Islamophobia

By Domenica Ghanem | – (Institute for Policy Studies) – If we want to avoid another tragic day asking ourselves how this could happen, news organizations have to stop giving a platform to Islamophobic talking heads. When 50 people praying in a New Zealand mosque were gunned down and killed by a white supremacist, the […]

Far Right

Muslim Christchurch survivor tells remembrance service: ‘I choose peace’

AFP

by Chris FOLEY | – Christchurch (AFP) – A Maori lament echoed across Christchurch Friday as a survivor of the New Zealand mosque attacks told a national remembrance service he had forgiven the gunman responsible for the racist massacre that took his wife, and shocked the world. “I am choosing peace and I have forgiven,” […]

Islamophobia

Islamophobia is no Myth: NZ Mosque attacks show it is is real, deadly and spreading around the world

Juan Cole

By Imran Awan | – When I woke up to the news that 50 people had been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, I couldn’t help but reflect upon the words of those who refuse to accept that Islamophobia exists. In the UK, the columnist Melanie Phillips has […]

Islamophobia

New Gallipoli: Turkey & Australia in War of Words over NZ Mosque Massacre

AFP

By Andrew BEATTY | – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned “reckless” and “highly offensive” comments made by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of the Christchurch massacre, warning he would consider “all options” in reviewing ties. On the campaign trail, the Turkish leader has used video footage of the terror attack that killed […]

Islamophobia

Muslims are Biggest Victims of Terror Globally, and Extremists Share Much in Common

The Conversation

By Joe Burton | – In the aftermath of the tragic loss of life in Christchurch on Friday, the focus needs to be on supporting those who have lost their loved ones and on fostering a sense of national unity in the face of an heinous act of terrorism. Across the world, marches took place […]

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Rupert Murdoch’s Fox postpones Pirro, as his Sky Channel is Pulled from NZ Airwaves for airing Shooter’s Video

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – World-straddling press lord Rupert Murdoch’s media is under pressure in the wake of the massacre of 50 worshipers by a white supremacist terrorist at a Christchurch mosque. Murdoch’s Fox News is known for pushing white nationalist themes and for demonizing Muslims, and his Sky News Australia is not very different. […]

Islamophobia

New Zealand Mosque Survivor says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him

AFP

by Daniel DE CARTERET / Jerome TAYLOR | – Christchurch (AFP) – As the bullets tore into worshippers during Friday prayers, taxi driver Abdul Kadir Ababora threw himself to the floor and wedged himself under a bookshelf used to hold Korans, praying he would see his wife and kids again. Somehow that decision saved his […]

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Dear Sen. Anning re: Mosque Shooting: The Qur’an Forbids Murder and Commands Peacemaking

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A far right wing senator in Australia, Fraser Anning, issued a despicable and widely condemned statement after fascist white supremacists from Australia murdered 49 persons at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. He referred to the mass murder merely as “vigilantism,” as though it were an understandable policing of a neighborhood […]

Islamophobia

White Supremacist Gang Massacres Innocent Muslims in N. Zealand; PM: The Muslim Victims “are us”

AFP

Christchurch (AFP) – The mosques were packed with worshippers gathering for Friday afternoon prayers, and members of the Bangladesh cricket team were arriving when the shooter opened fire. Local media reported at least nine people were dead and the South Island city was placed in lockdown as police hunted for an “active shooter.” “This is […]