Islamaphobia on rise, especially in Europe: U.N. envoy
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The United Nations investigator on racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia, especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by some right-wing political parties.
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The arrest of 14 Islamic extremists in Barcelona points up the growing concern that the jihadist threat on the continent is coming from Pakistan and not just North Africa
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A top anti-terrorism official at the U.S. State Department on Thursday warned Europeans to expect more attacks such as last year's train bombings in Madrid, saying dispersed and well-disguised terrorist networks are operating in Western countries.
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Western countries on Thursday voiced concern at the rising number of executions in Iran as well as the "treatment of women as second class citizens" there.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (IPS) - People in Europe and the United States may tend to  associate Islam with immigrants, autocratic regimes in the Middle  East and political violence. But many more Muslims live in  democratic countries in Asia, where political developments are  less spectacular and not as headline-grabbling, but as decisive.
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Europe is increasingly seen as a staging post for potential attacks on the United States, the US Secretary of Homeland Security told the BBC Wednesday, indicating tougher checks on travellers.
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BERLIN - There is growing alarm in Germany over the torching of mosques, churches and schools in the Netherlands following the brutal killing of Islam-critical film director Theo van Gogh.
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MADRID -- Western intelligence and security officials say the threat of a terror attack by Islamic militants over the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel season is extremely high, with the greatest concern focusing on a possible plot targeting Europe.
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Western intelligence and security officials say the threat of a terror attack by Islamic militants over the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel season is extremely high, with the greatest concern focusing on a possible plot targeting Europe.
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An  EU fact-finding team reports a "worrying" increase in reports of torture and abuse in Turkey.
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Most people believe divisions between the West and the Muslim world are worsening, a poll suggests.
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Official condemnation of the racist barracking suffered by England footballers in Spain this week cannot hide the fact that xenophobia is on the rise in a country now Europe&#39;s biggest magnet for immigrants, Spanish anti-racism campaigners warned yesterday
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The threat of terrorism in Europe remains very high due to anger over the Iraqi war and the growing influence of North African groups linked to al-Qaida, a leading anti-terrorism judge warned Thursday.
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European nations need to think more seriously about how terrorism affects them, even in such far-off places as Afghanistan, NATO's secretary-general said Thursday.
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Muslims' sense of belonging could be eroded by EU nations not tackling discrimination, a watchdog warns.
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The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
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A rise in the number of Muslims in  Western Europe has intensified longstanding anti-Jewish  sentiment in the region and acts such as desecrating synagogues  are likely to increase, the State Department said.