Obama and Islam: Character Slur by Insinuation
David Aikman is among the stable of conservatives whose commentary appears on the Web site Townhall.com. These commentators are nothing if not predictable: Democrats bad. Islam bad. So, of course, any chance to put “Barack Obama” and “Muslim” in the same sentence… good. You can hear Aikman’s recent commentary on the subject here. Or read […]
CA: Man Found Guilty of Murdering Muslim Mom
Manuel Urango of Fremont was convicted of first-degree murder today for what prosecutors say was the random shooting of Afghan-born Alia Ansari in broad daylight on a quiet street on the afternoon of Oct. 19, 2006. Urango, 30, faces a state prison term of 50 years to life when Alameda County Superior Court Judge Reginald […]
CA: Editor Criticizes Ignorance of Islam
Managing Editor of the Washington Post Philip Bennett gave an hour-long lecture entitled “Covering Islam: A Challenge for American Journalism” on Monday, March 3. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democracy as a part of the 2007-08 Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series. “[The] United States news media has failed to produce […]
Ohio ACLU Warns Library About Alleged Censoring of Programs
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio warned the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library that recent censorship of public educational programs could stifle free speech. Recently, the CH-UH library cancelled the first program in a series on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, amid complaints that the presentation would be biased. “The cancellation of this event is blatant […]
Navy Chaplain Who Called for Attack on Islam Scrutinized
On paper, Lieutenant Commander Brian K. Waite, a United States Navy chaplain, appears to be one of the nation’s foremost scholars on a wide-range of topics such as traumatology, theology, and Biblical history. According to the July 2005 issue of “Tower Notes,” the newsletter of the Graduate Theological Foundation, where Waite is the Father Francis […]
The Silent Violence of Gaza’s Suffering that Congress Ignores
The world’s largest prison—Gaza prison with 1.5 million inmates, many of them starving, sick and penniless—is receiving more sympathy and protest by Israeli citizens, of widely impressive backgrounds, than is reported in the U.S. press. In contrast, the humanitarian crisis brought about by Israeli government blockades that prevent food, medicine, fuel and other necessities from […]
Diagnosing the David Project
A few years ago I sat in the UMass Hillel house and heard a representative from the David Project say that their goal was “making it appear as if Israel is the David in the conflict and not the Goliath.” Shortly after his introduction, a film called “Columbia Unbecoming” was screened. The film, part of […]
6 Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran
Is the United States moving toward military action with Iran? The resignation of the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East is setting off alarms that the Bush administration is intent on using military force to stop Iran’s moves toward gaining nuclear weapons. In announcing his sudden resignation today following a report on his […]
CAIR Congratulates Second Muslim in Congress
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/12/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today congratulated Indiana Democrat Andre Carson, who will replace his late grandmother in representing that state’s 7th district in Congress.Carson, a convert to Islam and only the second Muslim in Congress, won yesterday’s special election with 54 percent of the vote. He must now win […]
Kristof: Obama and the Bigots
Sexism seems more of a factor. Americans have typically said in polls that they are less willing to vote for a woman than a black, and Shirley Chisholm (a black woman who ran for president in 1972) always said that she encountered more prejudice because of her sex than her race. Yet the most monstrous […]