Source: Spiegel Germany: For over a decade, the Arab television broadcaster Al-Jazeera was widely respected for providing an independent voice from the Middle East. Recently, however, several top journalists have left, saying the station has developed a clear political agenda. More:
The Telegraph: David Barrett and Ben Leach. The communications watchdog, Ofcom, has made a series of rulings against channels which allowed “inflammatory” material to be broadcast in breach of rules which forbid extreme opinions gaining a platform on British television. The cases, disclosed today, include examples of an imam telling viewers […]
Source: The Jakarta Post Editor: Actual headline reads, “Journalists tested on knowledge of Islam” A survey conducted by Pantau Foundation in 2012 reveals that religious intolerance among Indonesian journalists remains […]
Pan-Arab news giant finalizes acquisition that will give it access to more than 60 million homes across America. Current TV, the progressive media company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has being acquired by international satellite cable network Al Jazeera. According to the NY Times, which broke the news […]
Ex. President of USA Al Gore Source: Guardian UK Acquisition of Al Gore’s cable channel gives Al-Jazeera an access to 60 million homes in USA Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab news channel […]
Huff Post: Krystina Friedlander. Anti-Islam Messages Dominate Media. Hate Crimes Against Muslims Remain High. Anti-sharia Legislation in the United States. This has been a big year for Islam and Islamic […]
Riyadh: The editor of a Saudi Arabian website could be sentenced to death after a judge cited him for apostasy and moved his case to a higher court, the monitoring group Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Raif Badawi, who started the Free Saudi Liberals website to discuss the role […]
Islam fastest growing in UK: 2nd religion. 5% Muslims Posted on 23 December 2012. English: The Muslim population of the world map by percentage of each country, according to the Pew Forum 2009 report on world Muslim populations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “All indications are that a growing number ofBritons who grew […]
Source: NY Times. A short video on Terry Jones’s hate speech attempt in Times Square, 2011. Click here to play the video.
Source: Rawal TV: Focus with Waqas Munawar Episode 88 – Issues: Lahore: Extremists Vandalise Cemetery …….
Source: Aaj News Television, Pakistan:
…………….the Daily Express and Daily Mail regularly splash with front-pages of bile-stirring outrage over immigration and exaggerated or even invented stories about Muslims. Source: Politics.org.uk As debate rages over press […]
Express Tribune: Endemic violence, targeted attacks and threats against journalists in Pakistan have contributed to a ranking of 151 out of 179 countries worldwide on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index issued […]
Gas prices: There’s not much that presidents can do about them GOP nominee Mitt Romney makes sure he gets to make his point even as debate moderator tries to move on. By John W. Schoen, NBC News When you pull up to that gas pump and nearly faint […]
After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine adopts an all-digital format. We are announcing this morning an important development at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013. As part of this transition, the last print edition in the United States will be […]
Huff Post: Two leading Christian television networks are preparing for the return of Jesus with live streams from the Mount Of Olives. Daystar TV and the Trinity Broadcasting Network have set […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies Author(s) Noam Chomsky Publisher South End Press, Pluto Press Publication date June 1989 Media type Paperback Pages 422 ISBN 0-89608-366-7 OCLC Number 19457706 Dewey Decimal 302.2/3 19 LC Classification P95.8 .C48 1989 Necessary Illusions: […]
Source: Qantara Reports by Western media on the violent protests in the Muslim world against the film “The Innocence of Muslims” have delivered a one-sided and over-simplified picture of the Muslims and the complex reality in which they live. By Hoda Salah Since the start of the protests against […]
RT: The California filmmaker who produced the anti-Muslim movie that sparked uproar across the Middle East may end up behind bars pending the results of an upcoming probation case. Federal investigators are inquiring as to if Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind the notorious “Innocence of Muslims” movie, violated the […]
Source: CNN Blog. By Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster Editor’s note: Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster is director of North American Programs for Rabbis for Human Rights — North America, where she directs campaigns against torture, religious discrimination, slavery and human trafficking. (CNN) — My daily trek to work is the last place I […]