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Midwestern Muslims Fearful After Anti-Sharia Rallies

Midwestern Muslims Fearful After Anti-Sharia Rallies

Muslims in the Midwest state of Minnesota say they are worried about their security after recent anti-Sharia rallies held by right-wing extremists. Muslim leaders and members of Somali communities in Minnesota say they need help and protection as anti-Muslim sentiment and hate crimes targeting Muslim-Americans surge. Community members are critical of Act for America, a […]

How the US anti-Muslim marches were defeated

How the US anti-Muslim marches were defeated

When the anti-Muslim ACT for America lobbying group called for nationwide protests against Islamic law, anti-racists and anti-fascists wasted little time in mobilising. In cities and towns across the country, counterprotesters outnumbered participants in the National March Against Sharia, which ACT for America said it had called for in response to alleged attempts to implement […]

Anti-Sharia Rallies Draw Counterprotesters in Cities Across the US

Anti-Sharia Rallies Draw Counterprotesters in Cities Across the US

Competing protests took place in several cities across the United States Saturday between groups saying they are protesting Sharia and groups saying they are protesting discrimination against Muslims. The “anti-Sharia” protesters were organized by a group called ACT for America, a President Donald Trump-aligned organization that says it protects free speech and defends traditional American […]

How US groups spread hate via the Islamophobia industry

How US groups spread hate via the Islamophobia industry

Anti-Muslim marches are slated to take place in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday, with several counterprotests expected. ACT for America, the country’s largest grassroots anti-Muslim group described by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as an “extremist group”, called for the nationwide “March Against Sharia”. In a statement on ACT for […]

March Against Sharia Targets Muslims in U.S.

Ted Nugent Says the Parkland Survivors 'Have No Soul'

ACT for America founder Brigitte Gabriel says the Islamic law known as Sharia is taking over the land, eclipsing the U.S. Constitution, with radical clerics turning the nation into a modern-day caliphate. That isn’t even remotely true, but the inconvenient fact is unlikely to stop anti-Islamic zealots who disguise their Islamophobia as a humanistic concern […]

Dozens of US cities brace for anti-Muslim marches

How US groups spread hate via the Islamophobia industry

Cities across the United States are gearing up for the National March Against Sharia, an anti-Muslim campaign that has been criticised by several rights groups and watchdogs. ACT for America, described by the Southern Poverty Law Centre (SPLC) as the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the US, called for Saturday’s marches in at least 28 […]