What kind of “religiosity” is “creating intolerance and opening up space for a creeping resurgence in militancy”? AP doesn’t say, because of course the answer is that the problem in Pakistan is not “religiosity” in general. Christian religiosity is not leading to intolerance and a “spike in militancy.” Hindu religiosity is not leading to intolerance […]
Media Blames Hindus for Rebuilding Temple Muslims Demolished and Replaced with a Mosque
“Hindus in India set to build temple at razed mosque site.” The Associated Press blared this headline as millions of Hindus from several countries joined to celebrate the “Bhumipoojan” ceremony of their long-awaited temple: the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir. Articles vilifying the “Hindu hardliners” and sympathizing with the “endangered” Muslims of India were published in […]
Muslim migrant in US: ‘Muslim ban is the nuke that we survived but we still suffer from its collateral damage’
Even in victory, Ramez Alghazzouli plays the victim. In any case, there was no “Muslim ban.” There was a ban on travel from several Muslim and non-Muslim countries that would not or could not provide adequate information about those wishing to enter the country. To lift this ban will mean that people about whom nothing […]
Here We Go: Swamp Rats Start Laying the Groundwork for Sending U.S. Troops Into Syria
My latest in PJ Media: If Donald Trump doesn’t take the Oath of Office on January 20, 2021, one principal but little-noted reason for this may be that he crossed one of the most powerful and least accountable forces in the nation: the military-industrial complex. As Trump said last September, “the top people in the […]
AP blames France’s ‘brutal colonial past, staunch secular policies and tough-talking president’ for jihad violence
There have been reports that AP deleted its tweet of this article, but the article itself is still available. AP here reflects the common Western assumption that whenever Muslims behave violently, it is the fault of non-Muslims. In an odd manifestation of unconscious ethnocentrism and paternalism, “journalists” such as Angela Charlton assume that Muslims are […]
How the Mainstream Media Covered Secretary Pompeo on the Settlements
When Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the Trump Administration did not view Israeli settlements as violating international law, the American media did its best to convince its audience that this was a radical departure from “40 years” of settled policy. The New York Times outdid itself, insisting in its headline that: In Shift, U.S. […]
University of Florida Prof Hails Caliphate as ‘Historic Institution’ That ISIS Is ‘Hijacking’
My latest in PJ Media: University of Florida professor Ken Chitwood wrote Wednesday in the Associated Press’ commentary section, “The Conversation,” that “the Islamic State tries to boost its legitimacy by hijacking a historic institution.” He then provided a drive-by overview of the history of various Islamic caliphates, so whitewashed as to rival the Washington […]
Associated Press: “Suicide bomb kills at least 20 people in Southern Afghanistan”
This is akin to the New York Times’ September 11 tweet saying that “18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center.” In this case, the Taliban even claimed responsibility, but AP would rather we think a rogue suicide bomb got it in its head to cause some trouble, […]
Owner of minor league baseball teams refuses to meet with Hamas-linked CAIR for being chairman of anti-terror group
Note the AP’s description of Hamas-linked CAIR as “a Muslim civil rights group.” It doesn’t see fit to inform its readers that CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups. Several former CAIR officials […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: How the AP Covered the Murder of Ori Ansbacher (Part Four)
Here’s how that AP story might be rewritten: The body of Ori Ansbacher, 19, was found in the woods in the West Bank near Jerusalem on Thursday with extensive stabbing wounds. She had been working as a volunteer at a youth center, and apparently went for a walk in the woods. She had been raped […]