Europe
#JeSuisCharlie hypocrisy goes off the charts
Under the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie, an attack on free speech is being used to justify further attacks on free speech… in the paradoxical name of protecting free speech.
Tag: Islamophobia
Europe
Europe: destroying freedom to save it
At thier meeting in Paris to condemn the attack on Charlie Hebdo, European Union government ministers issued a statement calling for further restrictions on the Internet.
Europe
#JeSuisCharlie, #JeSuisMusulman: contradiction?
The dueling hashtags #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie) and #JeSuisMusulman (I am Muslim) reveal a pathological dichotomy: we can defend free speech and oppose Islamophobia.
Europe
Sweden: Muslims under attack —and Jews
The Christmas night fire-bombing of a mosque in Sweden follows weeks of mounting threats and attacks against Jews in cities across the Scandinavian country.
South Asia
Zionist-Hindutva anti-Muslim alliance
India has opted to buy Israel's Spike anti-tank guided missile, beating a rival US deal—an advance for the Tel Aviv-Delhi "anti-terrorist" alignment.
North America
HRW: FBI stings pushed people to terrorism
Human Rights Watch finds that the FBI may have "created terrorists out of law-abiding individuals" through the use of infiltrators "encouraging the target to act."
Central Asia
China: Uighurs defy Ramadan crackdown
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are stepping up sweeps and security measures in the wake of a new attack—and have barred public officials from fasting for Ramadan.
Watching the Shadows
Gitmo detainees file motion for religious freedom
Lawyers for Guantánamo detainees seek a restraining order barring the government from depriving inmates of the right to pray communally during the month of Ramadan.
Southeast Asia
Burma: anti-Muslim pogrom in Mandalay
A Buddhist mob attacked Muslims in Burma's second city of Mandalay, damaging a mosque and Muslim-owned shops and leaving at least five injured.
Europe
Sarajevo at 100: ready for World War 5?
As the 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is commemorated in a bitterly divided Sarajevo, the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria show grim potential for a new world war.
South Asia
Sri Lanka: fear in wake of anti-Muslim riots
Police declared a curfew in Sri Lanka's coastal town of Aluthgama after simmering tensions between Buddhist militants and local Muslims escalated into deadly clashes.
Africa
Kenya: Muslims displaced in wake of terror attack
Dozens of Muslim families in Mpeketoni, a coastal Kenyan town where more than 60 were killed in terror attacks, have fled following threats and assaults from the Christian majority.