From Boston.com, “Leader with Islamic organization sues Boston Herald, WFXT-TV,” with thanks to Mary Beth. BOSTON — A leader of the Islamic Society of Boston has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Boston Herald and WFXT-TV, alleging news reports unfairly linked him to radical Islamic terrorists. The complaint filed Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court by […]
Qur’an desecration becoming a pretext
…for the unleashing of anti-American sentiments. Afghan riot update, from “Afghans killed in anti-U.S. riots” in CNN: KABUL, Afghanistan — At least four people have been killed and 70 injured in violent protests in Jalalabad over reports U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base desecrated copies of the Quran during questioning of prisoners held there. […]
Pat Robertson: No Muslim judges; Islamic leaders demand apology for ‘hate-filled remarks’
From WND, with thanks to Doc Washburn: Evangelist Pat Robertson is in trouble with U.S. Islamic organizations for saying Muslims should not serve in the president’s Cabinet or as judges. In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday, Robertson, who ran for president in 1988, said if were elected he would not […]
US Muslim Converts Face Discrimination
From the New Duranty Times, “Muslim Converts Face Discrimination” In the wake of 9/11, Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Egypt and other countries have found themselves living in a newly suspicious America. Many of their businesses and mosques have been closely monitored by federal agents, thousands of men have been deported and some have simply been […]
Australian Lawyer: Muslims de-humanized like Jews before WWII
from the Australian The Age, “Muslims ‘vilified and dehumanised’” with thanks to Nicolei: Muslims in Australia suffer vilification comparable to that directed towards Jews under the Nazis, according to the former lawyer for released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib. Stephen Hopper, who was sacked by Habib earlier this month, told a seminar at RMIT yesterday […]
Filipinos Decry Anti-Muslim Profiling Memo
From IslamOnline, with thanks to Twostellas: MANILA, A controversial memorandum by the Justice Department on monitoring Filipino workers returning from the Middle East, students coming back from Pakistan and reverts to Islam as an anti-terrorism measure, drew fire from the country’s Muslims as well as migrants’ watchdogs. Note the use of the term “revert” rather […]
UN report blames Israel, US for lack of Arab reform
Could Muslims have any responsibility for their own plight? Why of course not. From AP, with thanks to Kemaste: The creation of Israel and the US support for its policies in the West Bank are partially to blame for the lack of reform in the Arab world, according to a UN-sponsored report released Tuesday. The […]
Muslims feel stigmatized, say British legislators
From Reuters, with thanks to Skeetstreet: LONDON, British Muslims feel victimized by the “war on terrorism” and community relations have worsened since the Sept 11 2001 attacks on the United States, lawmakers said in a report on Wednesday. The report comes a day after Prime Minister Tony Blair called an election in which the parties […]
UK: Muslim outrage over Blears ‘gaffe’
How dare she suggest that police should pay more attention to Muslims than to Mennonites? From the Asian News UK, with thanks to Kaosktrl: Home Office minister and Salford MP Hazel Blears sparked outrage when she stated that Muslims should just accept that they are going to be stopped and searched by police more than […]
CAIR pressures Boeing to drop ads from National Review
In their ongoing efforts to obscure uncomfortable facts about the career of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, CAIR is trying to intimidate Boeing into dropping ads from National Review as long as NR continues to advertise The Life and Religion of Mohammed by Fr. J. L. Menezes. From CAIR’s press release (thanks to all who sent […]