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FACTSHEET: Fraser Anning
Fraser Anning is a right-wing anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant independent senator in the Australian parliament. read the complete article
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30 May 2019 | Individuals
Factsheet: Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and former Foreign Secretary and Mayor of London who has a history of making inflammatory anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, and racist remarks. read the complete article
30 Apr 2019 | Individuals
Factsheet: Martin Sellner
IMPACT: Austrian Martin Sellner is a proponent of the far-right Great Replacement conspiracy theory and leader of the Austrian chapter of Generation Identity, a far-right white nationalist anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim movement originating in Europe. Martin... read the complete article
12 Apr 2019
Factsheet: Jewish Defense League of Canada
The JDL is a right-wing, anti-Palestinian organization with a history of lethal violence that describes itself as a militant defense for Jewish people. JDL Canada has worked with anti-Muslim individuals and organizations in the U.S. and Canada, its members have engaged in physical assault during protests, and it has opposed a parliamentary motion condemning Islamophobia. read the complete article
26 Mar 2019
FACTSHEET: Quebec City Mosque Shooting
On January 29, 2017, a gunman opened fire on 53 worshippers at the Quebec City, killing six people and injuring nineteen others. The shooter was inspired by Islamophobic and far-right rhetoric, and by opposition to pro-refugee policies in Canada. read the complete article
25 Mar 2019
FACTSHEET: PREVENT
The United Kingdom’s Prevent policy aims to prevent vulnerable individuals from becoming terrorists. The policy relies on the unfounded claim that ideology is the main driver of terrorism. Critics have noted that the policy effectively renders all Muslims potential criminals and a U.N. expert has called for the policy to be abandoned. read the complete article
25 Mar 2019
FACTSHEET: Raheem Kassam
Raheem Kassam is a British political activist who served as the director of Breitbart News London. Kassam has a history of spreading misinformation and making anti-Muslim comments. He maintains a close relationship with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and former Breitbart head Steve Bannon. read the complete article
25 Mar 2019
FACTSHEET: Tarek Fatah
Tarek Fatah is a Canadian writer who has consistently denied the existence of Islamophobia in Canada, opposes the niqab and has called for a ban on the burqa, and is a prominent opponent of Motion 103, which called on the Canadian government to condemn Islamophobia. read the complete article
25 Mar 2019
FACTSHEET: Motion-103
Motion-103 is a non-binding motion introduced by the Liberal MP Iqra Khalid in December 2016. It calls on the Canadian government to condemn Islamophobia and recognize the need to "quell the public climate of fear and hate". The motion passed in March 2017. read the complete article
22 Mar 2019
FACTSHEET: Rise Canada
Rise Canada is a Canadian anti-Muslim group that works in coalition with other anti-Muslim groups in Canada whose members have opposed religious accommodations for Muslim students in schools and a parliamentary motion condemning Islamophobia. Rise Canada’s social media accounts often post inflammatory and derogatory statements about Islam and Muslims. read the complete article