British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the violent attacks in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, which left five men injured, were motivated by "anti-Muslim hatred".
Hate speech targeting Muslims and Christians in India surged by 74% in 2024, driven by election-season rhetoric and unrest in neighboring Bangladesh, according to a new report from the India Hate Lab, a Washington-based research organization.
The second day of the international conference on Islamophobia has started in Baku, focusing on unveiling biases and combating discrimination.
At a global conference in Baku, UN Under-Secretary-General Miguel Ángel Moratinos called out the institutional bias and social restrictions faced by Muslims, urging collective action against rising Islamophobia.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has issued a statement on the occasion of March 15 – the International Day to Combat Islamophobia – calling on the global community to take urgent action against rising prejudice, hatred, and attacks targeting Muslim communities worldwide.
Islamophobia is a form of fear, prejudice, and hatred that incites threats, insults, provocation, and violence against both Muslims and non-Muslims, both online and offline. As it evolves into structural and cultural racism, it targets Muslim symbols and values.
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