ISLAMOPHOBIA: Anti Muslim Racism
Entries from November 1, 2004 - December 1, 2004
Qaradawi Not Welcome
Qaradawi's projected return visit to London is part of a grand plan to promote fundamentalist Islam in Britain, The Islamists want to undermine liberal humanitarian values, which they see as corrupt and decadent.
Peter Tatchell writing in Labour Left Briefing, November 2004.
Eddie Truman
The widespread perception is that Islam discriminates against women. Why is that so?
Muslim women speak to the Guardian.
Boy, 14, beat Muslim student in racist attack
It did not occur to Yasir Abdelmouttalib to be afraid. And he paid little heed to friends warning him against wearing Islamic white robes to prayers. That decision seems to have cost him his health and his future. It almost cost him his life.
The Sleeping World Is Awakening to the Dangers of Islam
"In France, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe, Islamic clerics openly troll the streets seeking restless young men to indoctrinate and send out to kill for Islam. They weed out the weaklings by having them view videos of the actual torture and beheadings of human beings complete with the screams of pain and all blood and gore of a nightmare. They watch Islamic 'snuff films'. This is what will be expected of them as 'warriors' of Allah."
Ken’s favourite Muslim?
The Alliance for Workers Liberty on Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
Hijab: "A weapon of visual terrorism"
"This fake Islamic hijab is nothing but a political prop, a weapon of visual terrorism. It is the symbol of a totalitarian ideology inspired more by Nazism and Communism than by Islam.... It is used as a means of exerting pressure on Muslim women who do not wear it because they do not share the sick ideology behind it. It is a sign of support for extremists who wish to impose their creed, first on Muslims, and then on the world through psychological pressure, violence, terror, and, ultimately, war."
Right-wing Iranian exile Amir Taheri commenting on the French hijab ban in the New York Post, 15 August 2003. Reproduced on the website of the US neocon consultancy Benador Associates
Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Theologian of Terror
The US Anti-Defamation League presents its own contribution to the defamation of Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
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Muslims 'facing most faith bias'
Muslims in the UK are more likely to face discrimination based on religion rather than race, a study says. The report, by the Open Society Institute (OSI), says Islamophobia is adding to the problems of the UK's most disadvantaged faith group.
Since 2002 increasing Islamophobia had added to the long-established problems of the group in areas such as education, employment and housing, researchers found. Eighty percent of UK Muslims hade reported being victims of Islamophobia since September 11 and more than a third complain of being singled out by authorities while using UK airports. Young Muslim women were the most likely to report discrimination in the aftermath of September 11 and believed this was related to their decision to wear traditional dress.
"In the post-September 11 environment, religion is more important than ethnicity in indicating which groups are more likely to experience racism and discrimination," the report concluded.
Muslims 'facing most faith bias'
Muslims in the UK are more likely to face discrimination based on religion rather than race, a study says.
The report, by the Open Society Institute (OSI), says Islamophobia is adding to the problems of the UK's most disadvantaged faith group. Muslims youths are at increasing risk of social exclusion, the report's authors say. They are calling for government policies based on religion rather than ethnicity to tackle Muslims' needs.
The report – launched as part of Islam Awareness Week which begins on Monday – is a follow-up to a study conducted by the OSI in 2002. Researchers say information then available on UK Muslims was "limited" and new data has now revealed the extent and nature of the deprivation faced by Muslim communities – the UK's second largest faith group.
On Theo Van Gogh's Assassination
"I must admit when I heard the news I did not know Theo van Gogh and had not read anything by him. I read and found out that he had criticised Islam and made a film, which exposed Islam’s misogyny."
Ajar Majedi of the Worker Communist Party of Iran backtracks from her expression of solidarity with the late Dutch racist Theo van Gogh.
WPI TV broadcast, 7 November 2004
So, to be fair, Ajar Majedi didn't consciously endorse Van Gogh's racist views – she just heard he was against Islam, and that was good enough for her.