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Islamophobia
Opinions
Modi has externalized his domestic agenda of spreading Islamophobia in India
Right now, India’s global reputation as a viable Democracy and a Secular nation is under scrutiny as it has descended into a major milestone of steep descent into darkness of bigotry and Islamophobia. Modi that […]
Asia
Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Macron remarks after killings in France
Islamabad/Dhaka (TIP): Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestinian territories on Friday after killings in a French church prompted a vow from President Emmanuel Macron to stand firm against attacks on […]
Asia
Europe
India
Indian American actor Kal Penn raises thousands of dollars for Syrian refugees
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American actor Kal Penn launched a fundraising campaign to aid Syrian refugees after being asked to leave the US by an online troll. The 39-year-old “House” star launched a Crowdrise.com appeal […]
Politics
Democratic Lawmakers Denounce Suggestion of Registry for Muslims
WASHINGTON — Top Democratic lawmakers and rights bodies have slammed President-elect Donald Trump‘s reported plan to reinstate a database of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) is a post-9/11 program […]
United States
Muslim teen suffers fractured eye socket in Astoria in possible hate crime
Two days after an Arab-American Uber driver was the victim of a racist tirade in Astoria, two Muslim teens were attacked by three men outside of an Astoria bar. An NYPD spokesperson said the agency’s […]
United States
Man charged with shooting dead US Imam and friend
NEW YORK (TIP): New York Police said late on Monday, August 15, that Oscar Morel, 35, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder over the deaths of Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, […]
Business & Economics
Sikh Americans are not Muslims, but they still suffer from Islamophobia
Shah Noor, a recent transplant to California from Maryland, was driving through a nearby community one evening with his wife and stopped at a 7-Eleven to get some milk. A police car pulled up with […]
Featured
Intolerance Fuels Radicalisation
India is awash with Islamophobia and there could not be a more dangerous time for this pernicious slant in our national politics. Hateful vitriol was spewed upon actor Aamir Khan recently, for expressing concern over the […]
Indian Americans
Chanda Kochhar & 2 Indian Americans Selected For Asia Game Changer Awards
NEW YORK: ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar is among three Indians selected for this year’s Asia Game Changer awards given by Asia Society to honour “true leaders making a positive contribution to the future of Asia.” […]
United States
Facing backlash, US Muslims counter with new advertising campaign
SACRAMENTO (TIP): In California‘s capital city of Sacramento this month, stark black billboards loomed over highways and faded commercial strips, offering solace to the troubled: “Looking for the answers in life?” one asked. “Discover Muhammad.” […]
Business & Economics
FROM ALABAMA TO AMERICAN HINDUPHOBIA
This week, two terrible acts of violence took place in the US. First, three young Muslim-American students were killed in cold blood in North Carolina by a neighbor. The cause, it was said, was an argument […]
Featured
Charlie Hebdo sells out as 5 million print run is announced
Charlie Hebdo is fetching $600 asking prices on eBay as millions hope to get their hands on the commemorative edition, the first to come out after eight staffers and four others were slaughtered. PARIS (TIP): […]
Europe