New polling data published by YouGov and the Economist on December 7th revealed a shocking discovery: More and more young Americans believe that the Holocaust of the Jewish people perpetrated by Nazi Germany during the Second World War is a myth.
One-fifth of young Americans believe Holocaust is a myth. According to the polling results, young Americans hold more anti-Jewish sentiment than any other group. https://t.co/rR57gddsRP
After the Danish government announced last July that they would seek a “legal tool” to prevent the series of Quran burnings that rocked the country as well as neighboring Sweden, the Danish parliament recently passed a bill that will outlaw burning the Quran in public places.
After a series of Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities, Denmark on Thursday banned the “improper treating” of religious texts in public. https://t.co/PexhJpa7m5
Amidst the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, some cities in the United States and Canada canceled planned celebrations for Hanukkah and even removed Jewish symbols from holiday light displays, sparking public outrage at a time when religious and political divisions were deepening because of the war.
A man in India’s most populous state was arrested after he hit a bus conductor with a cleaver after a dispute about bus fare, alleging that he assaulted the conductor because he allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad.
With the Israel-Hamas war continuing after the Islamist terrorist group attacked Israel on October 7th, the tide of public opinion among many young Americans, many of whom hold progressive views, shifted significantly in favor of Palestine.
Young Americans are picking up the Qur’an ‘to understand the resilience of Muslim Palestinians’ | Books | The Guardian https://t.co/lbmXdtxInf
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Xinjiang, where he urged officials in the region to conserve the “hard-won social stability” that it is enjoying and deepen efforts to control “illegal religious activities” in Xinjiang.
Xi urges more work to 'control illegal religious activities' in Xinjiang on surprise visit - The Guardian https://t.co/UplkWvQUoc
Since the rise of Israel’s most right-wing government in its history, which included ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties in its alliance, many activists and ordinary Israelis are worrying about the rise of sex segregation in many areas of public life.
Growing Segregation by Sex in Israel Raises Fears for Women’s Rights https://t.co/A11e7lZdWW
A 10th-grade student in the district of Kathua in Jammu was sent to a hospital after his school teacher and principal severely beat him for writing "Jai Shri Ram" (Glory to Lord Rama) on his classroom’s blackboard, triggering protests in the area and led to the closure of his school.
Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical newspaper known for being targeted by two Islamist terrorists that saw 12 people killed and 11 injured in January 2015, criticized the Danish government after it proposed a new law banning religious books such as the Quran from being desecrated.
The state minister of sports and youth development in India’s Tamil Nadu is under fire for his remarks regarding Sanatana Dharma (referring to Hinduism), starting a political storm ahead of India's widely-anticipated 2024 general elections.
