Jo Ankier and Nik Zecevic | (The Lip TV) | (Video) |- “A Prophet Muhammad cartoon ad has been blocked by Washington DC’s transport authority who voted unanimously on Thursday to suspend advertisements it describes as “issue-oriented” on the subway after the The American Freedom Defense Initiative, founded by Pamela Geller, campaigned to display the […]
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Muslim-Americans
Armed Bikers Protest at Arizona Mosque
AJ+ | – “Anti-Islam activists have planned a “peaceful” protest at an Arizona mosque. Protesters are encouraged to bring American flags and “to utilize their second-amendment right” … just in case.” AJ+: “Anti-Islam Activists Organize Protest At Mosque, Encourage Fire Arms”
Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female
AJ+ | – “Hip-hop is a male-dominated arena. In California, a hip-hop collective of Muslim women are challenging stereotypes about being Muslim, and women, through their lyrics.” AJ+: “Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female”
Sharia Law Comes To Walmart, According To Allen West
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) | – “”Fox News contributor Allen West went to Walmart and thought he was the victim of “Sharia law” because a checkout clerk under the age of 21 couldn’t sell him alcohol. West, a former congressman and head of the think tank National Center for Policy Analysis, wrote a […]
Aasif Mandvi Wants You To Laugh At Islamophobia
AJ+ | – “The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi is tackling American Muslim stereotypes with his greatest weapon: comedy. On April 9, the comedian debuted his four-episode web sitcom Halal in the Family on humor website Funny or Die.” AJ+: “Aasif Mandvi Wants You To Laugh At Islamophobia”
Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been convicted on all counts in the Boston Marathon bombings. Dzhokhar and his brother Tamerlan were from a mixed Chechen and Avar family. Dzhokhar was born in Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian republic that had been part of the Communist Soviet Union. Being from a […]
The Dynamism of American Islam
By Joseph Richard Preville and Julie Poucher Harbin | (ISLAMiCommentary) How do Muslims fit into the quilt of American history? Jonathan Curiel investigates this question in his new book, Islam in America (I.B. Tauris, April 28, 2015). “America’s first Muslims,” he writes, “were perceived as less than human – people put in chains, forced to […]
Obama Says: U.S. At War With Terrorism, Not With Islam
By RFE/ RL | – U.S. President Barack Obama has said the United States is not “at war” with Islam, but with people who distort the religion. Speaking on February 18 at the three-day White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, Obama said, “We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with […]
Russell Brand: Chapel Hill Vs Copenhagen – Which Is Terrorism?
Russell Brand | (The Trews) – “Reaction to the media coverage of the Chapel Hill killings last week and the shootings in Copenhagen.” Chapel Hill Vs Copenhagen – Which Is Terrorism? Russell Brand