Rising Islamophobia
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Violence erupts in Sweden after far-right activists burn Quran
Many police personnel were injured in the violence that began on Friday.
Scroll Staff
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As cases of terror by Muslims continue, how community leaders react could make a world of difference
The actions of Muslim elders in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings could provide an example.
Hamid Foroughi, The Conversation & Harry Hutson, The Conversation
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Watch: a fictional US startup can tell good Muslims from bad (it's satire versus Islamophobia)
For those Americans who are 'tired of wondering how Muslim their neighbours are'.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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As India is battered by severe Covid-19 second wave, where is Narendra Modi and his government?
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A century after Nikola Tesla’s failed experiment, 5G may realise his dream of wireless electricity
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The Covid-19 pandemic is raging like never before. Why can’t India suspend the Kumbh?
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‘Never seen such a fearful sight’: Corpses of Covid-19 victims pile up for cremation in Varanasi
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At what age are people usually happiest? Here’s what a new study found
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'What exactly would...[it]...accomplish?' Barack Obama explains why he doesn't say 'radical Islam'.
The US President responded to criticism, by Donald Trump amongst other people, about his administration's refusal to use the term.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Islamic terrorism is linked to Islam, says Salman Rushdie, so why deny that?
‘If everybody engaged in acts of Islamic terrorism says that they’re doing it in the name of Islam who are we to say they’re not.’
Scroll Staff
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I’m frightened, I’m frightening: I’m a Muslim in America
The narrative around Islam is being hijacked in the US, while Muslims stand on the sidelines, too scared to speak.
Syed Rashid Munir
Video
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Non-fungible tokens: Watch Jimmy Fallon list the facts and the fiction
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Watch: Meet Asif Sultani from Afghanistan, all set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for Team Refugee
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‘Better start walking’: White US Army officer assaults Black man, demands he leaves neighbourhood
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Watch: Large sections of Jurassic Coast cliff collapse in UK’s biggest rockfall in 60 years
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Watch: Abandoned baby chimp born with broken ribs has ecstatic reunion with human parents
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Anti-Muslim rhetoric could undermine national security, says Pentagon
Without naming Donald Trump, the department of defence said that the narrative of a US war against Islam would only fuel ISIS’ agenda.
Scroll Staff
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Trump’s call to ban Muslims in the US is grossly irresponsible, says UN rights chief
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said that ‘at the very least’, people running for office should be aware that innocent people will suffer even more if dangerous rhetoric replaces rational conversation.
Scroll Staff
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Far-right reaches for new extremes in the Czech Republic
Anti-immigration protesters carried nooses through the streets of Prague as police stood by without acting.
Jan Culik, The Conversation
The Reel
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IFFLA 2021 programme includes ‘Fire in the Mountains’, ‘Biriyaani’, ‘Koozhangal’ and ‘Seththumaan’
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‘Ajeeb Daastaans’ review: One episode in the Netflix anthology film is worth the price of the rest
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‘99 Songs’ movie review: The math doesn’t add up in saga of a tortured artist
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‘Minari’ movie review: Tender performances in a Korean family’s encounter with the American dream
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‘Game of Thrones’ at 10: Its popularity is rooted in a mix of qualities rarely seen in conjunction