Islamophobia Network Targets Top Performing American Schools
The firm is planning a campaign to counteract Islamophobia in America and was conducting interviews with Washington policymakers who have addressed this topic.
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Dudley Council mosque refusal is ‘Islamophobic’
The council originally refused outline planning permission for the Hall Street mosque in February 2007 on the basis the land had already been designated exclusively for employment use under the council’s unitary development plan.
Sep 26, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
MTA Rejects Pamela Geller’s Subway Advertisement That Calls Muslims ‘Savages’ (PHOTO)
“Yeah! Why is everyone shocked at the word “savage?” Or the phrase “war between the civilized man and the savage?” It’s not as if that phrase has ever been used in history to suppress minorities or advance theories of white supremacy. Nope.”
Islamophobia: Paranoia infects North America
Last year, Obama and Mayor Michael Bloomberg tamped down the hysteria over “Ground Zero mosque” but they could not persuade aFlorida pastor from commanding national attention for weeks before burning a copy of the Qur’an.
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
“I Stayed to Fight” — Being a Muslim Immigrant in Post 9/11 America
Watching the twin towers crumble on live television was the start of my deep bond with America that will endure the hate.
Sep 11, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The rise of Islamophobic blogosphere
The pseudo-academic Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch was referenced 55 times in Breivik’s manifesto. Robert Spencer a Catholic writer who is the director of Jihad Watch which is owned by David Horowitz …
Sep 06, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Fear, Inc. The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America
We want this report to help create a resilient and secure America by providing the public with fact-based knowledge, rather than shrill, fear-based attacks. Violent extremism exists in America.
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
The Sharia Paranoia Industry is very lucrative
These efforts however, won’t succeed as long as Republican leaders continue to tacitly and sometimes explicitly embrace and enable those in the Sharia Panic Industry
Aug 26, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
10th Anniversary of 9/11 and Muslim Americans: the Need for a New Narrative
Islamophobia grew exponentially, as witnessed in America’s 2008 presidential and 2010 congressional elections, Park 51 and post-Park 51 anti-mosque and so-called anti-Shariah campaigns, as well as increased hate speech and violence
Aug 20, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Mystery of who funded right-wing “radical Islam” campaign deepens
Indeed, the group does not have to release detailed donor information because of its nonprofit tax status. We knew only that there was serious money behind the effort: Clarion spent nearly $19 million in 2008,..
Nov 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Harry Reid picks on American Muslims
He was a leader among the right-wing minority of Congressional Democrats who supported President George W. Bush’s contention that the United States somehow has the right to invade Muslim countries rich in hydrocarbon resources.
2012: Exploiting Islamophobia to Win Big
In fact, anti-Muslim rage in today’s national discourse is populism’s low-hanging fruit, and many Republicans hungrily grabbed at it with both fists and were duly rewarded this campaign season.
Nov 17, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Islamophobia Inc.
The Islamophobes are sounding the alarm about the “Muslim menace” that they claim is threatening the Western, “civilized” world. According to them, every new mosque built in the U.S. is an invitation to jihad
The N.Y. Islamic Center Controversy: How People of the Same Faith Can Disagree
Among Muslims respondents, 14 % favor relocating the project to an alternate site, 43 % favor construction in the currently proposed location & 30 % favor building an interfaith institution in the current location.
Nov 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Still Hating: Our Summer Of Islamophobia
The attack of 9/11 was a horrible way to be introduced to Islam because that act was not Islam. That was evil, and for nine long years, Muslims in this country made important inroads educating neighbors about what Islam is not.
Nov 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
GR White Paper: Islamophobia And The New York Mosque Controversy
Religious and racial prejudices, political opportunism, and a deliberate campaign of Islamophobia have all contributed to a publicly accepted negative perception of Islam and Muslims.
Shedding Light on the Legacy of Ground Zero
The museum will only be able to pose, but it will not be able to answer, the most important question: What is the legacy of 9/11? The reason is simple. Nine years later, we still do not know.
Oct 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
America’s Anti-Islam Hysteria
Sharron Angle is just the latest politician to stir up anti-Muslim feelings. Reza Aslan on the wacky movement to ban Sharia law in the U.S.
Oct 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Jihad and Soup: Islam-baiting in America
The anti-Islam wing of the conservative movement is setting its sights on Campbell’s Canada’s now year-old decision to release a line of Halal-certified soups and broths.
Oct 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The five most anti-Muslim ads of the year (so far)
“Kill the Ground Zero Mosque,” a spot released over the summer by the National Republican Trust PAC, features pictures of mosques and Muslim militants alongside lurid imagery from Sept. 11, including a person falling from the World Trade Center.
Thousands of True Americans Respond to Call for Donations to Islamic Center
we were already far beyond the $10,000 goal. In fact, as of this morning, we’re estimating that the funds raised from you have exceeded an amazing $50,000!
Oct 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Why the Mosque Melee Actually Signals a New Era of Religious Tolerance
How did the comic-opera pastor of a tiny Southern congregation come to dominate the media for the better part of a week, eclipsing countless expressions of outrage from religious and secular groups around the country?
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
