Q&A: Jewish rabbi battles Islamophobia in the US
The West has seen a spike in Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslims following attacks in Europe and the US that have been blamed on supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). But, in response, some non-Muslim political and religious leaders have stepped up efforts to tackle discriminatory treatment and violence. […]
Islamophobia and Civil Society Bullies
Led by Dr. Hatem Bazian, the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) at the University of California, Berkeley highlights research and projects that explore the maintenance and extension of existing power paradigms by bringing together academics, thinkers, practitioners and researchers from around the globe who engage, question and challenge the existing disparities in economic, political, […]
Steven Bannon, Ben Carson Put Their Ignorance Of Islam On Display
Interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show Breitbart News Daily yesterday, token brain surgeon Ben Carson told Breitbart Executive Chairman Steven K. Bannon that devout Muslims who embrace American democracy are “schizophrenic.” Embedded above, the interview focused on Carson’s plans to wage ‘civilizational jihad’ against the so-called Islamic State. Reflecting a profound and deliberate ignorance […]
Ben Carson: If Muslims Love America They Must Be ‘Schizophrenic’
Ben Carson isn’t a psychiatrist, but he likes to play one on the radio. In an interview he gave on Breitbart News Daily today, he told host Stephen Bannon that Muslims would have to be “schizophrenic” if they wanted to embrace American values like democracy while adhering to Islamic doctrines. This may come as quite […]
Chicago area’s Muslim youth fight stereotypes, suspicion
GLENVIEW, Ill. — Aasiyah Bhaiji knew the boys in her class were just clowning around, but their words stung just the same. As they headed inside from an ultimate Frisbee game at Springman Middle School in Glenview, Ill., one of them wrapped his team’s colors around his head like a turban. “Are you trying to […]
Huffington Post launches site tracking ‘deplorable wave of hate’ against Muslims
The Huffington Post has launched an Islamophobia tracking website dedicated to recording acts of anti-Muslim violence and discrimination across the United States. “After last year’s terror attacks in Paris and mass shooting in San Bernardino, California – and amidst a surge in anti-Muslim rhetoric from U.S. politicians – reports about Muslims in America facing violence, […]
U.K. Anti-Semitic Attacks Drop 22 Percent in 2015
The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in the U.K last year dropped by more than a fifth, but remains the third-highest toll ever recorded in the country, a Jewish protection group said on Thursday. Figures released by Community Security Trust (CST), a body that monitors anti-Semitism in the U.K., show that there were 924 anti-Semitic […]
Dear America | From a Muslim-American
At least 1 activist killed, 8 detained in Oregon
For weeks, law enforcement had kept their distance from the isolated wildlife refuge. They wanted to avoid a massacre out in Oregon’s high desert. Since Jan. 2, former rancher Ammon Bundy and several other armed activists had chosen the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as the site of a daring protest that riveted and infuriated many […]
Overcoming Historical Amnesia: Muslim Contributions to Civilization
In his recent article, Sam Harris, a popular critic of Islam, referred to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education activist, as “the best thing to come out of the Muslim world in 1,000 years.” Hidden in this comment is the idea that Malala’s fellow Muslims are backward and that her religion, Islam, is not conducive to […]