I stand today with #changetheNYPD activists to call for an end to the blanket surveillance of American Muslims. #no2spying — Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) June 18, 2013 A lawsuit announced Tuesday charges that the New York Police Department’s Muslim Surveillance Program has created an … Continued
During last week’s community outreach forum in Manchester, Tennessee, hundreds of activists protested outside and a raucous indoor crowd heckled a U.S. attorney, an FBI agent and advocates who spoke about American Muslims and hate crimes. In one video, several … Continued
Middle Tennessee has long been a focal point of anti-Muslim activism. Most notably, perhaps, was a Murfreesboro mosque-construction debate that gained national attention in 2009 when opponents dubbed it a “training center” and questioned whether Islam is “actually a religion” or a “cult.” … Continued
The recent brutal attack on a soldier in London by men identifying as Muslims has reignited the debate about what the term “terrorism” means and to whom it applies. Anti-Muslim activists in the United States were quick to label the … Continued
Confronted by constant coverage of massive street protests in Istanbul, sympathizers of what has been described as a largely secular anti-government youth movement should be wary of playing into the hands of right-wing American activists that hope to use the … Continued
By Kalia Abiade In the two weeks since the Boston Marathon bombings, the usual cast of anti-Muslim fear-mongers has shown no sign of easing their hateful rhetoric. Even as their concocted conspiracy theories have crumbled around them, these pundits, bloggers and politicians have kept the attacks coming … Continued
In the wake of last week’s horrific events in Boston, many nativists in the anti-immigrant and Islamophobia movements did not use the opportunity to appropriately mourn victims and families or support law enforcement officials who valiantly worked to locate those behind … Continued
As details emerge about Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, tragedy opportunists have already been using the devastating incident to push their own hate-filled agenda. On her website Atlas Shrugs, noted Islamphobe Pamela Geller published the headline, “Jihadi Arrested in … Continued
Over the past several weeks, advertisements featuring images of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Al-Qaeda representatives, and other Islamic extremists have been displayed in public transportation stations and buses in several U.S. cities including Washington D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco. … Continued
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