A Polish magazine has published a highly inflammatory front cover showing a white woman being assaulted by three pairs of dark-skinned male hands under the headline “The Islamic rape of Europe”. The cover of this week’s edition of wSieci (the … Continue reading
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Jewish teacher stabbed in Marseille
A teacher at a Jewish school in the French city of Marseille was harassed in the street and then stabbed on Wednesday night by three people professing support for Islamic State, prosecutors said. Latest updates in the aftermath of the … Continue reading
Polish foreign minister suggests turning Syrian refugees into an army
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees seeking safe haven and a better life have become the rhetorical collateral damage of an intense debate that’s followed the terror attacks in Paris. Even though the vast majority of the suspected culprits were European … Continue reading
Spanish archbishop warns against ‘Trojan horse’ threat from refugees
The Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, sparked controversy on Wednesday when he questioned whether welcoming refugees to Spain from Syria was such a good idea. “What’s happening in Europe?” the Catholic bishop asked. “This invasion of immigrants… are they … Continue reading
Slovak far-right politician Kotleba blocks anti-extremist project
Banská Bystrica Region’s Governor Marian Kotleba, leader of the small far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (¼SNS), has rejected to sign an approved subsidy of about €7,000 granted to a cultural project against extremism in Slovak society. Kotleba, who surprisingly won … Continue reading
Antisemitism and Islamophobia: growing hatred in Europe
The European Commission will designate coordinators for antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred. This was announced at the Commission’s first annual Colloquium on fundamental rights held on October 1-2, which is discussing “preventing and combating antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred”. Both ethnic and religious discrimination are … Continue reading
Two teenagers held on suspicion of arson after London mosque fire
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire engulfed part of a south London mosque said to be the largest in western Europe. Seventy firefighters battled the blaze at at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden … Continue reading
A politician likened a black minister to an ‘organ-utan’ and escaped racism charges
Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, has called a meeting of senators after they voted against bringing racism charges against a politician who likened the country’s first black minister to an “orangutan”.Prime Minister Renzi told L’Unita: “There will be a meeting … Continue reading
Muslims become number one victims of hate crimes in Spain
At least 57 cases of hate crime have been reported throughout Spain so far this year, says the Interior Ministry. And most of those complaints, which are now investigated in all their forms under the new penal code, are the … Continue reading
Camerawoman kicked and tripped refugees in Hungary
A Hungarian camerawoman has reportedly been fired after videos surfaced online that appear to show her kicking and tripping refugees as they run from Hungarian police. On Tuesday, hundreds of refugees broke away from a police registration point near Hungary’s border with Serbia, reported the Associated … Continue reading