Surveys Find Support for Religious Liberty and Free Speech, Need for More Education About Our Core Freedoms
Annual State of the First Amendment Survey Results Released Today WASHINGTON, July 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the Newseum Institute, in partnership with USA TODAY, released the results of its latest yearly State of the First Amendment survey. The results of this year’s survey show most Americans favor free speech, even over speech that offends, […]
Woman Ruins Legitimate Question About Employing Veterans With Anti-Muslim Hate
On Thursday afternoon, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a political rally where he lobbed the usual hate-mongering speech and made a joke about a plane flying overhead possibly being a “Mexican” one, ready to cause harm. But that was all par for the course, of course! Trump’s event was referred to as a press […]
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 […]
Steven Crowder, conservative comedian, draws Prophet Muhammad on YouTube channel
Comedian Steven Crowder has decided to use his YouTube channel to delve into dangerous free-speech territory by drawing the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Over 330,000 people have viewed Mr. Crowder’s “Painting Muhammad with Bob Ross” video, in which the comedian portrays the famous “Joy of Painting” artist while creating a scene with Muhammad and his many […]
Blaming Muslims After Attack, Donald Trump Tosses Pluralism Aside
Donald J. Trump left little doubt on Monday that he intends to run on the same proposals on immigration and terrorism that animated his primary campaign, using his first speech after the massacre in Orlando, Fla., to propose sweeping measures against Muslims that pay little heed to American traditions of pluralism. Without distinguishing between mainstream […]
Archbishop Warns Racism Is ‘Deeply Embedded’ In Society
England’s most senior Christian cleric has warned that racism is “deeply embedded in so much of our culture” as he urged politicians to take care with populist rhetoric. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that Britain had “learned how to do racism” over the past 1,000 years and said, in comments reported by The […]
When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections
Posted on May 2, 2016 at 3:33 pm. Written by Bridge Initiative Team EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report highlights trends and patterns surrounding Islamophobia since the start of the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle. It does so in the broader context of hatred, violence and social hostilities confronting Muslims as a minority faith group in contemporary America […]
Far-right AfD says Islam not welcome in Germany
Members of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) have backed an election manifesto that says Islam is not compatible with the constitution. Delegates at the party’s conference on Sunday also supported a call to ban minarets on mosques and the burqa. Set up three years ago, the AfD has been buoyed by Europe’s refugee […]
Zaid Jilani: There Is an Islamophobia Industry in the US That Makes a Lot of Money
TEHRAN (FNA)- Some of the US presidential candidates have made remarks in the recent months which offended many American-Muslims and stirred a debate on the reemergence of anti-Muslim sentiments in the United States. Ben Carson of the Republican Party said he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.” A […]
Curt Schilling’s Dismissal from ESPN Was Long-Deserved
ESPN fired Curt Schilling on Wednesday after the longtime analyst posted an anti-transgender meme to his Facebook page. The image in question featured a slovenly man dressed as a woman along with the words, “Let him in! To the restroom with your daughter or else you’re a narrow minded, judgemental, unloving, racist bigot who needs […]