Prince William tells New Zealand mosque survivors extremism must be defeated
New Zealand Massacre Dredges Up Worries at a Traumatized New York Mosque
Mohammed Amanullah didn’t have to look up the number for the 106th Precinct in Queens. Looking out the window of his home on Glenmore Avenue, he realized he didn’t even need to call: A patrol car was already stationed outside Al Furqan Jame Masjid, an Ozone Park mosque. It was March 15, and news had […]
Greek neo-Nazi group threatens Muslim association
Athens, Greece – A neo-Nazi organisation has threatened the Muslim Association of Greece and pro-migrant organisations, amid an uptick in anti-immigrant violence in the Greek capital. On Thursday, the organisation said it had received a menacing phone call from Crypteia, a far-right group that attacked the home of an Afghan child last year. “We are […]
How We Investigated Technology Companies Supporting Hate Sites
Deciding what constitutes a hate or extremist website is a difficult and subjective task. To develop our list, we sought counsel from the leading organizations that track extremism in the United States — The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League. We relied in part on the 2016 list of “ Active Hate Groups” […]
Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate
Because of its “extreme hostility toward Muslims,” the website Jihadwatch.org is considered an active hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League. The views of the site’s director, Robert Spencer, on Islam led the British Home Office to ban him from entering the country in 2013. But its designation as a […]
Explaining the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the US
By Brian Levin, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Director, Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism, California State University San Bernardino. Muslim women hold signs to express opposition to hate crimes and rhetoric. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two […]
CAIR: Hate crimes against Muslims spike after Trump win
The number of anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States rose 91 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2016, according to a leading Muslim advocacy and civil rights group. In a report published on Monday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said hate crimes have spiked since […]
KKK rally in Virginia met with large counterprotest
At least 23 people have been arrested during a march in the US state of Virginia by supporters of the white supremacist group, Ku Klux Klan. A few dozen Klansmen protesting against the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville were met by hundreds of jeering counter-protesters on Saturday.
White supremacists step up recruiting on college campuses, group says
White supremacist groups are stepping up efforts to recruit students on college campuses, according to a report published Monday by the Anti-Defamation League. Since the academic year started in September, white supremacist groups have targeted college campuses 104 times with anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim and racist fliers, posters and stickers, the report found. The incidents took…
Letter threatening genocide sent to several US mosques
Several more mosques in the United States have reported receiving hate-filled letters from California that warned Muslims to leave the country or face genocide. The identical letters postmarked from the Los Angeles area have now shown up at mosques throughout California and in Ohio, Michigan, Rhode Island, Indiana, Colorado and Georgia. Los Angeles police have […]