GOP Dirty Tricks in the Swing States (Guardian)
We are now entering the closing weeks of what promises to be yet another close and contentious presidential election contest. As each side seeks to maximise its advantages and minimise its weaknesses, the Republican party has chosen the lowest of low roads, engaging in two sleazy political marketing campaigns over the past week. First, DVDs […]
CAIR: Anti-Islam Film Targets ‘Swing State’ Voters (IPS)
WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) – Millions of voters in U.S. states crucial to this fall’s presidential election received DVD copies of a controversial documentary film as advertising inserts in their morning newspapers over the past week, with more expected to be sent out over the upcoming weekend.The 2006 film, “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the […]
DC: Muslims, Christians, Jews Seek Right to Beards
Steven Chasin is the first to admit he isn’t the world’s most observant Jew. Tattoos, a Jewish taboo, cover his burly body, while his shaved head goes bare. He doesn’t go to synagogue every Shabbat or keep all the laws of kashrut. He doesn’t even hold what he calls a “Jewish type of job,” like […]
CAIR: Anonymous Campaigns Play to Fears of Voters
Middle Eastern tensions were brought into the homes of US voters in two different campaigns last week and both were denounced by Muslim and Jewish activists as fear-mongering ahead of November’s presidential elections.American Muslims were angered by the mass mailing of a controversial DVD titled Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West. The Clarion Fund, […]
CAIR-TX: HLF Case Enters New Chapter (Star-Tel)
Is there a way to grind down a complex, multiyear investigation of international financial dealings conducted by the Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation into a palatable argument that an average American jury can digest?Proving that the foundation is a front group funding terrorists — that’s the goal of federal prosecutors this week, charged with pulling a […]
CAIR-OH: DVD Distribution Upsets Muslims (Columbus Disp)
A DVD about radical Islam distributed to millions of people in swing states ahead of the election has angered many Muslims, who say the film spreads hatred and fear. Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West was first released in 2005. This month, a one-hour preview of the movie was distributed to millions of people […]
‘Obsession’ DVD a Well-Planned Con
Last Sunday, a free one-hour DVD in splashy, theatrical packaging was slipped into millions of newspapers across the country, mostly in “swing” states. The probable intent was to slip the DVD content cleverly into millions of American brains, scaring people into an intense fear of “radical Islam,” and elevating security concerns above all others as […]
CAIR-OH: Fasting Muslims Fill Up on Faith (Columbus Dispatch)
It was the kind of September afternoon that begs for a breeze or a raindrop — anything to take the sun down a notch. The 90-degree heat was getting to the players on the Hilliard Weaver Middle School soccer team. Sweaty and tired, they rushed to a group drinking fountain.Rania Khamees, 13, stayed in the […]
Spiritual Subway: Islam Ads Seek To Educate NYC (NPR)
Click here to listen to the story. A grassroots Islamic awareness group is hoping its new ad campaign will help catch the eyes of millions of people who ride the New York City subway system every day. Tucked in between subway car notices featuring poetry, as well as advertisements for everything from gum and beer […]
NY: Yemen Attack Victim Known as Leader (Buffalo News)
People who knew Susan Elbaneh describe her as a lovely and intelligent young woman caught between two cultures. She always wore a traditional Muslim scarf but also wore jeans and sneakers to school. An American citizen, she pursued the American dream, with plans for college and a career as a nurse. But she also had […]