ISLAMOPHOBIA

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U.S. NEWS
School Investigates Death Threat Found In Muslim Fifth-Grader's School Cubby
By Carol Kuruvilla
The fifth-grader at Framingham’s Hemenway Elementary School is "saddened and shocked" by the Islamophobic messages, an advocate said.
Democratic congressional candidate the Midterm elections, Ilhan Omar, speaks to a group of supporters at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 2, 2018. - Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee, is all but certain to be elected to the US House of Representatives in a heavily-Democratic district in the Midwestern state of Minnesota, where she is the party's nominee. The expected electoral milestone is in stark contrast to the rise in anti-Muslim sentiment around the country. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported a 21 percent increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes in the first six months of 2018. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo credit should read KEREM YUCEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Propaganda and Disinformation Target Muslim Candidates During Midterms
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
“It’s not even about my platforms. It’s literally just about who I am,” said Georgia candidate Aisha Yaqoob.
David Brayton
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POLITICS
GOP Rep. Steve Knight Removes Campaign Ad That Featured Racist Veteran
By Jenavieve Hatch
David Brayton, an Air Force veteran, once posted, "Hear me Islam, I will slaughter you with your own knife."
Bar Refaeli
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STYLE & BEAUTY
Bar Refaeli Criticized For Israeli Clothing Ad That 'Creates Islamophobia'
By Julia Brucculieri
In the ad, the model removes a niqab as a song about "freedom" begins to play.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22 : President Donald J. Trump stops to talk to reporters and members of the media as he walks from the Oval Office to board Marine One to depart from the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump’s 'Unknown Middle Easterners' Tweet Is Both False And Racist
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
Donald Trump is once again "playing on people's fears," an anti-discrimination activist said.
VIDEOS
Trump’s Travel Ban Is Forcing This American Mother to Move to Yemen to Reunite with Her Husband
“I don't want to go to a different country. I want to live in my country. Why am I forced to now leave my own home because of this racism and this fear?” Sondos al-Silwi is planning to move to Yemen so that she and her infant daughter can be with her husband. Why? Because of Trump’s Travel Ban.
(from left to right) Ed Gillespie, Roy Moore, Kelli Ward.
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POLITICS
New Report Shows Racist, Anti-Muslim Candidates Are Losing Their Elections
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
A new report from the group Muslim Advocates shows that candidates who ran Islamophobic campaigns faced backlash and eventually lost their elections.
UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: Local people protest outside the Hillingdon Conservative Association office on August 9, 2018 in Uxbridge, England. Today's protest is being held following comments made by former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, against the wearing of Burkas by Muslim women in the United Kingdom. An independent panel will investigate complaints made regarding Mr Johnson's comments and possible breaches of the Conservative Party code of conduct. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Religious Hate Crimes In England And Wales Mostly Target People Thought To Be Muslim
By Carol Kuruvilla
New U.K. data show that nearly two-thirds of the targets were perceived to be either Muslim or Jewish.
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, Republican candidate for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis smiles during an airboat tour of the Florida Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Top Florida Republicans have been quick to say President Donald Trump is wrong about the death toll in Puerto Rico. DeSantis, who won the GOP primary for governor with Trump’s endorsement, also said the president is not correct. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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POLITICS
Ron DeSantis Rose By Trafficking In Racist, Islamophobic Conspiracy Theories
By Amanda Terkel
He has defended the Three-Fifths Compromise around slavery and said ISIS may be recruiting from Black Lives Matter.
Tell MAMA UK
WORLD NEWS
'Punish A Muslim' Letter Writer Pleads Guilty To Soliciting Murder, Other Charges
By Carol Kuruvilla
David Parnham, a 35-year-old from central England, admitted that he created a racist letter campaign calling for violence against Muslims.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: A women participates in demonstration against U.S. President Trump's travel ban as protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court following a court issued immigration ruling June 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The court issued a 5-4 ruling upholding U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban imposing limits on travel from several primarily Muslim nations. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
How Muslims Became The Enemy
By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner
The new Islamophobia looks like the old McCarthyism.
Mark Hoplamazian, president and chief executive officer of Hyatt Hotels Corp., speaks during a panel discussion at the Bloomberg Year Ahead: 2015 conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. The Year Ahead: 2015 brings together global corporate and policy leaders for a deep dive into the economic and industry issues that will be on every CEO's agenda in 2015. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Hyatt Hotels To Stop Hosting Hate Groups, CEO Says
By Christopher Mathias
The announcement comes months after HuffPost first reported that an anti-Muslim hate group was holding its annual conference at a Hyatt hotel.
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WORLD NEWS
Car Rammed Into Crowd Outside London Mosque In Possible Hate Crime: Police
By Carol Kuruvilla
Witnesses said they heard the driver “shouting anti-Islamic taunts" before swerving into a group of people, injuring three.
Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, delivers a sermon during the funeral service for the late U.S. evangelist Billy Graham at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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RELIGION
Muslim Groups Call For UK To Stop Famous Evangelical Preacher's Visit
By Carol Kuruvilla
Franklin Graham, an evangelist who called Islam "evil," is planning to headline a rally in England this month.
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CRIME
Florida Man Who Threatened Mosque Gets Four Years In Jail
Prosecutors say Dustin Hughes left four profane voicemail messages at a Pembroke Pines mosque.
A TSA officer searches Zainab at the airport in Orlando
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POLITICS
Muslim Woman Says TSA Forced Her To Show Her Bloodied Pad During Airport Screening
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
Zainab Merchant said that after the horrifying incident, airport officials refused to give her their names and badge numbers so she would not be able to file a complaint.
Right-wing demonstrators taunt counter-demonstrators during the Denver March Against Sharia Law in Denver, Colorado on June 10, 2017. The march was supported by two right-wing groups, The Proud Boys, and Bikers Against Radical Islam. Police kept the counter protestors separated during the rally which was held in front of the Colorado State Capital. The march was one of many held throughout the U.S. opposing Sharia law, and was viewed by many as promoting both Islamophobia and racism. / AFP PHOTO / Jason Connolly (Photo credit should read JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Hyatt Hotels Making 'Active Choice' To Host Anti-Muslim Hate Group's Conference
By Christopher Mathias
Hyatt said it would be unlawful to cancel on hate group Act for America. But Muslim Advocates said that's untrue.
Noah Toney (C) with the RABEN group protests with others after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump's travel ban outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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OPINION
American Kids Are Learning Islamophobia From Their Textbooks
By Melissa Levinson, Guest Writer
American schoolchildren are learning half-truths and hatred from sources that masquerade as neutral and objective.
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CULTURE & ARTS
HuffPost's Islamophobia Reporting Adapted Into Play In Kansas City
By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Christopher Mathias
"To see my part being played, it makes you feel like you’re not crazy."
Ximena Barreto
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POLITICS
HHS Official Ximena Barreto Resigns After Scandal Over Anti-Muslim Comments
By Hayley Miller
She resigned less than eight months after her appointment as the department's deputy director of communications.
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POLITICS
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Spokeswoman Once Argued Muslims Can’t Be President
By Chris D'Angelo
Faith Vander Voort published the Islamophobic post while working as an intern for GOP Rep. Steve King, who has a long history of pushing white supremacist views.
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CRIME
Man Who Threatened To Blow Up Georgia Mosque Gets Two Year Jail Sentence
Preston Howard made numerous threatening phone calls to the Islamic Society of Augusta last year, prosecutors say.
Muslim women listen to Iive music during the Eid Festival in Trafalgar Square, London, Britain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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RELIGION
Report Documents Disturbing Rise In Anti-Muslim Street Incidents In The U.K.
By Carol Kuruvilla
People with "latent racial prejudices" are feeling emboldened to act on their views, according to a report from Tell MAMA.
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U.S. NEWS
Texas Restaurant Says Server 'Fabricated' Story Of Getting Racist Message On Receipt (UPDATE)
By Carol Kuruvilla
The server had claimed a customer wrote "We don't tip terrorist" on a bill and circled his first name, which is Arabic.
bu Marzouk was rushed to a nearby trauma center where he was treated for multiple fractures to his face and a serious brain hemorrhage that forced him to undergo surgery at St Michaels Hospital in Toronto
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CRIME
Vicious Beating Of Muslim Man Is Being Investigated As Hate Crime
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
Police in Mississauga, Canada, have charged two men with assault.
Damage from a fire that gutted the Victoria Islamic Center in January 2017, located about 125 miles (200 kms) south of Houston, Texas has been ruled as arson, is shown in this handout photo released by the Department of Justic in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 8, 2017. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justic/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
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CRIME
Man Convicted Of Hate Crime After Burning Down Texas Mosque
The crime last year was fueled by a "rabid hatred" of Muslims, prosecutors said.
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