TN GOP Slams Barack ‘Hussein’ Obama
On Monday, the Tennessee Republican Party dropped the H-bomb, adorning a press release with Barack Obama’s middle name, Hussein, and associated him the Muslim religion by running the 2006 photograph of the candidate wearing Somali tribal clothing. Here’s the first paragraph of the release: The Tennessee Republican Party today joins a growing chorus of Americans […]
Islam Does Not Allow ‘Honor Killings’
Kathleen Parker’s column “A strong dose of reality in Europe” (Feb. 21) contains misrepresentations of Islam and “sharia” (Islamic law). Ms. Parker states “honor killings” are accepted under sharia. Nowhere in Islamic law are honor killings allowed or condoned; Islam has given equal rights to women. This despicable practice occurs in Muslim and non-Muslim countries. […]
Obama Fights False Connections to Islam
For Barack Obama, it is an ember that he has doused time and again, only to see it flicker anew: links to Islam fanned by false rumors, innuendo and association. Obama and his campaign reacted strongly this week when a photo of him in Kenyan tribal garb began spreading on the Internet. And the praise […]
Pro-Israel Evangelical Leader Endorses McCain
Republican presidential candidate John McCain won the endorsement of pro-Israel evangelical leader John Hagee on Wednesday, which could boost his standing among religious conservatives who have been reluctant to embrace the likely nominee. Hagee, who heads a 19,000-member church in San Antonio, Texas, is best known for his outspoken support of Israel and writings on […]
Anti-Islam Sentiments Have No Place Here
For once, ABC turned cameras from celebrity interviews and the presidential election to display America’s attitude toward people who wear head scarves, grow beards and pray five times a day, facing Mecca. At a Texas bakery, the network staged a Muslim woman trying to buy apple strudel and being refused by the sales clerk. In […]
Video: Muslim Victim of a Hate Crime
Nina Timani, a Muslim Arab American, was the victim of a hurtful hate crime in October 2006. She decided to report it to the FBI. And she’s glad she did. Click here to view the video. http://www.fbi.gov/multimedia/media_main.htm
CAIR: Ellison Says Obama Smears Will Fail
Rep. Keith Ellison said Wednesday that attempts to insinuate that Barack Obama is Muslim won’t have any effect on the presidential candidate, arguing that Americans won’t fall for such a “bigoted” appeal. Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim member of Congress, also said he has no doubt a Muslim could be elected president. […]
TN: Men Admit to Varied Roles in Mosque Fire
It’s too early to tell if the case of three men charged with setting a Columbia mosque on fire will be tried solely in federal court, said Mike Bottoms, Maury County district attorney. Michael Golden, 23, Eric Baker, 32, and Jonathan Stone, 19, are accused of spray painting swastikas and throwing Molotov cocktails at the […]
Major Survey Challenges Western Perceptions of Islam
A huge survey of the world’s Muslims released Tuesday challenges Western notions that equate Islam with radicalism and violence. The survey, conducted by the Gallup polling agency over six years and three continents, seeks to dispel the belief held by some in the West that Islam itself is the driving force of radicalism. It shows […]
CAIR: Man Hopes Citizenship Lawsuit Gets Feds Attention
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, federal officials have scrutinized citizenship applications in an effort to weed out potential terrorists. But one technique, name-checking would-be citizens through a slew of databases has led to an immigration backlog that’s left in limbo potentially millions of applicants already in the United States.One Charlotte man has found himself caught […]