MN: Ellison Endorses Obama, Lauds ‘Unifying Spirit’
ELLISON ENDORSES OBAMA, LAUDS ‘UNIFYING SPIRIT’ Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said on Tuesday that he is backing Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in his campaign for president. “Not because he’s black,” said Ellison, who is black. “That’s identity politics. I reject identity politics. “He speaks with a unifying spirit,” Ellison said. Speaking to a Black History […]
FBI Rep to Speak at CAIR-FL Hate Crimes Forum
CAIR HAS FORUM TONIGHT ABOUT HATE CRIMES The Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations will host a forum on hate crimes at 6 p.m. today in the John Law Ayers room at the Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St. Among the speakers will be representatives from the FBI, the Florida Department […]
CA: Jewish Group to Host Islam-Basher
CA: CRITIC OF ISLAM TO SHARE STORY OF HER JOURNEY In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, Ayaan Hirsi Ali began studying her Muslim faith, digging deep into the Quran to understand why 19 zealots would turn airplanes into missiles. Quickly convinced the Quran was diametrically opposed to peace, she renounced Islam and, with Theo […]
Mark Steyn Seems to Advocate Genocide of Muslims
MARK STEYN’S FINAL SOLUTION TO THE EURO-MUSLIM PROBLEM Why did Bosnia collapse into the worst slaughter in Europe since World War Two? In the thirty years before the meltdown, Bosnian Serbs had declined from 43 percent to 31 percent of the population, while Bosnian Muslims had increased from 26 percent to 44 percent. In a […]
CA: Faiths Take New Approach to Domestic Abuse
CA: FAITHS TAKE NEW APPROACH TO DOMESTIC ABUSE Gloria Sandoval sought the help of her pastor when she was a young mother and her then-husband frequently slapped, kicked and punched her. “I was given the response that I should go home and be a better wife,” she recalled on Friday. The beatings didn’t stop, and […]
GA: Airport Security Profiling Shames System
GA: ‘MUSLIM AMERICANS ARE AMERICANS, TOO’ Every air traveler likely has done it: stand in an airport security line in your socks, pushing forward plastic bins of shoes, jackets, laptops and handbags, all with only 20 minutes left to board, even though you showed up two hours early as told. Think you have it tough? […]
Tariq Ramadan: The Modern Muslim
THE MODERN MUSLIM Why are there so few moderate Muslims speaking out against Islamic terrorism? That’s a common complaint heard in the West, but in truth, plenty of Muslims are critical of suicide bombers. What’s harder to find are Muslim leaders who condemn terrorism while also maintaining credibility among disaffected Muslims, and intellectuals who can […]
Gov Audit Finds Anti-Terror Case Data Flawed
AUDIT: ANTI-TERROR CASE DATA FLAWED WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors counted immigration violations, marriage fraud and drug trafficking among anti-terror cases in the four years after 9/11 despite no evidence linking them to terror activity, a Justice Department audit said Tuesday. Overall, nearly all of the terrorism-related statistics on investigations, referrals and cases examined by department […]
VA: Muslims Talk About Living the American Dream
VA: LOCAL MUSLIMS TALK ABOUT LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM Watch the Video: http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6109828 With well over a billion followers across the globe, Islam is the world’s second largest religion. The number of Muslims in this country is somewhat unclear. Studies place it anywhere from one to six million. Whatever the figure, a growing number live […]
NC: Mosque Request Sparks Debate
NC: MOSQUE REQUEST SPARKS DEBATE Dr. Waheed Akhtar has to go to Raleigh to pray. There just are not any suitable places in Goldsboro for a Muslim to worship in, he said. So he bought some land at the corner of Wayne Memorial Drive and Best Avenue and, along with several who share his faith, […]