Attitude

From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret

NY Times: LOS ANGELES — Fuming for two months in a jail cell here, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has had plenty of time to reconsider the wisdom of making “Innocence of Muslims,” his crude YouTube movie trailer depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a bloodthirsty, philandering thug.   Bret Hartman/Reuters Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, who […]

My President is busy

Source: NY Times op ed By Thomas Friedman ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be […]

BROWARD SCH BD MEETING TURNS UGLY OVER MUSLIM HOLIDAYS

Broward Schools’ Diversity Board Meeting Turns Ugly Over Muslim Holidays Proposal (VIDEO, POLL) The Huffington Post  |  By Christiana Lilly Posted: 11/02/2012 12:16 pm EDT Updated: 11/02/2012 8:29 pm EDT FOLLOW: Islam, Polls, Video, Broward County Schools, Council On American-Islamic Relations, Cair,Fort Lauderdale Tea Party, Islamic Holidays At School, Muslim Broward, Miami News A Broward School District Diversity Committee meeting got ugly Thursday night […]

ISLAM IN THE PRESS : post by H. Koya

Foreign Islamic militants worry Syrian rebels but also provide a powerful … Fox News ALEPPO, Syria – The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war. Syria’s rebels share some of those misgivings. But they also see in … See all […]

Islam In The Press: post by Hanif Koya

Hajj: Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca Amid Regional Turmoil Huffington Post MECCA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Millions of pilgrims arrive this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage, which starts on Wednesday, with Saudi authorities warning they will stop any disruptive protests over the conflict in Syria. The Grand Mosque … See all […]

Political racism rears ugly head

by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Islamophobic tweets and attacks against foreigners on Facebook, blogs, posters and TV – recent incidents involving politicians and party members have given food for thought as Switzerland prepares to appear before the Human Rights Council. Over the past few months a number of alleged discrimination cases […]