on March 31, 2024. (GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
March 31, 2024, 1:49 pm
France decries ‘unacceptable acts’ after boar head placed at mosque
Interior minister announces probe into ‘incitement to racial hatred’ at site, says two other mosques in northern France ‘degraded’ amid Ramadan festivities
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, September 13, 2023. (Maria Unger/UK Parliament via AP)
February 28, 2024, 1:31 pm
UK government boosts security after lawmakers targeted for stances on Israel-Hamas war
MPs should not ‘have to accept that enduring hate crimes, harassment, or threats [are] part of the job,’ interior minister says after surge in antisemitism and Islamophobia
By AFP
Illustrative: A pro-Palestinian demonstration, during the Israel-Hamas war, in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 14, 2023. (Jeff Kowalsky/ AFP)
February 4, 2024, 8:50 pm
Detroit suburb police put on alert after op-ed calls town ‘America’s Jihad capital’
Dearborn mayor calls WSJ opinion piece bigoted and Islamophobic; author says mayor has allowed ‘shocking anti-US and pro-jihad sermons, marches,’ support for Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mourners hold signs during a vigil at Prairie Activity and Recreation center in Plainfield, Illinois, for 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoume who was fatally stabbed in a suspected anti-Palestinian hate crime, October 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
January 29, 2024, 8:44 am
Anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian discrimination in the US rose 180% after Oct. 7
The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it received 3,578 complaints during the last three months of 2023, which also saw sharp rise in antisemitism
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
January 19, 2024, 11:52 pm
Harvard creates task forces on antisemitism and Islamophobia
‘We need to understand why and how that is happening — and what more we might do to prevent it,’ interim president says
By AP and ToI Staff
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