Bigotry

ALIPAC Scrubs Website of Racially Inflammatory Post, Citing Site Damage

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC president William Gheen paints an apocalyptic view of America after the downfall of the “white European descendent male Christian demographic” in a post that was removed yesterday afternoon. Gheen cited website damage for the loss … Continued

Cross-Post: Immigrants Held in Solitary Cells, Often for Weeks

Upon releasing a report with Physicians for Human Rights, The National Immigrant Justice Center launched a petition campaign asking Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to “end the use of solitary confinement in immigration detention.” The “End Solitary Confinement in Immigration … Continued

Group Challenges University to Protect, Speak Up for Undocumented Students

By  Yaxal Sobrevilla When I hung a flyer announcing the National Coming Out of the Shadows (NCOS) rallies happening across Illinois with the new collective – Undocumented Illinois – I did not expect a blatantly discriminatory reaction to arise. For the last three … Continued

Report Details Impact of NYPD Muslim Surveillance Program on Community, Students

By Kalia Abiade “It’s as if the law says: the more Muslim you are, the more trouble you can be, so decrease your Islam.” -          Sari*, 19, Brooklyn College. Traditionally, college is a time when many young adults begin solidifying … Continued

Nativism Watch

Breibart News Network Hosts “Uninvited” CPAC Panel

Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller and Frank Gaffney have long argued that the Obama administration and the “liberal media” have sold out to the Muslim Brotherhood. Saturday, all three redoubled their allegations that conservative leaders are guilty of the same. The … Continued

Pamela Geller and Company Use Nazi Imagery in Islamophobic Rhetoric

In her February 10 column for the far-right conspiracy haven World Net Daily, Pamela Geller warned readers of the ever-increasing threat she and others within the so called “Counter-Jihad” movement perceive Islam poses. To anyone familiar with Geller, her continued … Continued

New Community-Led Ad Campaign Targets Pamela Geller, AFDI Hate Speech

Last year, hateful advertisements generalizing Muslims as “savages” began to run on buses and in train stations of several major American cities. The ads have prompted myriad responses to counter their hateful message. The most recent response is a new … Continued

Culture

Former FBI Agent Sets Islamophobic Sights on CIA Nominee

By Kalia Abiade A former FBI agent known to propagate his fear that radical Muslims are infiltrating the highest levels of government may have outdone himself when he claimed that John Brennan, President Obama’s pick to head the CIA, is … Continued

Pseudo-progressive group in decline, but continues advocating anti-immigrant agenda

Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) has thrown up a glut of blogs over the last month, despite the organization’s lack of activity throughout the fall. The blogs include PFIR’s usual mangled messaging on immigration and the environment – that immigrants … Continued