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VIDEOS
New Zealand Bans Military-Style Guns After Mosque Attack
New Zealand announced the ban just six days after these weapons were used in the Christchurch mosque massacre.
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POLITICS
Top Interior Press Secretary Spouted Islamophobia, Climate Denial In 2017 Podcast
By Chris D'Angelo and Rowaida Abdelaziz
In an interview, Faith Vander Voort argued that attacks by radical self-proclaimed Muslim groups pose a bigger threat to society than climate change does.
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CRIME
Man Accused Of Threatening Phoenix Mosque The Day After New Zealand Shootings
By Hayley Miller
Noel Thomas Becht allegedly made a sawing motion against his throat while speaking to a leader of the United Islamic Center of Arizona.
Friends of a missing man grieve outside a refuge center in Christchurch, Sunday, March 17, 2019. The live-streamed attack by an immigrant-hating white nationalist killed dozens of people as they gathered for weekly prayers in Christchurch. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
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POLITICS
Islamophobia Is A Global Crisis -- And It’s Time We View It That Way
By Rowaida Abdelaziz, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, and Nick Robins-Early
The attack in New Zealand shows the problem is only getting worse, as anti-Muslim rhetoric has emboldened extremists across the globe.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 16: People gather to stage a demonstration against the twin terror attacks in New Zealand mosques, islamophobia, antisemitism and racism in London, United Kingdom on March 16, 2019. (Photo by Tayfun Salci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
How To Fight Islamophobia In America, No Matter Your Faith
By Carla Herreria
The U.S. is no stranger to discrimination against Muslims. Here's how you can fight back.
Mourners pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 16, 2019. New Zealand's stricken residents reached out to Muslims in their neighborhoods and around the country on Saturday, in a fierce determination to show kindness to a community in pain as a 28-year-old white supremacist stood silently before a judge, accused in mass shootings at two mosques that left dozens of people dead. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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TECH
After New Zealand Massacre, YouTube's Algorithm Still Promotes Islamophobic Videos
By Jesselyn Cook
The suspected shooter posted xenophobic YouTube videos online days before the attack.
Police attempt to clear people from outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Many people were killed in a mass shooting at a mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, a witness said. Police have not yet described the scale of the shooting but urged people in central Christchurch to stay indoors.(AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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POLITICS
Despite Crackdowns, White Supremacist And Neo-Nazi Videos Take Stubborn Root On YouTube
By Christopher Mathias, Lucas Waldron, and A.C. Thompson
The ideas in a treatise by Brenton Tarrant, the alleged gunman responsible for the massacres at two New Zealand mosques, are also circulating on many of the world’s most popular social media platforms.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 24: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) listens to a question at his 'Conversation with Cory' campaign event at the Nevada Partners Event Center on February 24, 2019 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Booker is campaigning for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Here Are The 2020 Candidates Who Called Out White Supremacy After Mosque Attack
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Cory Booker pointed to the “rising tide of white supremacy and Islamophobia around the globe” after the mass shooting in New Zealand.
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) national executive director Nihad Awad speaks during a news conference at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Washington. The group announced the filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of more than 20 individuals challenging an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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U.S. NEWS
CAIR: Trump To Blame For 'Growing Anti-Muslim Sentiment’
By Amy Russo
“You need to condemn this clearly today and you do not need to be vague,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations executive director said.
People wait outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Many people were killed in a mass shooting at a mosque, a witness said. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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POLITICS
American Muslims Grieve, Call For Action After New Zealand Mosque Shootings
By Carol Kuruvilla
Muslim leaders urged communities to stay vigilant and strong in the face of a horrific terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch.
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MEDIA
Journalist Waleed Aly Has Heartbreaking Response To New Zealand Shootings
By Lee Moran
The Australian broadcaster, who is Muslim and went to a mosque the day of the attack, said he was “gutted” but not shocked by what happened in Christchurch.
VIDEOS
New Zealand Prime Minister On Mosque Massacre
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Arden delivered a stinging rebuke of the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand.
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POLITICS
These Are The Types Of Islamophobia Fox News Is OK With
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
Fox News said Jeanine Pirro’s Islamophobic comments don’t reflect the network’s views. History shows it does.
This Fox News host made a blatantly Islamophobic attack on Ilhan Omar—now both she and the network are backtracking. This video, "<a href="https://www.nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/fox-news-jeanine-pirros-islamophobic-comments-on-ilhan-omar">Fox News Separates Network From Jeanine Pirro's Islamophobic Comments on Ilhan Omar </a>", first appeared on <a href="https://www.nowthisnews.com">nowthisnews.com</a>.
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VIDEOS
A Look At Fox News’ Ongoing Islamophobia Problem
Fox News apologized for Pirro’s Omar comments, but hasn’t answered for the years of Islamophobia on its programs.
In a thinly-disguised show of Islamophobia on Saturday, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro questioned whether Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) hijab conflicts with the principles of the U.S. Constitution.
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MEDIA
Jeanine Pirro: Ilhan Omar’s Hijab May Be ‘Antithetical’ To The Constitution
By Amy Russo
The Fox News host, who used to be a judge, neglected to mention the First Amendment when attacking the Muslim congresswoman's dress.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sits with fellow Democrats, Rep. David Trone, D-Md., left, and Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., right, on the House Education and Labor Committee during a bill markup, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Omar stirred controversy last week saying that Israel's supporters are pushing U.S. lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country." Omar is not apologizing for that remark, and progressives are supporting her. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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POLITICS
Trump Pushes House Democrats To Condemn Anti-Semitism Despite His Own Racist Comments
By Sanjana Karanth
The president, who has a history of making racist remarks, pushed the House to denounce anti-Semitism.
In this Feb. 5, 2019 photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., arrives for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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POLITICS
Outrage After Anti-Muslim Poster Smears Rep. Ilhan Omar At W.V. Capitol
By Anthony Izaguirre, AP
The sign loomed over a table loaded with other Islamophobic flyers on a “WV GOP Day” at the legislature Friday.
Joe Ricketts, with wife Marlene, before the start of game 5 of the World Series, between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)
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RELIGION
Chicago Cubs' Muslim Fans Want Action After Team Patriarch's Islamophobic Emails
By Carol Kuruvilla
Cubs fans feel betrayed after leaked emails show billionaire Joe Ricketts knocked Islam as "a thing of evil" and Muslims as "my (our) enemy."
Man holding a sign saying 'We Won't Forget the Quebec Mosque Shooting' during rally held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, 2018. The rally was held to remember those killed in the Quebec City mosque that took place one year ago during a and to condemn Islamophobia, hate, and racism. The rally marked one year since the horrific killing of 6 Muslims at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec. Over the past year, there has been a significant rise of Islamophobia and hate across North America and Europe following the election of Donald Trump and the support of far-right politicians in Europe. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Hate Groups Showed Up At Canada’s Oldest Mosque, Reigniting Familiar Fears
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
Muslims have increasingly been a target of aggression in Canada — and 2019 is off to a discouraging start.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing Muslim Colleague On Twitter
By Jessica Schulberg
Rep. Lee Zeldin's Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.
US Democratic Representative from Minnesota Ilhan Omar (C) walks with an aide at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2019. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Rep. Ilhan Omar Says 'Don't Mind' The GOP Rep Calling Her 'Anti-Semitic'
By Sara Boboltz
The freshman Democrat stood up to Rep. Lee Zeldin, her colleague on a House foreign subcommittee.
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POLITICS
Russia's Not To Blame For Trump Fans' Anti-Muslim Terror Plot, Judge Says At Sentencing
By Ryan J. Reilly
The right-wing extremists plotted to bomb a community of Somali refugees during the 2016 election.
This combination of three Jan. 22, 2019, photographs released by the Greece Police Department in Greece, N.Y., shows Brian Colaneri, from left, Andrew Crysel and Vincent Vetromile. Authorities said that the three men were charged with plotting to attack a rural upstate New York Muslim community with explosives. The three Rochester, NY-area men are accused of plotting to attack Islamberg, a 60-acre Muslim enclave west of the Catskills, according to court papers. (Greece Police Department via AP)
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U.S. NEWS
4 Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Bomb Muslim Enclave In New York
By Nick Visser
“If they had carried out this plot, which every indication is that they were going to, people would have died,” the Greece, New York, police chief said.
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 11: Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Andy Levin, D-Mich., are seen outside the Capitol after the last votes of the week in the House on January 11, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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POLITICS
Florida Official: Muslim Rep. Rashida Tlaib Might ‘Blow Up Capitol Hill’
By Hayley Miller
Hallandale Beach Commissioner Annabelle Lima-Taub called the Michigan lawmaker a "Hamas-loving anti-Semite," sparking calls for her to resign.
Nick Vallelonga arrives at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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ENTERTAINMENT
‘Green Book' Screenwriter's Resurfaced Anti-Muslim Tweet Sparks Backlash
By Dominique Mosbergen
Nick Vallelonga, who won a Golden Globe on Sunday, has since deleted his Twitter account.
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CRIME
Muslim Woman Was Allegedly Assaulted, Her Hijab Pulled, In Possible Hate Crime
By Carol Kuruvilla
Jenan Ayesh, from Oklahoma, said she was slapped and told to “go back to [her] country” last month in Dallas.
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