Ted Cruz Plays Dumb About Frank Gaffney’s Hateful Rhetoric
Frank Gaffney is, without any doubt, one of the top dealers in Islamophobic hate speech. He’s also on Ted Cruz’s foreign policy team now. Wolf Blitzer took a moment to ask Cruz about Gaffney’s past statements and whether Cruz stands behind them. Like the coward that he is, Cruz chose to stick his head in […]
EDITORIAL: Next president will have to undo Obama’s damage
There are important lessons for the United States in the arrest in Brussels of one of the planners of the Paris massacre of last November. Salah Abdeslam was arrested in the Belgian capital’s notorious, largely Muslim quarter of Molenbeek, where he had lived openly, free of worry about arrest. This identifies a problem that the […]
Struggles of Single Muslim Woman
BEING A SINGLE working mother, I have my battles set out for me. From the moment I wake up, till the time I get back into my bed, every day is a roller coaster. Intensity fluctuates of course, but life is interesting at all times. And all of it is not negative, of course not. […]
CAIR Expresses Solidarity with People of Belgium Following Attacks
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the people of Belgium following attacks in that nation’s capital that left more than 30 people dead and many more injured. In a statement, CAIR said: “We express our solidarity […]
Hillel executive refutes charges of ‘Islamophobia’
Rutgers J Street U founders Thomas Krapin and Samantha Glass were among the coauthors of an op-ed calling on Hillel executive director Andrew Getraer to apologize for his “Islamophobic” remarks. Photo by Debra Rubin Hillel executive director Andrew Getraer said he encourages Muslim-Jewish interfaith programs and has never discouraged J Street U students from participating […]
Hamas Removes Images of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood Slogans after Its Agreement with Cairo
The organisation is embracing new attitudes to ease tensions with Egypt The organisation Hamas that rules over the Gaza Strip has removed Muslim Brotherhood slogans and pictures of their leaders including the group’s founder Hassan Al-Banna and former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. It is thought that this surprising step is linked to the agreement that […]
Muslims Take To Twitter To Condemn Attacks
The attacks in Brussels Tuesday morning come as far-right nationalist parties across Europe have been gaining support as they raise alarm over Europe’s porous borders and purported rising extremism among Muslim communities. Muslim communities across Europe fear that the violence, which left at least 26 people dead, could lead to a new wave of anti-Muslim […]
Terror attack leaves 31 dead in Belgium
BRUSSELS, March 22, 2016 – Terrorists exploded bombs at the Brussels airport and a downtown Brussels metro stop, killing 31 people and wounding more than 150, prompting world leaders to issue terror alerts across the globe. The airport bombing was caused by a suicide attack. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told reporters that his country…
FBI says it may be able to unlock San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone
The FBI says it may have found a way to unlock the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone without the help of Apple and has postponed a court hearing with the hi-tech giant. It could bring an abrupt end to the long running legal dispute between the government and Apple which has resisted demands to create special […]
Absent from AIPAC, Sanders slams Israeli occupation, ‘disproportionate’ use of force
WASHINGTON — While declaring his commitment to Israel’s security, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) accused Israel of using disproportionate force in its military operations and pilloried the settlement policies of the Netanyahu government, in a speech released Monday while the candidate campaigned in Salt Lake City, Utah. After raising eyebrows by choosing to […]