Holocaust and genocide studies are certainly not the same as advancing Islamic and Arab studies materials. Does the law include curriculum materials for Judaism studies? Let’s hope this ridiculous law is challenged legally. Already it’s drawing such concern: Chris Healy, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference, concurred. The Courant cited him as saying that […]
Connecticut: Fox 61 reports TikTok video claiming harassment of hijab-wearing Muslimas as news
Should TV stations report on trending TikTok videos? And if so, how should they do those reports? Let us see how Connecticut’s WTIC Fox 61 handles the question. Fox 61 begins a news segment describing a “shocking incident” of a “verbal attack” against two Muslim women wearing hijabs on a Hartford rail train in Connecticut. […]
Connecticut: Jordanian Muslim student ‘intentionally’ crashes plane near major defense contractor
Jordanian Muslim Feras M. Freitekh came to the United States on a temporary visa in 2012 to attend flight school. On Tuesday, October 12, he crashed a small aircraft into a utility pole in East Hartford, Connecticut, near Pratt & Whitney, a major defense contractor. While this story is still developing, new facts are coming […]