Islamophobia

Khan announces new anti-hate funding as antisemitic crime rises 24% across Greater London this year

“There's absolutely no place for hate crime in our capital and I'm committed to working with partners to help tackle this scourge,” Sadiq Khan stated in the press release on Tuesday.

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MAYOR OF London Sadiq Khan arrives for a photo-call with supporters the day before voters go to the polls in the London Mayoral elections in London, Britain May 1, 2024.
REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian as another Jewish incumbent wins primary

In another race, South Florida Democrat Rep. Lois Frankel defeated outsider Victoria Doyle in a Democratic primary race on Tuesday.

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ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Utah man who stabbed Muslim multiple times indicted for hate crime by federal grand jury

Peter Larsen, 48, of Orem, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury "for the federal hate crime of willfully causing bodily injury to a victim because of his actual or perceived religion."

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ONE NATION leader Pauline Hanson walks out during debate on a censure motion in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Australia court rejects right-wing leader appeal over racial discrimination towards Muslim senator

The three-judge panel of the Full Federal Court of Australia unanimously upheld a 2024 ruling that the comment, addressed to Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi on social media, was unlawful.

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Denmark to ban Quran burnings to ease row with Muslim states

The Danish government said it would seek to make legal changes that will ban Quran burnings.

JULY 31, 2023ByREUTERS
People demonstrate against the desecration of the Quran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023.

Sweden says it's target of Russia-backed disinformation over NATO, Koran burnings

"We can see how Russia-backed actors are amplifying incorrect statements such as that the Swedish state is behind the desecration of holy scriptures," Carl-Oskar Bohlin said.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.

Protesters burn Koran in front of Egyptian embassy in Denmark

Egypt summoned Sweden's chargé d'affaires to condemn incidents where copies of the Koran have been burned, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

JULY 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters from the "Danish Patriots" demonstrate in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark July 24, 2023

Two protesters burn Koran in front of Iraqi embassy in Denmark

Iraq condemned the burning of a copy of the Koran in front of its embassy in Denmark.

JULY 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters from the "Danish Patriots" demonstrate in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark July 24, 2023.

Would-be book burner admits: I never had any intention of burning a Torah

The 32-year-old said he had received permission to burn the Jewish texts simply to draw attention to the issue of Sweden allowing people to burn to Quran.

JULY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TOVAH LAZAROFF, ZVIKA KLEIN
A person who has been given permission by the police for a public gathering to burn a Torah and a Bible outside the Isaeli embassy, holds a Koran in his hand after choosing not to burn the books, according to local media, in Stockholm, Sweden July 15, 2023.

Muslim states demand action at UN after 'Islamaphobic' Koran burning

While Western states voice concerns about freedom of speech, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is expected to bring its considerable influence in the UN to bear on the issue.

JULY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part in a protest against a man who tore up and burned a copy of the Koran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in Sadr city district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 12, 2023.

'Charlie Big Potatoes': Neo-Nazi arrested for encouraging violence on Jews

Kristofer Kearney, a Liverpool resident, ran a channel called "Fascist Fitness," where he shared considerably offensive material - plus fitness tips.

JUNE 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Nazi Swastika flag captured and signed by members of a black segregated U.S. Army unit in World War II is displayed amid the collection of Elizabeth Meaders, New York, February 2, 2022.

The Knesset opposition is digging its own grave - opinion

It is important to recognize that the endless sectoral gifts the Likud party has been showering on its partners, with the goal of preserving the coalition, are destroying the economy.

JUNE 11, 2023ByNADAV TAMIR
MK RAM Ben Barak was one of only three Yesh Atid MKs voting against a bill criminalizing the raising of the Palestinian flag in a group of more than three people and making it punishable by imprisonment.

Man charged over hate crime at mosque near Toronto, police say

28-year-old Sharan Karunakaran allegedly tore up a Koran and ranted at worshippers

APRIL 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Turkey summons ambassadors of nine countries over security alerts

Countries including France, Germany, Italy and the United States have warned their citizens of an increased risk of attacks in Turkey.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
A woman holds a copy of the Koran during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey January 29, 2023.