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SALON.COM: “New York’s Finest Islamophobes Come Out in New Report”
From Salon.com A new report sheds light on NYPD’s secret surveillance of Muslim communities. And what it reveals about liberals BY FALGUNI A. SHETH Imagine living in a small American community, innocently minding your own business, while constantly worrying that your … Continue reading
THE ATLANTIC: “Does Sex, Violence & Radical Islam Belong in Chicago Public Schools?”
From The Atlantic Administrators in Chicago may think they’re protecting students by limiting access to a controversial graphic novel. But they’re missing a chance to impart real knowledge. NOAH BERLATSKY MARCH 19 2013, 11:51 AM ET The job of American schools, … Continue reading
COLUMN: “The FBI’s Anticipatory Prosecution of Muslims to Criminalize Free Speech”
From The Guardian (UK) A court ruling in one of the most abusive prosecutions yet highlights the dangers posed by this familiar tactic. by Glenn Greenwald | Tuesday 19 March 2013 12.10 EDT One of the major governmental abuses denounced by the 1976 … Continue reading
NY TIMES: “Local Hijab Ban in Russia Puts Muslims in a Squeeze”
From The New York Times By ELLEN BARRY Published: March 18, 2013 LEVOPADINSKY, Russia — The girls of the Salikhov family live in frontier country. Their road is dirt, punctuated by puddles and sheep, and their house does not have plumbing … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Pope Francis Disagreed With Pope Benedict’s Controversial Remarks on Islam”
From The Telegraph (UK) By Alasdair Baverstock In 2005, then Pope Benedict quoted from an obscure medieval text which declared that the Prophet Mohammed, founder of the Islamic faith, was “evil and inhuman”, enraging the Muslim population and causing attacks on … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Wisconsin Jail Chaplain Needs More Copies of Quran for Inmates”
From The Journal Times (Racine, Wisconsin) EDITOR’S NOTE: If you would like to donate copies of the Quran to the Racine County jail, please email Chaplain Merritt Adams at merritta@racineco.com RACINE COUNTY — If Racine County Jail inmates need a Bible, they … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Church in Scotland Gives Mosque Neighbors Space to Pray”
From The Daily Mail (UK) The Syed Shah Mustafa Jame Masjid mosque was too small to fit everyone in Church minister Rev Isaac Poobalan saw worshippers praying outside Now he has handed over part of St John’s Episcopal Church in … Continue reading
VIDEO: “The 72 Virgins Are a Lie & Other Things You Didn’t Know About Islam”
PHOTO: My Sweet 16 Tickets for NCAA March Madness Tournament
March 17, 2013 Here are my Sweet 16 (and Elite 8) tickets @ Verizon Center in Washington DC for 2013 March Madness… Let The Madness Begin:
NEWSPAPER: “Muslim Countries Join Global Pledge on Women’s Rights at United Nations”
From The Independent (UK) Hardliners defied as historic blueprint to tackle violence against girls and women is agreed at the United Nations by EDITH M LEDERER , DAVID RANDALL NEW YORK, LONDON | SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2013 A remarkable coalition of Conservative Muslim, Roman … Continue reading
