Sacramento stabbing victim says ‘Nazis’ responsible

June 26, 2016 Article

Multiple people were stabbed during a rally on Sunday (June 26) at the state capitol in Sacramento, California, the local fire department said on Twitter. Five people were transported to area hospitals after the “mass casualty incident”, some with critical trauma stab wounds, the fire department said. No arrests were immediately made, a fire official

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We Don’t Need the Congratulations of Far Right Groups like Marine Le Pen’s

June 25, 2016 Article

Marine Le Pen of France's National Front (FN) addressesa a news conference in Vienna, Austria, June 17, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

The decision of the EU referendum was made by people for a variety of reasons and on a razor-thin majority. However, that has not stopped groups like the Front National jumping on the decision to promote and legitimise their rhetoric. Marine Le Pen has a number of associations that should raise eyebrows and she has

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Support within Europe for far right extremism has echoes of a turbulent past

June 20, 2016 Article

By Nafeez Ahmed, on behalf of Tell MAMA More than half a century after the Second World War, the West is sliding toward a resurgence of far-right political movements. A new report[i] funded by the German Federal Foreign Office reveals that public support for far-right political parties in Europe has risen exponentially since 1999, resulting

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Muslim women swabbed for explosives at Italian airport ‘because of their hijabs’

June 17, 2016 Article

British Muslim women were subject to an explosives search for at Florence airport earlier this month. The woman had travelled with family members for a weekend break on June 3. A majority of whom were women in hijabs. She confirmed to Tell MAMA staff that they had no issues entering Florence. But searches were carried

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Police investigate possible hate crime against Al-Huda Islamic Centre in Sheffield

June 17, 2016 Article

Police are investigating a possible hate crime against the Al-Huda Islamic Centre in Sheffield. The building is on Hanover Street. Muhbeen Hussain, the founder of British Muslim Youth, contacted Tell MAMA about this incident this morning. Reports coming in that a mosque in Sheffield has been attacked. Quran's and items inside have been decimated. @TellMamaUK

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Naz Shah MP Deserves a Second Chance. As a Campaigner She is a Trailblazer

June 15, 2016 Article

It is rarely that we get involved into the political melee of the cut and thrust of politics and the political life of Members of Parliament. On this occasion, we felt that it is was important to show support for a Member of Parliament who genuinely cares and is passionate about people. Naz Shah MP

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Another Hate Crime Attack in Rotherham. Afghan Taxi Driver Assaulted

June 14, 2016 Article

Sadly, we have received another report of a violent assault against an Afghan taxi driver in Rotherham. We were notified just within the last hour of this assault on a 28 year old taxi driver in the Swinton area of Rotherham, which took place today on Tuesday the 14th of June 2016. The attack took

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Omar Seddique Mateen. Synonymous of Homophobic Bigotry We Must Overcome

June 12, 2016 Article

About two years ago, we stood up against some of the homophobia that we were coming across not only in wider society but also within some small sections of Muslim communities. The wide majority of Muslims in the UK get on with their lives and worship piously and without any harm or hindrance to anyone.

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U.S. Army reserve major threatened North Carolina mosque

June 12, 2016 Article

A North Carolina man faces ethnic intimidation charges after leaving bacon at a mosque and making death threats to its members as they prepared for worship in observance of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month, authorities said on Friday. Russell Thomas Langford of Fayetteville was arrested late on Thursday, the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office said. He is

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Anti-Muslim Hatred Should Not Be Used to Divide Communities

June 11, 2016 Article

Organisations and agencies working on tackling hatred and prejudice have a duty to highlight the reality of such issues, whilst carefully balancing the community impacts of the information that is disseminated. In undertaking this work, whilst anti-Muslim hatred may be an issue that is sadly growing, it should not be the over-riding issue through which

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