Human Rights Watch challenges expanded emergency powers

Muslim organizers and supporters formed a human ring around Oslo’s synagogue in solidarity with Jews following antisemitic attacks in Europe. Participants opposed both antisemitism and Islamophobia....

The US Supreme Court ruled for the EEOC in the Abercrombie case involving Samantha Elauf, who had worn a headscarf to a job interview. Avoiding a religious accommodation can violate Title VII even...

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the government’s appeal in Zunera Ishaq’s case, leaving the lower court’s rejection of the citizenship-oath niqab policy in place. The litigation protected her...

The Third Circuit reversed the dismissal of Hassan v. City of New York and returned the case to the district court. It recognized that being singled out for surveillance because of Muslim identity...

Fortify Rights publicized a Yale legal clinic analysis and called for an international investigation into possible genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The intervention linked discriminatory policies...

An online campaign launched to support families affected by the San Bernardino killings. Tarek El-Messidi and other organizers used fundraising to express compassion while Muslims faced fears of a...

IHRC and Scotland Against Criminalising Communities held a conference considering Islamophobia within changing forms of racism. Speakers addressed political repression, social hostility and...

During an attack on a bus in Mandera, Muslim passengers refused attackers’ efforts to separate Christians and Muslims. Their protection of fellow passengers was an act of cross-religious solidarity...

Parties announced a proposed settlement of litigation challenging discriminatory NYPD surveillance of Muslims. The proposal included restrictions and oversight changes to intelligence...

Amnesty International published Upturned Lives, documenting consequences of emergency searches and house arrests in France. Testimony described disruption to work, families and daily life. The...