Islamophobia

UK man charged for threatening messages to Israeli embassy, Muslim orgs, MP office

Thirty-year-old Nick Daly faces nine counts of offensive messages for allegedly sending eight anti-Muslim messages to a Muslim organization and one antisemitic message to the Israeli embassy.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) walks through the U.S. Capitol on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles sparks backlash after saying Muslims 'don't belong' in US

“Muslims don't belong in American society… Pluralism is a lie,” the Tennessee representative wrote on X/Twitter last Monday.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Emergency personnel respond to a reported shooting incident at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026.

They globalized the intifada, and Michigan Jews paid the price - comment

For months, people in the US have dressed that slogan up as activism, outrage, or edgy protest. In West Bloomfield, Michigan, on Thursday, it looked like what Jews knew it meant all along: a threat.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
A MAN identified as Emir Balat throws an alleged hand-made explosive at supporters of US President Trump during a rally to stop public Muslim prayer outside the Gracie Mansion official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, US, March 7, 2026.

Two inspired by Islamic State to throw explosives at anti-Islam protest outside Mamdani's mansion

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, are accused of traveling from Pennsylvania with dangerous improvised explosive devices to Manhattan on Saturday.

|ByREUTERS

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.

Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings

This warning has come after protestors in Sweden burnt copies of the Koran

JANUARY 28, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters demonstrate outside the Consulate General of Sweden after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, who has Swedish citizenship, burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 22, 2023.