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NEWSPAPER: “Why is Dubai Building a Quran Theme Park?”
From The Guardian (UK) by Nesrine Malik If you thought Dubai was only a playground for secular capitalism, then last week the Dubai general projects department proved you wrong. The latest theme to get the Dubai treatment is not an Angry Birds theme … Continue reading
CNN VIDEO: “Gunmen Kill 9 Foreign Mountain Climbers at Hotel Lodge in Pakistan”
From CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Gunmen burst into a hotel in northern Pakistan early Sunday, killing nine foreigners, the interior minister said. The victims were six Ukrainians and three Chinese, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told parliament on Sunday. … Continue reading
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USA TODAY: “Two Men Accused of Plotting to Kill Muslims in New York With X-Ray Weapon”
From USA Today A Ku Klux Klansman working for General Electric and an accomplice are facing terrorism charges in Upstate New York for allegedly planning to build a mobile X-ray weapon to kill Muslims and other “enemies of Israel,” federal … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Chuck Hagel Asks Indian Professor If He’s A Member Of The Taliban”
From Buzzfeed The Pentagon’s statement according to KTIV in Nebraska said Hagel meant: Absolutely no slight toward any individual in the audience was intended. That’s the last thing the Secretary would do under any circumstance, in this or any other … Continue reading
NEWS: “French Right-Wing Politician Faces Prosecution for Comparing Muslims to Nazis”
From The Telegraph (UK) Marine Le Pen faces prosecution for comparing Muslim immigration to the Nazi occupation of France after the European Parliament’s legal committee recommended that the far-Right leader be stripped of her immunity. The full parliament is now … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Tony Blair’s Muslim Sister-in-Law Talks About Islamophobia After London Attacks”
From The Daily Mail (UK) Tony Blair’s Muslim sister-in-law yesterday claimed she lives in fear of being attacked following the murder of soldier Lee Rigby. Lauren Booth, who converted two years ago, said ‘grown men look like they want to … Continue reading
NEWS: “Alleged Ku Klux Klan Member Accused Of Creating Truck-Mounted Radiation Device”
From Talking Points Memo Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday they had charged an alleged member of the Ku Klux Klan who worked as an industrial mechanic for General Electric Co. with designing a remote-controlled, truck-mounted device that could silently beam letahal doses of … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD & Mayor Bloomberg Over Muslim Spying”
From Los Angeles Times By Matt Pearce June 19, 2013, 6:00 a.m. New York Muslims have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York Police Department over the department’s surveillance of Muslims, which they called invasive and unconstitutional. The public debate over … Continue reading
NEWS: “Pregnant Muslim Woman Attacked By Skinheads in France Loses Her Baby”
From TheLocal (France) A pregnant Muslim woman who was allegedly attacked in the suburbs of Paris by two ‘skinheads’ for wearing an Islamic face veil has suffered a miscarriage, it was reported on Tuesday. A young pregnant Muslim woman, who … Continue reading
