Western Religion

By the Bridge Initiative Team | – – Looking back at the last twelve months, it can initially appear that Islamophobia was pretty bad in 2015. And indeed it was. Attacks against Muslims in the United States and their institutions have occurred in rapid succession. Meanwhile, leading politicians and the voting public have expressed increasingly […]

Democratic Party

Is Clinton right that Trump is Helping ISIL?

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – During Saturday night’s Democratic debate, Sec. Hillary Clinton at one point alleged, “And we also need to make sure that the really discriminatory messages that Trump is sending around the world don’t fall on receptive ears. He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter. They are going to […]

Bernie Sanders

Clinton: Trump chief recruiter for ISIL; Sanders: Take out Daesh First, Assad Later

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The second Saturday-night Democratic debate had a lot of discussion on foreign policy. It is a shame that the Democratic National Convention put it on a Saturday, when its audience was much lower. Many Bernie Sanders supporters believe that the DNC supports Sec. Hillary Clinton and […]

Islam-hatred

‘Off the Charts’ Violence against Muslims Ravaging US Communities

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By Sarah Lazare, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – New data confirms anecdotes of rising Islamophobic violence reflect nationwide trend. From an attack on a hijab-wearing sixth grader in the Bronx to the arson of a mosque near Palm Springs, reports of hate crimes targeting Muslims are more than troubling anecdotes, but rather, reflect […]

Education

Rural Fury over Arabic Script in World Cultures Module forces closing of Augusta, Va. Schools

Juan Cole

AJ+ | (Video news report) | – – “VA’s Augusta County School District shut down over security concerns posed by parents who were angry about an Arabic calligraphy lesson. Officials didn’t mention a specific threat, but said that the “tone and content” of messages pouring in from the community and beyond was cause for extra […]

Islam-hatred

Dutch Pranksters tell People Bible verses are from Qur’an & Hilarity Ensues

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RT | (Video report) | “Dutch pranksters have conducted an experiment aimed at testing public prejudice towards Islam. They took to the streets and read extracts from a book which they claimed was the Koran. Then came the big reveal. What people had originally believed were extracts from the Koran were actually being read from […]

Islam-hatred

Fearmongering against Muslims is a Bipartisan Sport & Hurts us All

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By Olivia Alperstein | (Otherwords.org) | – – Representative Loretta Sanchez’s bogus claims about Muslims reflect the kind of prejudice that holds America back. Representative Loretta Sanchez voiced the fears of a growing number of Americans when she spoke recently with Larry King as details about the San Bernardino shooters emerged. “We know that there […]

Islam-hatred

Nobelist Malala to Trump: Your Islamophobia is creating the grounds for Terrorism

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Wochit News | (Video report) | – – “Malala Yousafzai had a few words for Donald Trump and other politicians for attacking the Muslim Religion She stated in an interview directed towards trump. “The more you speak about Islam and against all Muslims, the more terrorists we create,”. This comes after Trump’s proposition to end […]

Far Right

No, GOP, you can’t win by Carpet-bombing

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – At the GOP debate Tuesday night, Ted Cruz came out swinging wildly. Blitzer: Senator Cruz, you have said you would, quote, “carpet bomb ISIS into oblivion,” testing whether, quote, “sand can glow in the dark.” Does that mean leveling the ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria […]