MCB brings experts and parliamentarians together to discuss Islamophobia

The Muslim Council of Britain hosted a special closed-meeting to discuss the growing spate of attacks in all its forms against British Muslims on March 3rd at the House of Commons.

The event entitled "Tackling Islamophobia: Reducing Street Violence Against British Muslims" brought together distinguished Parliamentarians, academics, journalists, police, public servants, and community representatives who all endorsed calls for the establishment of an All-Party Parliamentary Committee on Islamophobia with a view to holding a parliamentary inquiry on Islamophobia in the UK.

The meeting took contributions from experts and responses from parliamentarians and was concluded with a Q&A session with the audience who comprised of individuals from over 80 organisations.

MCB news release, 5 February 2010

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Source: Islamophobia Watch

Islamic Centres in Canada

Islamic Centres in Canada Miraj International Investments Limited 800 René Lévesque Blvd. West, Suite 2450 Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4V7 Canada Center for Islamic Development 2728-2732 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3K 4P2 Istiqamah Islamic Centre of Ontario (IICO) 3410 Semenyk Court, Unit 3 Mississauga, ON L5C 4P9 Canada The Canadian Council of Muslim Women Suite 513, 2400 Dundas Street West Mississauga, Ontario, L5K 2R8 Canada Jami Masjid of Toronto 56 [...]
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Man behind Herouxville affair launches campaign against immigration and multiculturalism

Andre Drouin's lips curl up in a mischievous grin as he recalls the insults hurled at him at the height of the Herouxville affair in 2007. "Twit, moron, xenophobe, racist, stupid – all of it," says the retired engineer who penned the infamous municipal charter barring the stoning, burning and genital mutilation of women in this hamlet north of Trois-Rivieres, Que.

But the recent storm over the niqab suggests l'affaire Herouxville was no anomaly. Drouin is now lending his support to a nascent coalition that aims to drum up opposition to immigration and multiculturalism in English Canada. "Three years ago, they thought I was a mad person, but right now I don’t think they think the same thing," Drouin said.

In recent months, Drouin has spoken to small groups in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, where his tough talk on minorities strikes a chord with longtime critics of Canada’s immigration policy, such as Martin Collacott, a senior fellow at the conservative Fraser Institute.

Collacott and James Bissett, both retired diplomats who frequently write on immigration issues, and Drouin are among the founders of a new group that will push for a radical reduction in immigration and a tougher stand on minority accommodation.

Collacott said organizers are putting the finishing touches to a website and will launch the group, tentatively called the Centre for Immigration Policy Reform, in June.

Montreal Gazette, 12 April 2010

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Source: Islamophobia Watch

Islamic Associations in South-East Asia

Islamic Associations in South-East Asia MALAYSIA Faculty of Islamic Studies National University of Malaysia 43600 UKM, Bangi, Malaysia Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) 234432-H 2, Langgak Tunku, Off Jalan Duta, 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia The International Association of Muslim Psychologists (IAMP) P.O. Box 706 Jalan Sultan 46780 Petaling Jaya Selangor Malaysia Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Jalan Lembah Perdana 50480 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human [...]
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New York politicians rally in support of 'Ground Zero mosque'

New York politicians gathered Thursday afternoon to denounce Tea Party leader Mark Williams and support a mosque and community center planned near ground zero. The politicians were responding to Williams' blog rant against the mosque Wednesday, in which he said Muslims worshipped a "monkey god."

"His spewing of racial hatred reminds me … of Adolph Hitler," Borough President Scott Stringer said at Thursday’s press conference. "We reject him. We reject his bigotry."

Stringer and other politicians stood together outside the former Burlington Coat Factory building on Park Place, where the Cordoba Initiative hopes to build a 0 million, 13-story community center with Islamic, interfaith and secular programming, similar to the 92nd Street Y.

While the Cordoba House's location just two blocks north of the World Trade Center has sparked protests from some 9/11 family members and many others, the local politicians said Thursday that the location was fitting. "This is precisely where this kind of center for peace and place of worship should rise up," City Comptroller John Liu said.

In addition to Liu and Stringer, State Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Councilman Robert Jackson, the Council's sole Muslim, all spoke in favor of the plans.

DNAinfo, 20 May 2010

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Source: Islamophobia Watch

FIFA: No Hijab at Youth Olympic Games

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Source: Islam About Dot Com

Islamic Organizations in USA

Islamic Organizations in USA Harvard Islamic Society c/o Harvard College University Hall, 1st Floor Box # 61 Cambridge, MA 02145 USA Bilal Muslim Mission of Americas 429 Countrywood Circle, Lake Mary, Fl. 32746 USA El-Iman Learning Center 6715 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003 USA The Muslim Association of Hawaii 1935 Aleo Place Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Islamic Society of Baltimore 6631 Johnnycake Road Baltimore MD 21244 USA Kufa Center of Islamic Knowledge P.O. [...]
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Hazrat Hudhaifah

Hazrat Hudhaifah Radi Allahu anhu narrates that the Noble Prophet Salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam said, ?There is an angel who before tonight had never come down to earth, asked permission from his Lord to offer salam (salutations) to me and to deliver the good news to me that Fatimah Radi [...]
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