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15 Mar 2025 | Politics
Statement of International Muslim Organizations and Human Rights Civil Society Organizations on the 2025 United Nation’s International Day to Combat Islamophobia
Statement of International Muslim Organizations and Human Rights Civil Society Organizations on the 2025 United Nation’s International Day to Combat Islamophobia In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful All praise and… read the complete article
28 Jun 2024 | Politics
E.U. Far-Right Parties Dominate 2024 Parliamentary Elections
Every five years, the European Union (EU) holds continent-wide parliamentary elections to select 720 lawmakers to represent them in decision-making at the EU level. In the run-up to the June 2024 EU parliamentary elections, the current EU Parliament President, Roberta Metsola from Malta, urged Europeans to vote, especially given that right-wing ultranationalist political parties were polling strongly. read the complete article
05 Jan 2024 | Individuals
Netherlands’ Top Islamophobe Wins 2023 Election
“Islam is not a religion; it’s an ideology, the ideology of a retarded culture,” once said Dutch politician Geert Wilders whose far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) shockingly won the most number of parliamentary seats in the recent November 2023 election in the Netherlands. Known by many as the Dutch version of Donald Trump, this former fringe politician is now poised to possibly become the next prime minister, which is sending shockwaves to millions of minorities living in the Netherlands today. read the complete article