A continuous survey of causes of “Islamophobia”. Conflicts in Muslim countries and terrorism are excluded. See here for explanation of survey.
November 2010
Ofsted praises Islamic schools which oppose Western lifestyle
Oslo: Iran 'preparing Muslims for action'
Iran finances mosques and sends imams ... they preach hatred against the West.
Disgusting silence on church bloodbath
Islamic fundamentalists preventing the construction of a church in Kuwait
Policy Exchange vs North London Mosque: case closed
... mosque has been forced to pay ... substantial costs, believed to be in the region of £100,000
Merkel defends 'multiculturalism has failed' comments
Dogs: Iran's new symbol of rebellion
Saudi fatwa on female cashiers
Women should look for decent work that does not make it possible for them to attract men or be attracted by men.
October 2010
Muslim man told Skype divorce joke stands
... fatwa ... the woman would have to first marry another man before she could remarry her first husband.
Islamic Fundamentalist Mass Media Targets Egyptian Coptic Church
Saudi woman freed after months in jail for disobeying father
When blasphemy is a crime
... such policies have too often been used by countries to suppress freedom of speech and freedom of religion, leading to serious human rights abuses.
Religious demands rise in French state schools – study
Teachers often faced objections when they taught courses about world religions. ... Muslim parents refuse to have their children learn about Christianity.
A school that forces women to wear the niqab is attacking tolerance
Now it’s halal hairdressing: a snip for Scottish Muslims
In Stopping Saudi Money, Norway Sets An Example - Religious Reciprocity Norwegian Style
There are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. Non-Muslim clergy are not allowed to enter Saudi Arabia. Non-Islamic religious texts and religious items such as rosary beads and crucifixes are similarly not allowed and are confiscated if found.
London borough becomes 'Islamic republic'
Dutch retrial ordered for Wilders hate speech case
Netherlands: Christian asylum seekers threatened, abused by Muslims
Men ordered from courtroom for Muslim witness
Men were ordered out of a Perth court yesterday after a judge set down conditions to accommodate a woman giving evidence without her nikab.
Abuse Of Temporary Marriages Flourishes In Iraq
Faith schools are at the heart of our problems
No Saudi mosques, as long as there's no freedom of religion in Saudi-Arabia
France: Hamburger Chains Decision Sparking Tensions Over Islam
France, Quick, a homegrown hamburger chain trying to compete with McDonald’s, began serving halal hamburgers last month in 22 of its 367 restaurants.
Islamic students at top university 'are preaching hard-line extremism,' terror experts warn
Segregated gym and swimming classes for one Muslim student
Iranian chocolate thief 'to have hand chopped off'
Merkel says German multiculturalism has failed
... it came from several years of social science research by the Federal Ministry of Interior and more recently surveys conducted of German youths including Muslims.
Why the Integration of Muslims has Failed
... not fulfilled all three of the criteria that are necessary for becoming members of, and feeling at home in, our non-Islamic societies: wanting to integrate; being allowed to integrate; and being able to integrate.
Islamic face-veil part of 'British way of life'
Radical Islamists aim to infiltrate Hamburg mosques
Female genital mutilation cannot be defended as part of Islam
Ayaan Hirsi Ali debates whether Islam is a religion of peace, wins in a rout
Germany: Teacher suspended for serving pork to Muslim students
Christian Groups Intensify Efforts Against U.N. Defamation Resolution
… sponsored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) since 1999, the anti-defamation resolution ... seeks to make the "defamation of religions" a human rights violation.
Muslim prisoner sues over pork
Canada court rules on Muslim veil
The right of a Muslim woman to wear a niqab while testifying in a criminal trial may be determined by judges on a "case-by-case assessment".
Sharia in the West - Whose law counts most?
Where sharia poses genuine dilemmas for secular countries with big Muslim minorities is not in the realm of retribution but in its application to family matters such as divorce, inheritance and custody.
Swedes cite integration issues as a 'problem'
You can't commit rape within marriage, says head of UK Islamic Sharia Council
Halal fast-food chain expanding
Arab property owner bans banks, pork and porn from Berlin office building
City closes schools for extra day a year so Muslims can celebrate religious holiday
Muslim father unhappy over daughter's school swimming sessions
... he told teachers ... that it was against his Muslim beliefs for Zainab Hussain, five, to swim in mixed gender groups and with male staff present.
Christians in Arab Gulf face hurdles to worship
Pregnant Muslim ordered to remove her veil in court because magistrates can't see her face
France's highest legal authority removes last obstacle to ban on burka
German Muslims must obey law, not sharia: Merkel
Norway: Paper destroys possibly provocative illustration
Hizb ut-Tahrir: no such thing as a ‘Danish Muslim’
... the message to Muslims was that their faith should be their identity. ... it was their duty to call others to Islam, however difficult that might be and whatever consequences it might entail.
Lahore High Court upholds death for blasphemy accused
Waitrose forced to ditch halal lamb from Prince of Wales' Duchy range
Saudi women fight for control of their marital fate
Norwegian Publisher Cancels Biography of Muhammed
Shut academy doors on both religious and political extremism, urges biggest sponsor
Indonesian women caned for selling food during Muslim festival of Ramadan
Student wearing niqab begins teacher training
September 2010
Lady Warsi accuses Asian community of electoral fraud
Most Germans see Muslims as a 'burden': poll
US cartoon strip rejected for even mentioning Muhammad
Against its wishes, Europe’s political class is deep in immigration debates
Disneyland OKs headscarf for Muslim employee
Muslim woman who said Disneyland wouldn't let her wear a religious headscarf on her job as a vacation planner or ticket seller ... is now wearing a Disney-provided blue scarf and beret-style hat to work.
Netherlands: Radicalism level higher among Moroccans
Prominent German feminist weighs in loudly on headscarf debate
New Zealand - Islamic community demand apology
"What is the difference between Muslims and Kiwis? Muslims get to commit adultery and get stoned, Kiwis get stoned and commit adultery."
How 70% of New Zealand lamb imports to Britain are halal... but this is NOT put on the label
Muslim veil ban on students and visitors sparks row at top college
Increasing violence against Christians in Indonesia
Cover up for pool event during next year's Ramadan
SPD Boss Calls for Tougher Integration Measures
No male prison guards for women who have to remove their headscarves
Majority approve debate following Sarrazin's claims
... six in 10 Germans consider the German Social Democrat’s (SPD) remarks ... a justified bid to start a fresh debate about immigration and integration of Muslims and other ethnic groups.
Can’t speak without asking my husband first, says ‘liberated’ Muslim woman
No pork served in half of Dutch speaking schools
"... halal slaughter 'barbaric". ... it's unprecedented that non-Muslim children are forced to eat halal meat, often without their or their parents' knowledge.
Anti-burqa bill tabled in Italian parliament
Cartoonist behind 'Draw Mohammed' Facebook page goes into hiding
Radical Islamism challenges notions of freedom
... we are not simply dealing with faith, but with a political, social and economic ideology. Radical Islamism is a worldview. Its nearest parallel, despite many differences, is Marxism.
British Airways caterer GateGourmet dishes up plans to make most of its meals halal
Royal Mail staff in Ramadan holiday row
What Is Shariah and Why Does It Matter?
.. with all the misogynist and bigoted discrimination and biased treatment of religious and sexual minorities, and draconian criminal punishments included.
Muslims in Paris regularly illegally block public streets to pray
Islamic countries under pressure over stoning
Student wearing niqab begins teacher training
Separation Of Church And State
Separation of religion and state is not an option for Muslims because is requires us to abandon Allah's decree for that of a man.
Mecca discotheque - Name of discotheque outraged Muslims
Algerian Christians under trial for breaking Ramadan fast
Incitement to Murder Muslims in Surrey
... extremists are disseminating leaflets in the local area, urging Muslims to kill the Ahmadiyya.
August 2010
Burger chain launches more halal outlets in France
IRAN: Courts confirm two more stoning sentences on adultery charges
Fears of new Mohammed crisis
... expert has warned of renewed tensions between the Muslim world and Denmark in connection with plans ... to release a book in which caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed are reprinted.
Building Churches in Egypt and the Ground Zero Mosque
Iran issues fatwa against pets
Ayatollah Shirazi declared dogs unclean, saying that dog owners were “blindly imitating the West” and that their devotion to the animals would result in “evil outcomes”.
'Injurious, Defamatory and Polemical' New Book Plunges Germany into Immigration Debate
Norway: Mosque wants restaurant to stop serving beer
Crime (Sex) and Punishment (Stoning)
... at least six stonings took place, all of them in secret, said Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Stockholm: Tougher rules against skipping swimming, sex-ed classes
Women without headscarves targeted in Muslim Chechnya
Judge orders Muslim woman to remove burqa
Prosecution witness Tasneem, 36, ... has worn the burqa since the age of 17 and wanted to wear it while giving evidence.
Muslim employee sues US Disneyland over headscarf ban
Saudi Arabian judge asks hospitals to paralyse man
... asked several hospitals whether they would punitively damage a man's spinal cord after he was convicted of attacking another man with a cleaver and paralysing him.
Denmark: 55% say Islam bad for social cohesion
A Revolt Over Halal & Kosher Food in Harrow
... because of somebody wanting to follow THEIR religion which leads to senseless pain and cruelty to animals, gets my daughter involved who doesnt even belong to that religion.
Christian-themed TV shows spark complaints in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Clinton: U.S. 'Deeply Concerned' with Religious Persecution in Iran
Mob Threats Lead to Closure of Church Building in Indonesia
Malaysia men guilty in 'Allah' row church attack
Afghan clerics seek return to strict Islamic law
Hardline Islam steps out of the shadows in Algeria
Islamism, in any form, is a threat
JI crown prince Abdul Rohim sees violent jihad as inevitable
Public persuade shopping centre to remove Muslim loos
Can Muslims be loyal citizens of non-Muslim countries?
France's interior minister targets immigrants who practise polygamy
Armed men hiding behind Muslim veils make off with cash at Marseille supermarket
Shariah Police in Aceh Cane 5 for Adultery, Gambling
Parents' outrage over halal-only school dinners planned for primary schools
Mainstream Islamic organisations 'share al-Qaeda ideology'
... the ideology of non-violent Islamists is “broadly the same as that of violent Islamists” adding “they disagree only on tactics.”
Germany: "We want to live here with our culture"
... the German town of Essen where 70% of the students are Muslims and the Germans are a discriminated minority.
Two Mideast States Say They Will Block BlackBerry
Birmingham MP calls for investigation into claims mosque was used by extremists
