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MAGAZINE: “New Report Says Islamophobia is Thriving on the Internet”
From The Progressive A new report shows that Islamophobia is metastasizing on the Internet. After anti-Muslim sentiment crystallized in 2010 around the construction of an Islamic interfaith center in Manhattan, there’s been a sharp increase in such feelings. “In recent … Continue reading
REUTERS: “Bodies Found & Dozens Missing after India Massacre of Muslims”
From Reuters By Biswajyoti Das GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Indian police searched for at least a dozen missing people on Wednesday after finding seven bodies floating down river from a national park in Assam where Muslim villagers were killed in … Continue reading
HATE CRIME ALERT: “Ex-NYPD Police Officer Arrested for Anti-Semitic Graffiti”
From New York Daily News A former NYPD cop, apparently in the throes of a mental meltdown, has been busted for spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti in one of Brooklyn’s largest Orthodox communities. Michael Setiawan, 36, who left the force in 2007 … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Muslim Scout Leader Honored by British Prime Minister”
From The Independent (UK) by Jane Merrick A Muslim Scout leader who has brought together hundreds of young people from different faiths and backgrounds has won an award from the Prime Minister. Amir Cheema has spent the past 11 years … Continue reading
MUSIC VIDEO: “Watch American Muslims Dance to ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams”
Watch American Muslims Dance to “Happy” by Pharrell Williams Below:
FOOD NEWS: “Saffron Road Brings Halal Muslim Food to Mainstream Grocery Stores”
From Inc. Magazine Think “halal” is a just a dietary restriction? Adnan Durrani, the founder of American Halal, wants to change the definition. by Adam Bluestein Most Americans know the term halal-if they are familiar with it at all-as the … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Family Wins Fight for Street Named after Muslim 9/11 First Responder”
From TimesLedger.com Talat Hamdani has spent the last five years fighting for her late son, Salman, to receive the proper recognition he bravely earned Sept. 11, 2001. In an emotional ceremony held this week, Salman was finally honored by the … Continue reading
HATER ALERT: “Watch Pat Robertson Compare Islam to Nazism Again”
From Right Wing Watch “What we’re looking at is a world system like the Nazis, and the Nazis thought of themselves as a religion, Communism thought of itself as a religion, but all have a concept of world domination that … Continue reading
NY TIMES: “Gunman Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistan Media”
From The New York Times by Declan Walsh LONDON — For a time, Pakistan’s journalists were seen as messy champions of democracy: brave if sometimes flawed truth-tellers who helped oust the military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf and held up a … Continue reading
THE ECONOMIST: “Muslim Fashion Spreading to More Runways Around the World”
From The Economist Designers are profiting from Muslim women’s desire to look good Apr 26th 2014 | CAIRO, JEDDAH AND RIYADH FEW sartorial choices are scrutinised as closely as those of Muslim women. Their clothing is regulated both in countries where Islam … Continue reading
