We found 52 results for “Islamophobia”.
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Trump Shows How Not to Respond to Antisemitism
February 16, 2017
By Erika Asgeirsson On Wednesday, during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump was asked about the rise of antisemitic incidents since his…
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President Trump’s Response on Antisemitism Widely Misses the Mark
February 15, 2017
New York City—Human Rights First today said that President Trump’s statement on antisemitism and hate crime in the United States was inappropriate and widely missed…
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How Not to Honor Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 13, 2017
By Dora Illei On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is customary for the U.S. government to honor its victims, who were primarily Jewish. In last year’s…
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Trump Administration Should Avoid Anti-Muslim Bias in its Counter-Extremism Program
February 3, 2017
By Neil Hicks This is crossposted from The Huffington Post. Proposals from the Trump administration to change the countering violent extremism (CVE) program started under President Obama to…
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Military Vets Join Baltimore Muslim Community for Conversation on Islamophobia, Muslim Ban
February 2, 2017
While the nation shook after President Donald Trump issued the executive order effectively blocking millions of immigrants and refugees from Muslim-majority countries, military veterans in the…
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Trump Win Encourages Europe’s Far Right
December 16, 2016
A few weeks after the U.S. election, I was in Berlin to discuss a report we are writing on xenophobia and extremism in Germany. In parallel, we watched…
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Merkel’s Burka Ban: How Far-Right Parties are Shifting Political Dialogue
December 12, 2016
By Erika Asgeirsson Last week Chancellor Angela Merkel accepted the nomination for her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in hopes of serving her fourth…
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Kerry Urged to Counter Extremism, Antisemitism at OSCE
December 7, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged Secretary of State John Kerry to uphold the values of the Organization for Society and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)…
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As Hate Rhetoric Dominates Political Sphere, Report Shows Underreporting of Bias-Motivated Incidents Among OSCE States
November 30, 2016
Washington, D.C.— As xenophobic and hate-filled rhetoric dominates political discourse in Europe and the United States, Human Rights First and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: November 28, 2016
November 28, 2016
Top Items Veterans Storming Capitol Hill This week members of Veterans for American Ideals will convene in Washington, D.C. to call on members of Congress to save…
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A note from Human Rights First’s President and CEO Elisa Massimino
November 22, 2016
Right now the future seems uncertain. Given President-elect Donald Trump’s brash promises on the campaign trail, some fear that our most cherished ideals—human rights, the…
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Mansoor Shams: Muslim, Marine
November 3, 2016
Islamophobia—an unfounded fear or hostility toward Muslims or Islam—is on the rise in the United States and anti-Muslim rhetoric from political leaders and other public figures…