Europe’s Far-Right Wants Its Own Muslim Ban
Europe’s most extreme right leaders gathered in Prague on Sunday to discuss their aspirations for implementing a Muslim ban resembling President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy. “We must have the courage to have travel bans as President Trump has done in the United States,” Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician who sports a mop of […]
US: Are ‘anti-Sharia’ bills legalising Islamophobia?
At least 13 states across the United States have introduced bills that seek to ban Islamic law this year, with Texas and Arkansas enacting “anti-Sharia” legislation, according to a recent report. Researchers and critics fear that right-wing legislators are increasing anti-Muslim sentiment as Islamic law, known as “Sharia”, was targeted by some 194 bills between […]
Anti-Sharia rallies around the US denounce Islam while stoking concerns among Muslim groups
ATLANTA — Speaking out about what they believe are the ills of Islam, anti-Sharia law activists demonstrated nationwide Saturday, but were met by counter-protesters who assailed their rhetoric as insensitive and demeaning. Members of ACT for America, which has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, gathered in parks and plazas […]