The Muslim Post

Who Is Frank Gaffney?

Who Is Frank Gaffney?

A man with extreme views on Islam who once claimed President Barack Obama was a secret Muslim may, or may not, be advising President-elect Donald Trump during his transition into the presidency, according to differing reports. Frank Gaffney was brought on by Trump to “assist on national security issues” after officials who were brought on […]

Geert Wilders Trial: Free Speech an Excuse for Racism

Free speech should be cherished, not abused

Monday saw the start of Geert Wilders’ trial for inciting racial hatred, following his promise at a 2014 rally in The Hague to reduce the number of Moroccans in the Netherlands. Wilders is the leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Netherlands, which has been prominent in Dutch politics since the mid-2000s and […]

Who is an anti-Muslim extremist?

Who is an anti-Muslim extremist

American Muslims are under attack. “They have been vilified as murderers, accused of conspiring to take over the United States and impose Shariah religious law, described as enemies of women and subjected to hundreds of violent hate crime attacks,” states the Southern Poverty Law Center in a new online publication called, “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim […]

Hate speech trial of far-right politician Wilders will go ahead

Hate speech trial of far-right politician Wilders will go ahead

A Dutch court ruled on Friday that prosecutors can pursue anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders over comments in which he led a roomful of supporters in chanting that they wanted “fewer” Moroccans in the Netherlands. “We’ll take care of it,” he told them. Accused of discrimination and inciting racism for the remarks, televised live in 2014, […]

CAIR Urges GOP to Disinvite Dutch Islam-Hater Geert Wilders from Cleveland Convention

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Republic Party to disinvite notorious Dutch Islamophobe Geert Wilders from its national convention in Cleveland. Wilders noted last night on Twitter that he had arrived to attend the convention at […]

American Muslim responds to Representative John Bennett

Dear Representative John Bennett, My name is Omar Alam Rana. I am a Muslim and an Oklahoman. I have a few questions for you about your proposed interim study about Radical Islam and statements you have made on the matter. You have made many comments on Islam. Once even going as far as to state […]

Fear Sells – Islamophobia is Big Business

According to a report released today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley, 33 Islamophobic groups had access to at least $205,000,000 in total revenue between 2008-2013. Not bad business for fear-mongering and inciting hatred and bigotry, after all, we all know fear sells.  We […]

New CAIR, UC Berkeley Report Reveals Funding, Negative Impact of Islamophobic Groups in America

‘Confronting Fear’ offers four-point strategy to counter Islamophobia in the United States WASHINGTON, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to a report released today by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for Race and Gender at UC Berkeley, 33 Islamophobic groups had access to at least $205 million in total revenue between […]

Steven Bannon, Ben Carson Put Their Ignorance Of Islam On Display

Interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show Breitbart News Daily yesterday, token brain surgeon Ben Carson told Breitbart Executive Chairman Steven K. Bannon that devout Muslims who embrace American democracy are “schizophrenic.” Embedded above, the interview focused on Carson’s plans to wage ‘civilizational jihad’ against the so-called Islamic State. Reflecting a profound and deliberate ignorance […]