Category Archives: Racism
Ray McGovern> Boston Suspect’s Writing on the Wall
“Why do they hate us?” by Ray McGovern, May 18, 2013 antiwar.com Quick, somebody tell CIA Director John Brennan about the handwriting on the inside wall of the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding before Boston-area police riddled it and him with bullets. Tell Brennan that Tsarnaev’s note is in plain English and that it […]
CAIR to File Complaint Over MN Judge’s Questioning on ‘Sharia’
“It is misguided and unethical for a judge to reference an individual’s general support of mainstream Islamic principles, known as Sharia, during sentencing to determine a defendant’s future dangerousness,” said CAIR Staff Attorney Gadeir Abbas. “By also linking modest dress to a propensity for violence, the judge revealed a disturbing bias that may have impacted […]
MPR> 2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case
In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, Hawo Mohamed Hassan, left, and Amina Farah Ali, both of Rochester, Minn., leave the U.S. District Court after appearing at a hearing in St Paul, Minn. A jury on Thursday convicted the two women of funneling money to a terrorist group in Somalia. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, File) by Brandt […]
[Video] Glenn Greenwald> Debating Bill Maher on Muslims, Islam and US foreign policy
The HBO host has become a leading advocate of the view that Islam is uniquely violent and threatening. Does that hold up under critical scrutiny? Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk Saturday 11 May 2013 09.25 EDT [Video below] From l to r: Glenn Greenwald, Joy Reid, Charles Cooke, Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time”, May 11, 2013 Photograph: screen […]
Kathy Manley> I Was One of the Radicals at the Mosque
In Defense of Radicalism by KATHY MANLEY WEEKEND EDITION MAY 3-5, 2013 Counterpunch.org After the Boston Marathon bombing some media outlets have suggested that the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) was an incubator of radicalism because the Tsarnaev brothers occasionally worshipped there, and because they had permitted “radicals” who “defended terrorism suspects” to speak […]
Margaret Sarfehjooy> The Business of Islamophobia
Reblogged from WAMMToday: The Business of Islamophobia A positive view of Muslims would hinder the multibillion dollar Islamophobia industry that promotes fear as part of the U.S. “War on Terror.” By Margaret Sarfehjooy http://www.worldwidewamm.org WAMM Newsletter March/April 2013 Part I: The Attack on CAIR-MN With offices in the U.S. and Canada, the Council of American […]
Liza Burr> The Purposeful Creation of Islamophobia
Reblogged from WAMMToday: “Islamophobia has a much longer history in Europe than in the U.S., but there is now ample evidence that Islamophobia is a flourishing industry in this country.” By Liza Burr WorldwideWAMM.org Read more… 1,487 more words More relevant than ever.
Covering Race in the Time of Obama – NCMR 2013 featured panel
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The Hypocrisy of ‘Justice for All’
Bill Moyers reports on the hypocrisy of “justice for all” in a society where billions are squandered for a war born in fraud while the poor are pushed aside. The next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance – remember: it’s a lie. A whopper of a lie. The Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright Bill […]
Margaret Sarfehjooy> The Business of Islamophobia
The Business of Islamophobia A positive view of Muslims would hinder the multibillion dollar Islamophobia industry that promotes fear as part of the U.S. “War on Terror.” By Margaret Sarfehjooy http://www.worldwidewamm.org WAMM Newsletter March/April 2013 Part I: The Attack on CAIR-MN With offices in the U.S. and Canada, the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) […]
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