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Islamophobia

Fear, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general

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Islamophobia is the irrational and unjustified fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general, especially when seen as a geopolitical force or a source of terrorism.

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Labour: PM doesn't recognise Islamophobia in his party [Video]

Labour: PM doesn't recognise Islamophobia in his party

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the prime minister's refusal to call Lee Anderon's comments racist or Islamophobic is "completely unacceptable", adding he doesn't recognise there..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 00:33Published
Starmer: PM 'lacks the backbone' to call out Islamophobia [Video]

Starmer: PM 'lacks the backbone' to call out Islamophobia

Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak "lacks the backbone" to call out "Islamophobia" after Lee Anderson’s attack on Sadiq Khan. Speaking during a visit to Shrewsbury, the Labour leader said: "I think..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 00:49Published
PM avoids answering if Anderson's comments were Islamophobic [Video]

PM avoids answering if Anderson's comments were Islamophobic

Rishi Sunak has stopped short of directly saying that the comments made by Lee Anderson were Islamophobic, instead insisting that they were "wrong and unacceptable." Lee Anderson lost the Conservative..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 00:32Published

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India abstained from voting on a UN resolution combating Islamophobia, stressing the need to address religiophobia against various religions. Ambassador Kamboj highlighted the importance of UN unity..
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UK's next anti-Muslim hatred adviser quit over extremist threats

Far-right and Islamist threats made the man set to be the UK's next anti-Muslim hatred adviser withdraw before being appointed.
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Terror attack survivors condemn anti-Muslim hatred in joint letter

More than 50 victims of Islamist-inspired terror attacks, including the Manchester Arena bombing and Bataclan shooting, have joined together to call for an end to anti-Muslim hate.
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Calls grow for Sunak to appoint independent Islamophobia adviser amid Anderson row

Calls are growing for the prime minister to appoint a new independent Islamophobia adviser amid the ongoing row over Lee Anderson.
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Ministers 'pandering to far right' by not calling out Islamophobia, says ex-government adviser

Ministers are "pandering to the far right" by not calling Lee Anderson's remarks Islamophobic, a former government adviser on the issue has told Sky News.
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Starmer accuses 'weak' Sunak of harbouring 'extremists' in his party

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of harbouring extremists in his party after a senior Tory MP was suspended for "Islamophobic" comments.
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Lee Anderson suspended from Conservative Party after 'Islamophobic' comments

Lee Anderson has been suspended from the Conservative party after "Islamophobic" comments.
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'I will do better': Legally Blonde actress apologises for Islamophobic comment

Legally Blonde actress Selma Blair has apologised for a social media post condemned as Islamophobic which "resulted in hurting countless people".
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Selma Blair Apologizes For Viral Islamophobic Comment

Selma Blair is apologizing for an Islamophobic comment she made on social media ... and she's promising to do better. Here's the deal ... Selma went viral last week and started catching tons of flak..
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Starmer urged to snub Israeli ambassador over 'Islamophobic' rejection of two-state solution

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to cut ties with Israel's ambassador to the UK after she said her country would not accept a two-state solution when the war in Gaza ends, Sky News can reveal.
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Ex-Obama official arrested for Islamophobic abuse of halal food seller

Police have arrested a former official from the Obama government who called an Egyptian street vendor a terrorist and said the deaths of 4,000 Palestinian children "wasn't enough".
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Who is controversial anti-Islam election winner Geert Wilders - and will he become Dutch PM?

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Substantial increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes amid Israel-Hamas war

There has been a 1,353% increase in antisemitic offences and a 140% rise in Islamophobic offences between 1 and 18 October, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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FA investigates tweets from Millwall youth chief

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The Football Association is investigating tweets of an alleged racist and Islamophobic nature which appeared on the account of Millwall's head of youth recruitment Barry Dunn.
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Yems used 'offensive, racist & Islamophobic' slurs

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Ex-Crawley boss John Yems used highly offensive racist language and joked that a Muslim player was a terrorist, according to a Football Association report.
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Nupur Sharma row: 'High time PM Narendra Modi breaks silence', says Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor said that it is high time PM Modi broke his silence on the 'proliferation of hate speech and Islamophobic incidents' in the country.
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High time PM breaks 'silence' on 'proliferation' of Islamophobic incidents: Shashi Tharoor

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Incidents of violence across country 'planned attacks' by right-wing outfits: CPM

In an edit in the latest edition of People's Democracy, the CPM mouthpiece, the party has referred to the violence between two religious communities across the country and said that this is a way to..
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CBSE frowns upon Gujarat riots question

The question, on which the board issued a statement, was on the Gujarat riots. It asked: "The unprecedented scale and spread of anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 took place under which..
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Ex-cricketer says he was nicknamed 'the bomber' and told he would never play in the first team

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Former Essex cricketer Zoheb Sharif says racist and Islamophobic abuse he suffered at the club has caused two decades of hurt.
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Islamophobia report shows Tory party 'institutionally racist', says former Conservative chair

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Former Conservative chair Baroness Warsi says a report into Tory Islamophobia shows the party is "institutionally racist" - despite the findings saying otherwise.
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Muslim worshippers attacked with eggs and stones outside London mosque

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Muslims attending a mosque in London have been pelted with eggs and stones in a suspected Islamophobic attack.
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