Mohamed Elibiary is a national security expert advising the homeland security enterprise and Texas-based Muslim community leader. With more than a week past the Boston Bombings, public emotions are beginning to subside. But many Muslim communities are still left dealing with their fear of a backlash or hate crime at ... Read More »
Category Archives: Anti-Muslim Bigotry
Feed SubscriptionWhy We Need to Debate Anti-Muslim Bigots Like Pamela Geller
Crossposted from AltMuslim By Davi Barker The billboard wars continue on, the latest clash recently being in San Francisco. Every so often Anti-Muslim demagogue, Pam Geller blows a wad of cash on an ad (hominem) campaign against Islam, or at least critical of the boogeyman Muslims she imagines under her bed. I call this “the billboard ... Read More »
Anti-Muslim Bigot Daniel Pipes Says Back Assad to Keep Syrians Killing Each Other
A new and a very shocking video reveals the true color of anti-Muslim bigots. This video is a definite MUST WATCH. In his ever-devilish looks, master-bigot Daniel Pipes makes a short appearance on a TV show to share with us his indispensable views on Syria. It doesn't really need any of my commentary. His words speak ... Read More »
#MyJihad – The ‘Struggle’ to Reclaim Islam
Too beloved a term to be allowed to be hijacked in this fashion, “My Jihad” was launched with the slogan and intent of, “Taking back Islam from Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists alike,” where both Muslims and non-Muslims are encouraged to contribute their reflections of what this spiritual struggle means to them. Read More »
1000+56 Words, Explained
I feel like this message is far too important to me and far too sensitive for all of us for me to leave it unexplained. —– Where were you when it happened? For me, it was the classroom. I was in 5th grade when the Twin Towers were attacked. The ... Read More »
Religious Discrimination at Work
She didn’t know that the $20 scarf she wrapped around her head that morning would result in a $25,000 lawsuit . She walked into the job interview for Morningside House of Ellicott City: a confident, well educated professional. Excited, about to graduate from nursing school and after spending years caring for other’s children as a childcare worker, she was starting a new chapter of her life. A heartfelt prayer to Allah mumbled under her breath and she opened the door. Read More »
From Myanmar to Mecca | Rohingya Muslims Make Plea at Hajj
Al Jazeera English correspondent Jamal Elshayyal reports from this year's Hajj on a group of Rohingya Muslims making the pilgrimage. One pilgrim interviewed said: “The problem in Rakhine began in 1962 but it's only now that the world has begun to take notice. There are plenty of stor The pilgrim ... Read More »
Texts of Terror? An Interfaith Dialogue
It's no secret to anyone, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, that this issue is the number one misconception about Islam in this post-911 age. It's also no secret that this is number one question that Muslims get anywhere they go. Read More »
The Summer of Islamophobia and the November Election
With events such as the mosque burning in Joplin, Mo., the false allegations of infiltration against Muslim public servants, and the widespread political acquiesce toward the illegal surveillance of Muslims, the increasingly visible profile of Muslim life in America is being challenged. While some may dismiss this observation as alarmist, evidence suggests that these ideas of intolerance, hitherto espoused by fringe elements of society, are seeping unmistakably into mainstream politics. Read More »
A Very British Response to Creeping Sharia
#creepingsharia: A Twitter trend that surpassed its intended purpose – and backfired a little – thanks to the English Defence League’s (EDL) Tommy Robinson. Read More »
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