Of all the specters haunting Europe, none are as potent – or potentially disruptive to democracy – as Islamophobia. Cultural racism is a complex phenomenon to decode, but it is the task of progressive forces to do it, notes Paul Hockenos.
This question has animated scholarly, religious, and political debates for centuries. These debates have been lively, at times contentious, and have been held in different parts of the Muslim majority world
States across the country are considering far-right bills to ban Islamic law. For that, we have hate-group leader David Yerushalmi to thank.
Triggering again the face of Islamophobia was the recent visit Thursday by a delegation from the British Foreign Office, to the Muslim Brotherhood’s administrative office in Alexandria.
The Muslim Brotherhood would favor a Turkish model for Egypt rather than the Iranian model for an Islamic state, Egypt’s deputy prime minister said Tuesday.
There is no doubt that Islamophobia is at its peak in US. More than ever there is a need to counter the Islam smearing campaign launched by the conservative right. ICNA Bay Area partnered with USA network as part of NBC Universal media group for a month long campaign to promote religious tolerance in US.
David Yerushalmi One of the more striking things about the current anti-sharia craze is how often state legislators who introduce anti-sharia bills can’t answer basic questions about Islamic law or why they see it as a threat. In Alabama, for example, when the state senator who sponsored an anti-sharia bill was asked by a reporter [...]
In testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, Nathan J. Brown explains why the Brotherhood does not pose a security threat to the United States and should be welcomed as a legitimate political actor.
In this period of transformation, every week has been punctuated with the poignant formality of Friday prayers, including broadcast scenes of masses of Muslims prostrate in orderly rows across vast squares in every contested Arab capital.
“Through this campaign we are trying to clarify the true teachings of Islam, to speak out against injustices, suicide bombings and terrorism” Rafiq Hayat, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association.
“Shari’ah is the ideal law of God according to Islam… Shari’ah has tremendous diversity, as jurists and learned scholars figure out and articulate what that law is…”
Islamophobia is a topic that elicits strong emotional responses from all fronts. In this debate, centered on suspicions, fears, and stereotypes it is often hard to step out of the vicious cycle that pits ‘us’ against ‘them’.
Court documents indicated Girouex told investigators the most sexual contact he had was with one teen over a four-year period, starting when the boy was 14 years old.
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