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12 December 2024 United States Islamophobia US administration issues first national anti-Islamophobia strategy
12 December 2024 United States Islamophobia CAIR criticizes US national strategy as insufficient
24 October 2024 European Union Islamophobia FRA warns Muslims face rising racism and discrimination
22 October 2024 European Union Islamophobia EU publishes FRA report on Muslim experiences
9 October 2024 International Islamophobia ODIHR publishes report on Quran desecration and civil society
22 August 2024 International Islamophobia OSCE representatives warn of rising anti-Muslim violence
14 August 2024 India Islamophobia HRW documents anti-Muslim rhetoric in Modi’s election campaign
30 July 2024 United States Islamophobia CAIR reports elevated complaints in first half of 2024
16 July 2024 France Islamophobia Amnesty report challenges French sports hijab bans
24 June 2024 Germany Islamophobia New data shows increase in recorded anti-Muslim incidents
19 June 2024 Canada Islamophobia Canada’s Islamophobia representative publishes first-year report
10 June 2024 India Islamophobia Amnesty challenges new Indian government to protect minority rights
30 April 2024 Germany Islamophobia HRW says Germany is falling short on anti-Muslim racism
24 April 2024 Netherlands Islamophobia Dutch minister reports discrimination figures to Parliament
19 April 2024 Netherlands Islamophobia Dutch agencies publish 2023 discrimination figures
2 April 2024 United States Islamophobia CAIR reports record civil-rights complaints in 2023
21 March 2024 United Kingdom Islamophobia UK tells OSCE Muslims must be protected from religious hatred
15 March 2024 International Islamophobia Muslim advocacy groups issue joint anti-Islamophobia appeal
15 March 2024 International Islamophobia OSCE calls for action against anti-Muslim prejudice
15 March 2024 United States Islamophobia USCIRF draws attention to anti-Muslim hate worldwide
14 March 2024 France Islamophobia Council of Europe and Commission open first coordination meeting
11 March 2024 United Kingdom Islamophobia UK publishes report on blasphemy-related activism
11 March 2024 India Islamophobia India operationalizes citizenship rules Amnesty says discriminate by religion
8 March 2024 France Islamophobia Athletes and rights groups demand end to basketball hijab ban
25 February 2024 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB calls for inquiry into Conservative Party Islamophobia
7 February 2024 India Islamophobia Amnesty publishes research on punitive demolitions of Muslim homes
29 January 2024 United States Islamophobia CAIR reports 3,578 complaints in final quarter of 2023
24 January 2024 India Islamophobia Amnesty calls for end to targeted demolition of Muslim property
11 January 2024 India Islamophobia HRW documents abuses against minorities in India
18 December 2023 International Islamophobia ODIHR consults civil society on Quran desecration
18 December 2023 European Union Islamophobia HRW highlights evidence gaps on Islamophobia in Europe
15 December 2023 Netherlands Islamophobia Dutch government issues progress report on discrimination and racism
9 December 2023 United Kingdom Islamophobia IHRC conference examines institutional Islamophobia
29 November 2023 European Union Islamophobia HRW calls for better EU statistics on anti-Muslim hate
22 November 2023 China Islamophobia HRW reports mosque closures and alterations in Muslim regions
13 November 2023 International Islamophobia OSCE urges action against anti-Muslim and antisemitic hate
11 November 2023 United States Islamophobia CAIR-LA documents increased bias reports
9 November 2023 United States Islamophobia CAIR reports a rise in anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias reports
1 November 2023 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB launches Islamophobia Awareness Month
26 October 2023 Europe Islamophobia HRW warns of rights restrictions amid Israel-Palestine hostilities
12 October 2023 France Islamophobia Amnesty challenges basketball rules excluding hijab-wearing players
5 October 2023 Poland Islamophobia ODIHR event promotes inclusive responses to religious hate
3 October 2023 France Islamophobia Amnesty calls for repeal of France’s school abaya ban
21 September 2023 Canada Islamophobia Canada launches OSCE guide on Muslim community security
21 September 2023 Iran Islamophobia Amnesty condemns Iran’s compulsory-veiling bill
20 September 2023 United States Islamophobia HRW submission documents religious-freedom concerns
18 September 2023 United States Islamophobia Muslim Americans sue over secret federal watchlist
26 July 2023 Iran Islamophobia Amnesty challenges renewed compulsory-veiling enforcement
11 July 2023 International Islamophobia UN Human Rights Council debates Quran desecration and anti-Muslim hatred
11 July 2023 India Islamophobia HRW raises minority-rights concerns during Modi’s US visit
30 June 2023 Germany Islamophobia University highlights expert recommendations against anti-Muslim hostility
29 June 2023 France Islamophobia Les Hijabeuses’ football headscarf challenge faces legal setback
28 June 2023 France Islamophobia Amnesty intervenes in European challenge to CCIF dissolution
12 June 2023 United States Islamophobia Watchlist report links Muslim advocacy to surveillance reform
6 June 2023 Canada Islamophobia Our London Family campaign marks second anniversary with vigil
2 June 2023 United States Islamophobia Muslim coalition demands redress after mayor’s revoked Eid invitation
11 April 2023 United States Islamophobia CAIR report warns of school discrimination despite fewer total complaints
27 March 2023 Canada Islamophobia Charity audit review reveals limits of oversight and calls for training
21 March 2023 Australia Islamophobia Fourth Australian Islamophobia report supports evidence-based action
10 March 2023 United States Islamophobia UN observance highlights institutional and gendered Islamophobia
8 February 2023 United Kingdom Islamophobia Amnesty rejects Prevent review’s treatment of Muslim communities
1 February 2023 Belgium Islamophobia European Commission appoints coordinator against anti-Muslim hatred
26 January 2023 Canada Islamophobia Amira Elghawaby appointed first anti-Islamophobia representative
13 October 2022 India Islamophobia Split Supreme Court decision leaves hijab challenge unresolved
7 October 2022 India Islamophobia Human Rights Watch opposes summary punishments of Muslims
21 September 2022 Belgium Islamophobia Interfaith network discusses evidence of European Islamophobia
31 August 2022 China Islamophobia UN assessment strengthens calls for Uyghur rights and accountability
9 August 2022 United States Islamophobia Muslim leaders call for Sunni-Shia solidarity after Albuquerque killings
5 August 2022 Canada Islamophobia NCCM publishes accountability review of summit commitments
22 July 2022 Netherlands Islamophobia ICJ permits Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 June 2022 France Islamophobia Amnesty contests legal setback for burkini access in Grenoble
14 June 2022 India Islamophobia Amnesty demands end to punitive crackdown on Muslim protesters
7 June 2022 Türkiye Islamophobia ODIHR workshop develops responses to anti-Muslim hate crime
6 June 2022 Canada Islamophobia Canada opens recruitment for anti-Islamophobia representative
16 May 2022 France Islamophobia Grenoble council votes to permit burkinis after women’s campaign
26 April 2022 United Kingdom Islamophobia Amnesty challenges defense of the Prevent programme
25 April 2022 United States Islamophobia Civil-rights report documents structural Islamophobia
19 April 2022 Sweden Islamophobia Imam Ali Center starts petition against Quran-burning hostility
14 April 2022 Sweden Islamophobia Christian and Muslim organizations join prayer against provocation
2 April 2022 United States Islamophobia CAIR welcomes New York warning against spying on Muslim communities
15 March 2022 United States Islamophobia UN establishes International Day to Combat Islamophobia
4 March 2022 United States Islamophobia Fazaga ruling leaves surveillance accountability questions unresolved
1 March 2022 France Islamophobia ECRI publishes revised recommendations against anti-Muslim racism
23 February 2022 Canada Islamophobia Our London Family Act proposed after anti-Muslim killing
15 February 2022 India Islamophobia Human Rights Watch defends Muslim women’s educational choice
8 February 2022 India Islamophobia Students rally in solidarity with Karnataka hijab protesters
23 January 2022 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB renews demand for independent inquiry into Conservative Islamophobia
14 January 2022 United States Islamophobia CAIR updates communities on efforts to disrupt private spying
11 January 2022 United States Islamophobia CAIR investigates charitable funding of anti-Muslim organizations
16 December 2021 United States Islamophobia CAIR demands investigation after reported assault on Muslim schoolgirl
10 December 2021 Greece Islamophobia Greek guide launch strengthens responses to anti-Muslim hate crime
30 November 2021 United Kingdom Islamophobia Media monitoring report challenges negative representations of Muslims
23 November 2021 United States Islamophobia Greyhound settlement supports Muslim woman’s workplace accommodation
8 November 2021 United States Islamophobia Supreme Court hears Muslim plaintiffs’ surveillance accountability case
20 October 2021 United Kingdom Islamophobia Muslim Council of Britain releases mosque safety guidance
18 October 2021 Sri Lanka Islamophobia Amnesty documents discrimination against Muslims and demands protection
27 September 2021 France Islamophobia Human Rights Watch defends anti-discrimination organizing after CCIF ruling
23 September 2021 United States Islamophobia Muslim plaintiffs publicize Supreme Court challenge to FBI surveillance
5 August 2021 Canada Islamophobia Ombudsperson opens examination of Muslim charity audit concerns
3 August 2021 Austria Islamophobia Legal challenges expose unlawful Operation Luxor searches
22 July 2021 Canada Islamophobia Muslim communities press for action at Canada’s national summit
19 July 2021 Canada Islamophobia NCCM releases 61 recommendations for tackling Islamophobia
15 July 2021 Germany Islamophobia Muslim workers’ headscarf cases reach a major EU ruling
10 June 2021 China Islamophobia Amnesty launches a campaign for Muslims detained in Xinjiang
8 June 2021 Canada Islamophobia London vigil expresses solidarity after the killing of a Muslim family
31 May 2021 Austria Islamophobia Reformed church leader speaks against the Islam map
27 May 2021 Austria Islamophobia Muslim organizations oppose the government’s Islam map
25 May 2021 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB presses for structural change after Conservative racism review
21 April 2021 United States Islamophobia House again passes legislation to prevent discriminatory entry bans
20 April 2021 Canada Islamophobia Bill 21 challengers vow to continue after a partial court ruling
19 April 2021 China Islamophobia HRW and Stanford researchers document crimes against Turkic Muslims
7 March 2021 Switzerland Islamophobia Amnesty challenges the approved face-covering ban
4 March 2021 Switzerland Islamophobia UN rapporteur presents Islamophobia as structural discrimination
2 March 2021 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB publishes a framework for defining and confronting Islamophobia
26 February 2021 Sri Lanka Islamophobia Amnesty welcomes the end of forced cremations as a campaign victory
19 February 2021 India Islamophobia Human Rights Watch challenges systemic discrimination one year after Delhi violence
28 January 2021 Canada Islamophobia Canada announces a national day of action against Islamophobia
21 January 2021 Sri Lanka Islamophobia UN experts raise concerns over compulsory cremation
20 January 2021 United States Islamophobia Biden rescinds entry bans after years of community resistance
31 December 2020 Sri Lanka Islamophobia Community physicians challenge the justification for compulsory cremation
23 December 2020 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB contributes to hate-crime law reform consultation
11 December 2020 Austria Islamophobia Constitutional Court strikes down primary-school headscarf ban
10 December 2020 Sri Lanka Islamophobia Amnesty demands an end to forced cremation of Muslims
4 December 2020 France Islamophobia Human Rights Watch challenges the dissolution of an anti-Islamophobia group
1 December 2020 Canada Islamophobia Quebec City unveils a memorial to mosque-attack victims
30 November 2020 Germany Islamophobia Civil-society submission highlights gendered Islamophobia
20 November 2020 France Islamophobia Amnesty opposes the threatened dissolution of CCIF
10 November 2020 United Kingdom Islamophobia British Muslim report contests pandemic stereotypes and disadvantage
3 November 2020 France Islamophobia Amnesty warns against discriminatory measures after terrorist attacks
30 October 2020 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB submits evidence on persecution of Uyghur Muslims
27 August 2020 India Islamophobia Amnesty seeks an independent investigation of Delhi police abuses
24 August 2020 United Kingdom Islamophobia Media-monitoring report challenges unequal terrorism coverage
22 July 2020 United States Islamophobia House passes the NO BAN Act after civil-rights organizing
5 July 2020 Belgium Islamophobia HijabisFightBack protesters defend access to higher education
26 May 2020 Belgium Islamophobia Amnesty uses pandemic mask rules to challenge discriminatory face-veil bans
15 May 2020 Poland Islamophobia ODIHR publishes a practical guide to counter anti-Muslim hate crime
19 April 2020 Saudi Arabia Islamophobia OIC challenges the scapegoating of Indian Muslims for COVID-19
9 April 2020 India Islamophobia Rights group calls for an end to anti-Muslim violence and discriminatory citizenship policy
5 March 2020 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB renews request for an investigation of Conservative Islamophobia
4 March 2020 United States Islamophobia Broad coalition urges Congress to pass the NO BAN Act
3 March 2020 India Islamophobia UN human-rights office seeks intervention in citizenship-law challenge
31 January 2020 United States Islamophobia Civil-rights coalition condemns expansion of the Muslim ban
26 January 2020 India Islamophobia Kerala forms a long human chain against discriminatory citizenship policies
23 January 2020 Netherlands Islamophobia ICJ orders provisional protection of Rohingya rights
17 January 2020 India Islamophobia Women start a citizenship-rights sit-in at Lucknow’s Clock Tower
7 January 2020 India Islamophobia Kolkata women launch the Park Circus protest
31 December 2019 India Islamophobia Kerala Assembly calls for repeal of the Citizenship Amendment Act
16 December 2019 India Islamophobia Human Rights Watch demands protection for citizenship-law protesters
15 December 2019 India Islamophobia Women begin the Shaheen Bagh sit-in
10 December 2019 Netherlands Islamophobia The Gambia opens ICJ hearings seeking protection for Rohingya
14 November 2019 Bangladesh; Myanmar Islamophobia ICC authorizes investigation into crimes against Rohingya
11 November 2019 The Gambia; Myanmar Islamophobia The Gambia brings Rohingya genocide allegations to the ICJ
10 November 2019 France Islamophobia Paris march rejects Islamophobia and anti-Muslim violence
2 September 2019 United Kingdom Islamophobia Tell MAMA publishes Normalising Hatred
25 August 2019 Bangladesh Islamophobia Rohingya refugees rally for rights before return
1 August 2019 Netherlands Islamophobia Boerkabuddies offer accompaniment to niqab wearers
23 July 2019 Canada Islamophobia Bill 21 challengers seek permission to appeal interim refusal
9 July 2019 United Kingdom Islamophobia Media-monitoring report challenges representations of Muslims
17 June 2019 Canada Islamophobia Ichrak Nourel Hak, NCCM and CCLA challenge Bill 21
11 June 2019 United Kingdom Islamophobia Muslim advocates give parliamentary evidence on institutional Islamophobia
28 May 2019 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB asks the equality regulator to investigate Conservative Islamophobia
15 May 2019 France; New Zealand Islamophobia Christchurch Call seeks action on online terrorist content
6 May 2019 United States Islamophobia CAIR maps philanthropic funding linked to Islamophobia
29 March 2019 New Zealand Islamophobia National remembrance service calls for shared work against hate
23 March 2019 Malaysia Islamophobia Multifaith peace rally stands with Christchurch victims
22 March 2019 New Zealand Islamophobia National silence and Friday prayers express solidarity with Muslims
19 March 2019 New Zealand Islamophobia Ardern’s parliamentary response asserts Muslim belonging
29 November 2018 United Kingdom Islamophobia Tell MAMA documents the gendered pattern of anti-Muslim aggression
27 November 2018 United Kingdom Islamophobia APPG presents a racism-based working definition of Islamophobia
23 November 2018 United Kingdom Islamophobia Tell MAMA argues that definitions should center Muslim experiences
23 October 2018 France Islamophobia UN committee finds violations in two women’s niqab complaints
27 August 2018 Myanmar Islamophobia UN fact-finding mission publishes findings on crimes against Rohingya
19 July 2018 Myanmar Islamophobia Fortify Rights calls for accountability for planned attacks on Rohingya
17 July 2018 India Islamophobia Supreme Court directs action against mob lynching
28 June 2018 Canada Islamophobia Quebec judge extends protection against Bill 62 restrictions
26 June 2018 United States Islamophobia Civil rights advocates oppose the Supreme Court’s travel-ban ruling
8 June 2018 United States Islamophobia Surveillance plaintiffs scrutinize the first NYPD oversight report
31 May 2018 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB publicly requests an independent Conservative Islamophobia inquiry
23 April 2018 United States Islamophobia CAIR publishes Targeted and calls for resistance to the travel ban
5 April 2018 United States Islamophobia Hassan plaintiffs settle the NYPD surveillance lawsuit
18 February 2018 United Kingdom Islamophobia More than two hundred mosques take part in Visit My Mosque
1 December 2017 Canada Islamophobia Quebec court temporarily suspends Bill 62’s face-covering provision
21 November 2017 Myanmar Islamophobia Amnesty analyzes institutionalized persecution of Rohingya as apartheid
7 November 2017 Canada Islamophobia NCCM, CCLA and Warda Naili challenge Bill 62
17 October 2017 United Kingdom Islamophobia Warsi presses government on defining Islamophobia
21 September 2017 Belgium Islamophobia ENAR demands action after the EU survey of Muslim discrimination
4 September 2017 India Islamophobia Karwan-e-Mohabbat begins its journey of solidarity
28 June 2017 India Islamophobia Not In My Name protests challenge anti-Muslim lynchings
19 June 2017 United Kingdom Islamophobia MCB condemns the Finsbury Park attack on Muslim worshippers
25 May 2017 United States Islamophobia Fourth Circuit maintains protection against the revised travel ban
9 May 2017 United States Islamophobia CAIR releases The Empowerment of Hate
23 March 2017 Canada Islamophobia House of Commons adopts Motion M-103
21 March 2017 United States Islamophobia Raza advocates welcome final approval of NYPD surveillance safeguards
15 March 2017 United States Islamophobia Hawaii court blocks the revised travel ban
14 March 2017 Belgium; France Islamophobia Muslim women’s employment cases expose disputes over neutrality policies
9 February 2017 United States Islamophobia Ninth Circuit refuses to restore the first travel ban
5 February 2017 United Kingdom Islamophobia Visit My Mosque expands amid a hostile political climate
4 February 2017 United Kingdom Islamophobia London coalition marches against Trump’s Muslim ban
30 January 2017 Canada Islamophobia NCCM and AMAL-Québec demand justice after the Quebec mosque attack
28 January 2017 United States Islamophobia Darweesh plaintiffs secure an emergency stay against removals
23 December 2016 United States Islamophobia DHS removes the remaining NSEERS regulations
10 December 2016 United Kingdom Islamophobia London conference links Islamophobia to an environment of hate
4 December 2016 Malaysia Islamophobia Kuala Lumpur rally demands justice for Rohingya Muslims
1 December 2016 Canada Islamophobia Iqra Khalid gives notice of Motion M-103
22 November 2016 United States Islamophobia Coalition asks Obama to remove the NSEERS regulatory structure
15 November 2016 Austria Islamophobia ODIHR trains civil society to respond to anti-Muslim hate crimes
31 October 2016 United States Islamophobia ACLU welcomes judicial demand for stronger surveillance safeguards
29 September 2016 Switzerland Islamophobia IHRC presents its Environment of Hate analysis in Geneva
21 September 2016 Belgium Islamophobia European coalition marks a day against Islamophobia
26 August 2016 France Islamophobia LDH and CCIF win suspension of a municipal burkini ban
25 August 2016 United Kingdom Islamophobia London protesters challenge French burkini bans
4 July 2016 Canada Islamophobia NCCM launches the Charter for Inclusive Communities
20 June 2016 United States Islamophobia CAIR and Berkeley publish Confronting Fear
26 May 2016 Belgium Islamophobia ENAR presents Forgotten Women on Islamophobia and gender
27 April 2016 Canada Islamophobia Survey of Canadian Muslims challenges exclusionary assumptions
19 February 2016 Austria Islamophobia OSCE conference advocates a holistic response to intolerance against Muslims
7 February 2016 United Kingdom Islamophobia Visit My Mosque expands to more than eighty mosques
4 February 2016 France Islamophobia Amnesty documents the human impact of emergency measures
7 January 2016 United States Islamophobia Raza plaintiffs announce proposed NYPD surveillance safeguards
21 December 2015 Kenya Islamophobia Muslim bus passengers protect Christian fellow passengers
12 December 2015 United Kingdom Islamophobia IHRC and SACC conference examines the changing face of racism
3 December 2015 United States Islamophobia Muslims United for San Bernardino begins fundraising
24 November 2015 France Islamophobia Human Rights Watch challenges expanded emergency powers
29 October 2015 Myanmar Islamophobia Fortify Rights and Yale clinic call for a Rohingya genocide investigation
13 October 2015 United States Islamophobia Hassan plaintiffs win reinstatement of their surveillance lawsuit
15 September 2015 Canada Islamophobia Appeal court upholds Ishaq’s victory over the niqab policy
1 June 2015 United States Islamophobia Samantha Elauf’s employment discrimination case wins at the Supreme Court
21 February 2015 Norway Islamophobia Muslim organizers form a Ring of Peace around an Oslo synagogue
11 February 2015 United States Islamophobia Chapel Hill vigil demands change after three Muslim students are killed
6 February 2015 Canada Islamophobia Zunera Ishaq defeats the citizenship-oath niqab policy
1 February 2015 United Kingdom Islamophobia First national Visit My Mosque day invites public encounters
27 January 2015 Germany Islamophobia Constitutional court rejects an abstract-danger headscarf ban
12 January 2015 Germany Islamophobia Dresden demonstrators oppose PEGIDA
15 December 2014 Australia Islamophobia Illridewithyou offers solidarity against an anti-Muslim backlash
13 December 2014 United Kingdom Islamophobia IHRC conference examines structural Islamophobia
26 September 2014 France Islamophobia Muslim writers challenge presumed collective guilt
10 September 2014 United Kingdom Islamophobia Young Muslims launch Not In My Name
10 July 2014 United States Islamophobia Cross-community allies file briefs supporting Muslim surveillance plaintiffs
1 July 2014 France Islamophobia Rights advocates contest the European court’s face-veil decision
24 June 2014 United States Islamophobia Latif plaintiffs win a ruling against inadequate No Fly List redress
19 June 2014 Sri Lanka Islamophobia Human Rights Watch calls for justice after anti-Muslim violence
28 April 2014 Austria Islamophobia OSCE meeting addresses hate crimes against Muslims
15 April 2014 United States Islamophobia NYPD closes the unit that mapped Muslim communities
8 April 2014 Canada Islamophobia NCCM urges Quebec’s new government to rebuild bridges
21 March 2014 United States Islamophobia New Jersey Muslims appeal the Hassan dismissal
25 February 2014 Myanmar Islamophobia Fortify Rights exposes policies persecuting Rohingya
20 February 2014 United States Islamophobia Hassan surveillance plaintiffs suffer a dismissal
14 January 2014 United States Islamophobia Rahinah Ibrahim wins a No Fly List challenge
19 September 2013 United States Islamophobia CAIR Philadelphia promotes Legislating Fear
14 September 2013 Canada Islamophobia Montreal protesters oppose the proposed Quebec values charter
15 August 2013 United States Islamophobia A federal court strikes down Oklahoma’s anti-Sharia constitutional amendment
5 July 2013 France; International Islamophobia A Strasbourg roundtable develops educational responses to anti-Muslim prejudice
18 June 2013 United States Islamophobia Raza v. City of New York challenges surveillance of mosques and Muslim community life
26 May 2013 United Kingdom Islamophobia York Mosque responds to a far-right protest with hospitality and dialogue
22 April 2013 Myanmar Islamophobia Survivor testimony supports demands for accountability for violence against Rohingya Muslims
6 September 2012 Austria; International Islamophobia A Vienna roundtable addresses anti-Muslim prejudice through education
18 July 2012 United States Islamophobia The Justice Department intervenes to protect the opening of a Murfreesboro mosque
6 June 2012 United States Islamophobia New Jersey Muslims file Hassan v. City of New York against NYPD surveillance
24 April 2012 Europe Islamophobia Amnesty’s Choice and Prejudice report challenges exclusion in work, education and worship
21 February 2012 United Kingdom Islamophobia Tell MAMA launches a service for reporting anti-Muslim attacks
28 October 2011 International Islamophobia International educators receive guidelines for addressing Islamophobia
22 September 2011 France Islamophobia Hind Ahmas and Najate Naït Ali face fines after protesting the veil ban
11 April 2011 France Islamophobia Women protest as France’s public face-covering ban takes effect
24 March 2011 International Islamophobia The Human Rights Council adopts Resolution 16/18 against religious intolerance
22 February 2011 United States Islamophobia Southern California Muslims sue over the FBI’s Operation Flex
29 November 2010 United States Islamophobia Muneer Awad obtains an injunction against Oklahoma’s anti-Sharia amendment
14 August 2010 United States Islamophobia Park51 organizers defend Muslim belonging and invite dialogue with their neighbors
4 December 2009 Switzerland Islamophobia Human Rights Watch challenges the Swiss minaret ban as discriminatory
7 July 2009 Egypt Islamophobia Women protest at the German embassy after Marwa El-Sherbini’s killing
26 February 2009 Germany Islamophobia Discrimination in the Name of Neutrality challenges headscarf restrictions on public employees
12 June 2008 United States; Cuba Islamophobia Boumediene recognizes a constitutional right to challenge Guantánamo detention
9 October 2007 Spain; International Islamophobia The Córdoba conference places anti-Muslim discrimination on the OSCE agenda
26 January 2007 Canada Islamophobia Canada apologizes to Maher Arar and announces a settlement
18 December 2006 European Union Islamophobia The EUMC presents evidence of discrimination against Muslims across the EU
18 September 2006 Canada Islamophobia The Arar inquiry exposes failures in national-security information sharing
22 March 2006 United Kingdom Islamophobia Shabina Begum’s school-dress challenge is rejected by the House of Lords
16 February 2006 United Kingdom Islamophobia The Racial and Religious Hatred Act receives royal assent
10 November 2005 Türkiye Islamophobia Leyla Şahin’s challenge to a university headscarf ban ends in a Grand Chamber setback
7 December 2004 International Islamophobia A United Nations seminar confronts Islamophobia and the erosion of Muslim rights
28 June 2004 United States; Cuba Islamophobia Rasul v. Bush establishes access to federal courts for Guantánamo detention challenges
16 June 2004 Australia Islamophobia The Isma report brings Arab and Muslim Australians’ experiences into public debate
27 February 2004 France Islamophobia Human Rights Watch challenges the proposed school headscarf ban
28 January 2004 Canada Islamophobia Campaigning secures a public inquiry into Maher Arar’s treatment
2 December 2003 United Kingdom Islamophobia Religion-or-belief employment protections enter into force in Great Britain
24 September 2003 Germany Islamophobia Fereshta Ludin wins a constitutional challenge to exclusion from teaching
15 February 2003 United Kingdom Islamophobia Muslim and anti-war organizations jointly mobilize against the invasion of Iraq
14 November 2002 United States Islamophobia Human Rights Watch documents the anti-Muslim backlash in We Are Not the Enemy
19 February 2002 United States; Cuba Islamophobia Rasul v. Bush begins a legal challenge to detention without judicial review at Guantánamo
17 September 2001 United States Islamophobia Muslim leaders receive a presidential visit amid attacks and intimidation
11 September 2001 United States Islamophobia Volunteers form the Sikh Coalition in response to the racist backlash
27 November 2000 European Union Islamophobia The Employment Equality Directive establishes protection against religious discrimination at work
26 October 2000 Bulgaria Islamophobia Hasan and Chaush win a judgment against state interference in Muslim community leadership
16 March 2000 International Islamophobia ECRI adopts a recommendation against intolerance and discrimination targeting Muslims
14 December 1999 Greece Islamophobia Ibraim Serif wins a European ruling protecting Muslim religious leadership
23 November 1997 United Kingdom Islamophobia The Muslim Council of Britain is inaugurated after nationwide consultation
14 October 1997 Türkiye; United Kingdom Islamophobia IHRC backs women resisting university headscarf exclusions in Türkiye
20 May 1997 United Kingdom Islamophobia The Indian Muslim Federation and Waltham Forest hold an Islamophobia seminar
1 June 1994 United States Islamophobia CAIR is founded to defend Muslim civil rights and public participation
2 November 1992 France Islamophobia The Kherouaa judgment overturns a blanket school ban on religious signs
27 November 1989 France Islamophobia The Conseil d’État rejects an automatic incompatibility between headscarves and secular schooling