Hate speech trial of far-right politician Wilders will go ahead
A Dutch court ruled on Friday that prosecutors can pursue anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders over comments in which he led a roomful of supporters in chanting that they wanted “fewer” Moroccans in the Netherlands. “We’ll take care of it,” he told them. Accused of discrimination and inciting racism for the remarks, televised live in 2014, […]
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Democratic National ConventionThursday, July 28, 2016 PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Captain Humayun Khan is one of 14 American Muslim soldiers who have died serving the United States since 9/11. His family emigrated from the United Arab Emirates, where Capt. Khan was born. The first place they visited upon arriving in America was the […]
Ted Cruz Hearing Features Crackpot Anti-Muslim Witness
At a Senate hearing today sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, a well-known anti-Muslim activist denounced both of America’s Muslim congressmen for supposed ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The title of the hearing, “Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agency Efforts to Deemphasize Radical Islam in Combating Terrorism,” indicates that Cruz intentionally pandered to the magical thinking of […]
Report: State lawmakers tweak wording to push through anti-Islam bills
WASHINGTON — Republicans, and a handful of Democrats, have introduced more than 80 pieces of anti-Muslim legislation in state legislatures since 2013, finding new ways to target Islam by tweaking language that courts have ruled unconstitutional, according to a report released Monday. Of their dozens of attempts, legislators have succeeded in enacting anti-Islam bills or […]