IL: Critics of Israel Lobby Gather at University
Collectively they have published more than a hundred books and countless articles. Four are tenured professors at elite American universities. Internet searches reveal them to be widely cited experts on international affairs and American foreign policy. In short, it’s difficult to imagine a collection of academics more secure in their posts or more prominent. But […]
CAIR-NJ: Suspect’s Sister Beaten in School Bias Attack
The 12-year-old sister of one of the men charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix alleges she was assaulted during an apparent bias incident at her Cherry Hill public school, according to a Islamic civil rights group.The sister of Mohamad Schnewer, one of six man arrested in May in connection with the alleged terrorist plot, […]
CAIR-NJ: Sister of Fort Dix Suspect Reports Attack
The 12-year-old sister of a Fort Dix terror suspect alleges she was attacked at a township school in an apparent hate crime, an Islamic group said Monday.The sister of Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, one of six men accused of plotting an attack on the Burlington County military installation, says she was choked and punched at Carusi […]
CAIR: Ex-Teacher Protests Rebuke After Anti-Islam Talk
The former Enloe High School teacher who invited to his class a speaker who denounced Islam as a religion of violence, making national headlines, lobbied Monday to get his job back.Robert Escamilla, the teacher, met with Wake County school board members to appeal a decision by Superintendent Del Burns to transfer Escamilla from Enloe and […]
CAIR-FL: As U.S. Diversifies, Tolerance is Crucial
What should have been a molehill Saturday turned into a mountain when a youth soccer referee downstate ruled that a Muslim teenager couldn’t play while she wore a head scarf because it wasn’t part of the team uniform.Despite members of both Pinellas County teams arguing that Iman Khalil be permitted to play, and a previous […]
CAIR-FL: Soccer Player Benched for Head Scarf
The benching of a teenage Muslim athlete from a soccer match in Palm Harbor is one in a series of local incidents in which female athletes were prohibited from playing sports in traditional Islamic dress.Iman Khalil, 15, booted from a match Saturday, returned to the field Sunday after the referee’s decision was overturned by the […]
TX: Needy Children Will Benefit from Eid Effort
Austin’s Muslim community has launched a new season of giving in Central Texas. This weekend, Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the festival that follows the holy month of fasting and prayer known as Ramadan. For Muslims, Eid is a time of community involvement and charity. This year, the Austin chapter of the Muslim American Society seized […]
Law Center: Little Evidence of Jihadists in U.S.
Six years of investigations and prosecutions have turned up little evidence of Islamic jihadists at work in the United States, according to a study released Monday. The study, conducted by New York University’s Center on Law and Security, tracked 510 cases billed as terrorism-related when arrests were made. But it found only 158 of those […]
MN: David Horowitz Intends to Spread Fear, Hatred
This coming Monday, brace yourself for the excitement and thrills brought to you by the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week,” beginning Oct. 22 and ending Oct. 26. This fun-filled week will feature an array of speakers, films, enlightening literature and the opportunity to participate in a sit-in. Student organizers can choose from a […]
Ann Coulter a Disgrace to Conservatives
Last week, during an appearance on the CNBC program The Big Idea, right-wing shock-pundit Ann Coulter described her ideal vision of American society. It was, she said, New York, as the city appeared in the midst of its 2004 Republican national convention: “People were happy. They’re Christian. They’re tolerant.” When host Donny Deutsch asked the […]