Video: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s KKK Analogy Sums Up ISIS Perfectly
Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stopped by Morning Joe on Monday, presumably to promote his new children’s book, Stealing the Game, but the hosts also asked him to discuss a […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks Out Against Islamophobia In The U.S
Source: Huffington Post By Rahel Gebreyes; Editor, HuffPost Video “That should not be what America is about.” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was 24 years old when he changed his given name andembraced […]
Police investigate after mosque door is bricked shut
Source: The Local Unknown people have bricked up the entrance to a mosque in northeastern Germany and stuck racist flyers to their masonry work. More:
Canadian teachers instructed on how to combat ‘Islamophobia’
New guide for teachers encourages field trips to mosques as part of anti-Islamophobia education. A new teacher’s guide produced by the Canadian Human Rights Commission was launched last week in […]
Black Muslims: We Exist
Source: Huffington Post By Mahmoud Mire; Unapologetically black and Muslim; I write about things I am passionate “If you are Muslim, and you love America and freedom and you hate […]
Paris restaurant ‘refuses to serve Muslim women’
Source: BBC A video showing a restaurateur in a Paris suburb apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women has sparked anger in France and calls for protest. In the video, […]
BURKINI BAN LIFTED, BUT SHOCK OF ISLAMOPHOBIA REMAINS
Source: World Religion News The world was recently shocked by the decision of certain French cities to ban the burkini, swimwear specially designed for use by Muslim women during a beach trip. The burkini is a swimsuit that covers the whole body, including the hair. The French authorities justified their […]
Dutch far-right party says it will ban mosques, Koran
Source: Yahoo News The Hague (AFP) – The political party of Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders, which is leading polls ahead of parliamentary elections next year, has vowed to close […]
Hillary Clinton Defines Race Relations in Nevada Today – Exposing Trump
Hillary Clinton’s speech starts around minute 34 of above video and you can watch all of it Hillary Clinton Says ‘Radical Fringe’ Is Taking Over G.O.P. Under Donald Trump Source: […]
Sarkozy calls burkinis a ‘provocation’ that supports radical Islam
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Martin Farrer French presidential hopeful earns sharp rebuke from burkini designer Aheda Zanetti, who says French don’t understand her creation The […]
Muslim YouTuber Spells Out Exactly Why France’s Burkini Ban Is So Problematic
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor British YouTuber Dina Torkia had a few choice words about the temporary “Burkini bans” that have swept through several French cities in […]
Why Islamophobia Is Bad For America: A Rabbi’s View
Source: Huffington Post By Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber, who is the author of the new book Why People Pray: The Global Power of Prayer What many people today fail to realize is […]
Texas Muslims threatened amid increasing Islamophobia
Source: Aljazeera Politicians and law enforcement agencies have been slow to support Muslims facing growing threat of violence. Vincent Simon, left, and Mujeeb Kazi say a recent threat against their […]
France’s liberal traditions won’t be helped by the burkini ban
Source: The Guardian By William Hutton, who has written a weekly column for more than 15 years: six years at the Guardian and nine years at the Observer. He is principal […]
Islamophobic Heckler Interrupts Muslim Woman’s TV Interview On Islamophobia
Source: Huffington Post Jenna Amatulli Trends Editor, The Huffington Post A reporter talking to a student about anti-Muslim rhetoric was interrupted by a passerby making Islamophobic comments. For a BBC segment on Islamophobia on social media, reporter Catrin Nye was discussing with student Ruqaiya Haris, 23, the almost 7,000 anti-Islamic tweets that […]
Views of additional security scrutiny for U.S. Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center Views of additional security scrutiny for U.S. Muslims When it comes to the federal government’s efforts to prevent terrorism, 64% of voters say Muslims living in […]
‘Islam for Dummies’: ISIS recruits have poor grasp of faith
Source: TOI The AP analyzed the IS entry form documents of around 4,030 foreign recruits who crossed into Syria when the group was rapidly expanding and seizing territory in Iraq and Syria in 2013 and 2014. At that time, the CIA estimated the extremist group had between 20,000 and 31,500 […]
Portraying Muslims as a Threat to Women, Donald Trump Echoes ‘Us vs. Them’ Refrain
Source: The New York Times By AMANDA TAUB WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump, reiterating his call to restrict Muslim immigration to the United States, has adopted a tactic that has long been a mainstay of strongmen and sectarian provocateurs: portraying outsiders as a threat to women’s safety. In a foreign […]
Oklahoma man jailed in killing accused of anti-Muslim rants
Source: Associated Press ULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man suspected of fatally shooting a male neighbor was accused of harassing and shouting anti-Muslim slurs at the man’s family, who […]
Donald Trump’s jihad on Muslims
Source: RNS By Arsalan Iftikhar (RNS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a lengthy address at a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday (Aug. 15) titled “Understanding the Threat: Radical Islam and […]