Flying While Muslim: Standup Comedian Azhar Usman
Described as “Americaʼs Funniest Muslim” by CNN, AZHAR USMAN is among the “500 Most Influential Muslims in the World,” according to Georgetown University. In 2010, comedy icon Dave Chappelle commented: “Azhar Usman is untouchable.” He has been profiled by over 100 major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, The […]
Axis Of Evil Comedy Tour (English)
The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour is a comedy tour featuring four Middle Eastern comedians and special guest comedians. The tour’s name is derived from a speech by US President George W. Bush which designated Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the “Axis of Evil“.[1] The tour started on 11 November 2005.[2][3] The group jokes […]
Sanders Stands With Muslims At DC Mosque
Bernie Sanders on Wednesday became the second Democratic presidential candidate to visit a mosque. The U.S. senator from Vermont attended an interfaith roundtable at Masjid Muhammad, a mosque located some two miles from the White House in Washington, D.C. Sanders and various faith leaders called for an end to “the anti-Muslim rhetoric and hatred” they […]
Muslim Congressmen receive multiple threats: WP
Rep. Keith Ellison, one of Congress’s two Muslim lawmakers, says it’s business as usual despite Donald Trump’s proposal totemporarilyban Muslims from the country. Ellison even found a silver lining in Trump’s call to stop Muslims from entering the country. There’s a “message of hope” in Trump’s “foolishness” because it’s “so damn desperate,” he said. “There […]
Muslim reform groups meet in DC to fight extremism
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Nouman Ali Khan ‘s response to the recent terrorist attacks.
Congressman: Trump’s Rhetoric Will Lead To Murders, Assaults
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, one of two Muslims in the House, believes Donald Trump’s rhetoric could lead to violence. “He’s whipping up hatred to scapegoat a minority religious group, which has some very dangerous historic precedents…” said Ellison, who is himself Muslim. “I mean, it’s the kind of behavior, it’s classic demagoguery, and you know, […]
New York taxi Driver fined for refusing to allow woman to ride in front seat due to his Islamic beliefs
Tamsir Drammeh, a New York cabbie, has been hit with a $350 fine after he refused to allow a mother to sit in the front seat after she and her family piled into his cab at Penn Station. Drammeh reportedly said that the husband could sit in the front seat but that having a woman […]
Rep. Keith Ellison defends Muslim Syrian refugees’ First Amendment rights
Rep. Keith Ellison, who in 2007 became the first Muslim member of Congress, on Wednesday cited the Constitution’s protection of freedom of religion to blast his colleagues’ proposals to allow Christian Syrian refugees into the U.S. refugees but not Muslims refugees from that country. Asked about his reaction to proposals from lawmakers such as Republican […]
Reza Aslan – Bigotry, Fundamentalism and Neo-Atheism in the Media
Published on Oct 13, 2014 Professor Reza Aslan is the author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” and is a writer and scholar on religious studies. Is there a media bias against Islam? Reza Aslan points to certain media pundits and hosts who call all […]