Readers React: Islam remains misunderstood 17 years after 9/11
Since the 2016 election, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there has been an increase in hate groups in the U.S. due to the actions of the current president. White supremacist and neo-Nazi groups have been emboldened and there has been an uptick in divisiveness, bigotry and Islamophobia. Both Jews and Muslims face increased prejudice […]
Neo-Nazis Target School With Death Threats
A high school in Florida has been receiving harassing emails and phone calls from “alt-right” trolls after a news story falsely claimed the school district had expelled a student for attempting to have an undocumented immigrant classmate deported. The story came into national focus after Babe, a viral news website that according to an ad […]
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 […]
Internet Nazis Are Raising Money Through Crowdfunding
Neo-Nazis and white supremacists have money. Precisely how much money they have and, more urgently, who gives it to them are questions that many Americans want to see answered—particularly after a series of high-profile rallies that culminated in violence this year. A new report written by Mark Pitcavage, a senior research fellow in the Anti-Defamation […]
US anti-fascists take on alt-right fight squads
A group of black-clad anarchists surround a far-right activist, pushing him from their protest area and dousing him in silly string. The anti-fascist demonstrators had gathered in Portland in the United States to counter an alt-right rally. “Nazis go home,” they yell in videos of the incident on Sunday. Other anti-fascists – or Antifa – […]