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Europe’s Far-Right Wants Its Own Muslim Ban

Jesus Was Not White. Here Is Why That Matters

Europe’s most extreme right leaders gathered in Prague on Sunday to discuss their aspirations for implementing a Muslim ban resembling President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy. “We must have the courage to have travel bans as President Trump has done in the United States,” Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician who sports a mop of […]

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 […]

Islamic indoctrination in Chatham! A Fox News fantasy | Editorial

Islamic indoctrination in Chatham! A Fox News fantasy | Editorial

Most Americans know little to nothing about Islam, polls have found, yet have a negative view of the faith. Most don’t know any Muslims personally, and say they aren’t interested, or don’t know whether they want to learn more about the world’s second-largest religion. This is the challenge facing U.S. educators. And as if that […]

Bogus Claims About ‘Underreported’ Terror Attacks

Ted Nugent Says the Parkland Survivors 'Have No Soul'

I’m out of excuses for the people in the Trump White House, and now things are starting to get really scary. In its relentless effort to delegitimize the press, the Trump administration has issued a long, long list of lies about terrorism attacks that supposedly went underreported. This was designed to back up President Donald […]

Who Is Frank Gaffney?

Who Is Frank Gaffney?

A man with extreme views on Islam who once claimed President Barack Obama was a secret Muslim may, or may not, be advising President-elect Donald Trump during his transition into the presidency, according to differing reports. Frank Gaffney was brought on by Trump to “assist on national security issues” after officials who were brought on […]

Geert Wilders Trial: Free Speech an Excuse for Racism

Free speech should be cherished, not abused

Monday saw the start of Geert Wilders’ trial for inciting racial hatred, following his promise at a 2014 rally in The Hague to reduce the number of Moroccans in the Netherlands. Wilders is the leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Netherlands, which has been prominent in Dutch politics since the mid-2000s and […]

Race or Religion? Exploring Hostilities Among Voters

Race or Religion? Exploring Hostilities Among Voters

Political scientists have long noted that politics is a competition between groups with diverse and competing interests. During campaigns, candidates actively attempt to sway certain groups and vilify others in order to garner support. In this year’s election, scholars and commentators have argued that the success of Donald Trump’s…