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Europe’s Far-Right Wants Its Own Muslim Ban
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 […]
Shattering the Myth of Dutch Tolerance
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. The Dutch elections on March 15 have received a lot of attention in the international media. The reason for the attention is clear: A Trump lookalike populist, Geert Wilders, was rumored to win big as part of a Western populist movement that some call the “Patriotic Spring.” His […]
How Geert Wilders Lost Power But Gained Influence
As results flooded in after the Dutch general election, incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte was beaming. The country, he said, had hit back against far-right, anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders and the hate he espoused. Wilders’s Party for Freedom came a distant second, with 20 seats, to Rutte’s People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, which won […]
Angela Merkel Defends Muslims, But Says Christians Can’t Stop Islamic Terrorism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended Islam as a peaceful religion Saturday night in a speech aimed at quelling growing anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe and the U.S. that has sparked in recent months hate crimes and political backlash. Merkel, who has sought to lead by example and welcome hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into Germany […]
Letter threatening genocide sent to several US mosques
Several more mosques in the United States have reported receiving hate-filled letters from California that warned Muslims to leave the country or face genocide. The identical letters postmarked from the Los Angeles area have now shown up at mosques throughout California and in Ohio, Michigan, Rhode Island, Indiana, Colorado and Georgia. Los Angeles police have […]
Before Ohio State Attack, Student Shared His Fears About Islamophobia
Following the identification of Ohio State University attacker Abdul Razak Ali Artan, social media sites flooded Monday with questions regarding the religion and ethnicity of the 18-year-old who was shot dead by authorities after injuring nine in a car-and-knife attack on campus. Police are investigating whether the attack was related to terrorism. Artan was reportedly […]
Genocide-Threatening Letters Sent To Islamic Centers
At least four mosques received copies of an anti-Muslim, pro-Trump handwritten letter in California and Georgia threatening genocide against Islam since Thursday, adding to a wave of hate crimes and threats against the Islamic community across the United States. As minority communities report a surge in violence since President-Elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory, Muslim […]
2014 video: Rep. John Bennett speaks out against Islam
In this video from 2014, Rep. John Bennett speaks out against Islam. Video will load shortly.
State Representative John Bennett Argues with a citizen about Islam during a public meeting
Tina Kelly tries to get a direct answer from Bennett about what exactly he proposes to do after Bennett compared Islam to a cancer that needs to be cut out. Video will load shortly. Audience member: Do you really believe Islam is a religion. (Video 5:07) FACT CHECK: ISLAM is the world’s second largest religion […]