Neo-Nazi Neil Erikson Confused the Quran With the Bible
Neil Erikson, a far-right, anti-Islam activist and self-proclaimed neo-Nazi in Australia, picked up a copy of the Quran as he prepared to give sworn evidence under religious oath in court on Monday. Related: Bible Miraculously Didn’t Burn When an Evangelical Church Was Firebombed by Militants, Congregants Claim The court staff then pointed out his mistake, […]
Twitter Bans Trump’s Retweeted Anti-Muslim Videos In Anti-Hate Speech Measure
Twitter suspended the accounts of the far-right leaders of Britain First Monday, thus scrapping several anti-Muslim videos they posted that were retweeted by President Donald Trump. Britan First leader Paul Golding and his deputy Jayda Fransen were banished from Twitter and their old posts were also deleted. Three anti-Muslim videos Fransen posted that were retweeted […]
White Supremacists Share Bomb-Making Materials in Online Chats
Right-wing extremists communicating in confidential online chats in recent months have shared scores of documents detailing the manufacture and use of bombs, grenades, mines and other incendiary devices. The documents, which range from instructions on detonating dynamite to U.S. military manuals for constructing improvised explosives and booby traps, were passed around during online conversations among […]
The Empire Files: The Most Dangerous Year for Muslims in America
Abby Martin interviews Dr. Deepa Kumar, professor of media studies at Rutgers University and author of Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, about the roots of this alarming situation. From confronting right-wing arguments, to examining the reality behind Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims, to how Islamophobia is a reinforcement and basis for the structures […]
Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?
By Nadia Rubaii, Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Max Pensky, Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York. Protesters with opposing views face off at a ‘Free […]
Over the years, Americans have become increasingly exposed to extremism
By James E. Hawdon, Director, Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech. A man sporting a Nazi tattoo leaves Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 12, 2017. Steve Helber/AP Photo Extremism has always been with us, but the internet has allowed ideas that advocate hate and violence to reach more and more […]
Alex Jones: Jewish Actors Dress as KKK To Cause Clashes
Controversial far-right commentator Alex Jones has suggested attendees at a white supremacist rally that descended into violence were Jewish actors dressing up as Nazis. The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday saw aggressive clashes between demonstrators and counter protesters, with an anti-fascist killed after a car ploughed into the group she was […]
Pope advisors attack Trump’s aide Steve Bannon and US religious right
Rome (dpa) – Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon and Christian extremists that have sided with the US president have a dangerously “fundamentalist” world view, according to two confidantes of Pope Francis. In a Sunday comment on Italian daily La Repubblica, church historian Alberto Melloni said the papal aides have laid bare “an unprecedented conflict” […]
KKK rally in Virginia met with large counterprotest
At least 23 people have been arrested during a march in the US state of Virginia by supporters of the white supremacist group, Ku Klux Klan. A few dozen Klansmen protesting against the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville were met by hundreds of jeering counter-protesters on Saturday.
British Government Accused of Failing to Tackle Extreme Right Terror Threat
The British government is being urged to do more to tackle violence by right-wing extremists, following the attack outside London’s Finsbury Park mosque in the early hours of Monday morning. One person died and at least 11 were injured when 47-year-old Darren Osborne from Wales drove his van into a crowd of worshippers, reportedly shouting…