Muslim-Americans

By Phyllis Bennis | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – With all the discussion and debate these days about intersectionality and the need for progressives to link our movements against racism and against war, the name of Muhammad Ali belongs right up in our pantheon with Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Harry Belafonte, Joan […]

Featured

America’s First Communal Muslim Funeral: Muhammad Ali

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The funeral of Muhammad Ali, attended by a throng of 20,000, was the first national funeral for a national hero of the United States that was also a Muslim ceremony or janazah. Muhammad Ali crafted it as a interfaith event, but obviously Islam was central. The […]

Featured

Sufi Boxer Muhammad Ali’s last fight was against Extremism & Politicians’ Islamophobia

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Boxer Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, on 17 January 1942, is dead at 74. Ali was on the US team for the Rome Olympics in 1960, and became the Olympic light-heavyweight champion. He and the team were lionized when he came back. […]

Entertainment

Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Easy Breathalyzer Fix (Bassem Youssef Satire)

contributors

Dr. Bassem Youssef | (Fusion Comedy Satire Video) | – – “Tired of living in fear of the Muslims next door? Bassem Youssef has a solution! SUBSCRIBE for more Democracy Handbook (Bassem’s new docu-series) –coming to Fusion in July! Episodes will be available in their entirety on Thursday, July 14 at FUSION.net as well as […]

Islam-hatred

This is America! Man Facing Jail For Ripping Veil Off Muslim Woman

contributors

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “A man in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to ripping a hijab off of a woman’s head as they were on a flight. Gill Parker Payne faces one year in prison and a possible fine for religious obstruction. Cenk Uygur and […]

Islam-hatred

When Islamophobia Turns Violent: The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections

contributors

By Engy Abdelkader w/ research team Jordan Denari, Nathan Lean | (Bridge Initiative) | – – 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 […]

Islam-hatred

Confused Muslim-hating Bigots Target American Sikhs

contributors

Hasan Minhaj | (Comedy Central video report) | – – “Hasan Minhaj sits down with designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia to find out how Islamophobia is affecting America’s (non-Muslim) Sikh population.” Comedy Central: “The Daily Show – Confused Islamophobes Target American Sikhs”

Islam-hatred

Ted Cruz turns away delegation of own Muslim Constituents, Smears them as ‘Extremists’

contributors

Written by Bridge Initiative Team | Bridge | – – If anything is part and parcel of American democracy, it’s the idea that voters can, and should, communicate their ideas and concerns to the members of Congress who represent them. On Monday, April 18, 2016, as leaders from the American Muslim community visited their lawmakers […]

Authoritarianism

Trump culture: threat, fear and the tightening of the American mind

contributors

By Michele Gelfand and Joshua Conrad Jackson | (The Conversation) | – – For the past 10 months, Donald Trump has been a political enigma. Against the predictions of journalists, policy wonks and odds makers, a tabloid darling with no political experience and few coherent policies is now poised to be the Republican nominee for […]