Elizabeth Tsurkov on Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Islamophobia

A sourced history of statements and actions associated with this topic.

Disputes involving alleged hostility, prejudice, exclusion, discrimination, or violence directed at Muslims or attributed to Muslim identity.

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Condemned1Distinct events · September 2, 2026–September 2, 2026 — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 total published event · Inclusive range: September 2, 2026–September 2, 2026

September 2, 2026Condemned
Addressed record
Yousef's remarks and the audience applause constituted anti-Muslim hate and warranted an apology and repudiation from the summit and its sponsors.
“This is hate speech against over 1 billion Muslims.”
Speaker capacity
Researcher and commentator
Editorial rationale
Calling it hate speech against more than a billion Muslims is an explicit condemnation.
Fury as ex-Israeli spy delivers bigoted speech against Muslims, Quran and Prophet Muhammad in US (opens in a new tab)
Reaction roundup quoting Mehdi Hasan, Elizabeth Tsurkov, Ragıp Soylu, and CAIR. Used as secondary evidence where the original social posts were not accessible.

View context Mosab Hassan Yousef’s call for Muslims to leave the United States at the Jewish American Summit