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STUPID ALERT: “Racist Vandals Spray Anti-Muslim Graffiti on Indian Sikh Temple in Australia”
Two vandals have confused a Sikh temple for a mosque in Perth, Australia CCTV footage captures two girls vandalising racial slurs The damage to the building will cost up to $40,000 to repair Sikhs are from India and are neither … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER COLUMN: “I’m a Bearded Muslim Man & I’m Not Scary”
From The Guardian (UK) by Areeb Ullah People stare. Sometimes, on the tube, they cross the carriage to create a space between us. There is something about me some people don’t like, or it makes them uneasy. It’s my beard. … Continue reading
NPR PODCAST: “Examining A Brief History of Islam in the United States”
From NPR BackStory The fastest growing major religion in the world today, Islam has some 1.6 billion followers practicing a wide array of religious traditions and speaking hundreds of different languages. And yet, even as more and more Americans convert … Continue reading
“Muslim Woman Asks Official About Transportation & He Asks Her About Terrorism”
From Huffington Post by Ibrahim Balkhy For one city alderman in Wisconsin, it’s perfectly appropriate to respond to a constituent question about city transit on Election Day by asking the constituent to condemn radical Islam, Sharia law and the Islamist … Continue reading
RACISM ALERT: “Idaho Man Arrested for Calling Muslim Women ‘Terrorists’ at Walmart Store”
From Local News 8 (Idaho) CHUBBUCK, Idaho – Local leaders in the Muslim community are urging two women to pursue charges against a man who verbally assaulted them at Wal Mart on Sunday. But, investigators are not considering this to … Continue reading
NPR STORY: “New Book on Islam’s Prophet Muhammad: Between Man & Prophet”
From National Public Radio The Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was one of the most influential men in human history — but there’s little we can say about his life with historical certainty. The details of his life have … Continue reading
NEWSPAPER: “When Jews Found Refuge in An Unlikely Place Called Pakistan”
From Haaretz Instead of fleeing 1930s Europe to British-controlled Palestine like many other Jews, the Kahan family moved to Lahore on a whim. By The Forward and Gabe Friedman When Hazel Kahan went back to Lahore, Pakistan, in 2011 for … Continue reading
WORLD NEWS: “5 Gunmen Steal $200,000 From Pakistan’s Most Famous Philanthropist”
From The Guardian (UK) Five men steal 5kg of gold and $200,000 from home of Abdul Sattar Edhi, who built up Pakistan’s largest health charity by Jon Boone Armed robbers raided the home of on Sunday, one of Pakistan’s most … Continue reading
VIDEO: “MSNBC Host Says Islamophobia is ‘Acceptable Racism’ With Some Liberals”
From Reel Clear Politics TOURE, MSNBC: To think that we have a problem with global Islam and that it’s okay to be afraid when we encounter one of the 2 million American Muslims, well that’s just mental laziness. Demanding Muslims … Continue reading
NEW YORK TIMES: “Why 114 Million Muslims in India Haven’t Radicalized”
From The New York Times by Jake Flanagin Though Muslims make up only 14.4 percent of India’s total population, the country maintains “the world’s second-largest Muslim population in raw numbers (roughly 176 million),”according to a 2013 report by the Pew Research … Continue reading
