Salman Hamdani – Remembering Sept. 11, 2001
Salman Hamdani, 23, of Bayside, was a police cadet and paramedic who went to the scene to volunteer on 9/11. His remains were found under the north tower. In March, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) honored Salman Hamdani at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Muslim radicalization as he spoke of how the NYPD […]
Video: Va. Muslim Accuses Air France of Discrimination (CAIR)
A Virginia woman accused Air France of getting her terminated from the job she held briefly at Dulles International Airport because of her religion. “The hijab, to me, it’s empowerment,” 19-year-old Riham Osman said. “When people, men and women, talk to me, they’re looking at my personality, they’re listening to what I’m saying, they know […]
Concern that Islamophobia is trending toward the mainstream
ONLY ON THE BLOG: Answering today’s five OFF-SET questions is Corey Saylor, National Legislative Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). On Thursday, June 23, 2011 CAIR and the University of California Berkeley’s Center for Race and Gender is releasing the first-of-its-kind annual report on the growth of Islamophobia in the United States during […]
New CAIR, UC Berkeley Report Documents Growing Islamophobia in U.S.
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/23/11) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Race and Gender today released a report based on available data and interviews with experts that documents growing Islamophobia in the United States and offers recommendations about how to challenge the troubling phenomenon.[Dr. Hatem Bazian, founder of […]
Book: “I Speak for Myself”- American Women on Being Muslim
This is the sort of book that I wish people would discover now, and years from now. Whether online or on the shelves of popular bookstores, and perhaps someday even at local rummage sales, this is a book that should become a common and necessary find. A collection of essays written by some of the […]
The Anti-Muslim Inner Circle
The apparent recent surge in popular anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States has been driven by a surprisingly small and, for the most part, closely knit cadre of activists. Their influence extends far beyond their limited numbers, in part because of an amenable legion of right-wing media personalities — and lately, politicians like U.S. Rep. […]
Report: The Anti-Islam Movement in America
Rarely has the United States seen a more reckless and bare-knuckled campaign to vilify a distinct class of people and compromise their fundamental civil and human rights than the recent rhetoric against Muslims. It would also be hard to imagine a more successful campaign. In the span of the two years since the start of […]
Op-Ed: Documentary on Muslim School Promotes Understanding
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich., is similar to many high schools in the state of Oklahoma. The students are energetic and boisterous on occasion, the faculty and staff are supportive of the students and the football team is a source of pride and enthusiasm for the entire school. The story […]
DC: CAIR, UC Berkeley to Release First Annual Islamophobia Report
CAIR: Texas Governor Partners with Anti-Muslim GroupConservative Blogger Arrested for Allegedly Harassing Minn. Muslim WomenCanada: Soccer Referee Refused Right to Wear Hijab – MEDIA ADVISORY – DC: CAIR, UC Berkeley to Release First Annual Islamophobia ReportGroundbreaking report lists ‘worst’ Islamophobes, ‘best’ of those pushing back against growing anti-Muslim sentiment(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/21/11) — On Thursday, June […]
American Muslims Search for Identity 10 Years After Sept. 11
Hungry to be just one of the guys after immigrating to Texas, Palestinian Fawaz Ismail asked everybody to call him “Tony.” The nickname put people at ease at his Dallas high school, where Tony switched from soccer to football and picked up a bit of a Texas twang. He remained Tony when he moved to […]