Article Archive for August 2013
NYPD Pulls Headscarves of Muslim Girls at ‘Stop and Frisk’|
The Daily News reports that the two Muslim teenage sisters say the NYPD ripped off their hijabs and shoved them to the ground after they were ordered to leave a Bronx park Monday night, at the Lester Patterson Houses in Mott Haven.
The USA-NATO Get Miley Syria(ous) on Bashar al-Assad|
Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke successfully created a buzz and a backlash by invading our conscience with their bizarre and racialized twerkin’ sketch at the VMA’s. Hoping to once and for all bury her Disney fashioned Hannah Montana persona, Cyrus thought this was a good idea.
NYS Assemblyman Wants New Channel Dropped From Cable Packages|
Subscribers to various cable TV packages may have noticed a new channel recently, but a New York State assemblyman wants it removed — and is threatening to boycott the provider.
Islamic Center of Burlington sign vandalized|
Burlington residents driving down Lexington Street this morning were faced with an upsetting and unsettling sight. It appears someone vandalized the Islamic Center of Burlington’s sign (that is placed at the mosque’s entrance) overnight with white spray paint.
French girl attempts suicide after ‘veil attack’|
(France 24)
A 16-year-old girl, who filed charges against a pair of skinheads for what she said was an Islamophobic attack on August 12, attempted to commit suicide on Monday by jumping from a window in her apartment block.
The right’s bigoted crusade against Al Jazeera America|
BY DAVID SIROTA
“The Muslims are coming!” That is the tongue-in-cheek name of a new documentary by Muslim comedians. But it is also the deadly serious shriek echoing through the American right in response to the launch of Al Jazeera America.
North Carolina governor allows anti-Sharia bill to become law|
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory [official website] on Sunday allowed a bill that prohibits North Carolina judges from considering Islamic law in their decisions to become law.
NYPD Secretly Designated Entire Mosques As Terrorism Organizations|
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
1,000-strong Burmese Buddhist mob burns Muslim homes and shops|
Fresh sectarian violence struck north-western Burma yesterday when a 1,000-strong Buddhist mob burned down dozens of Muslim homes and shops following rumours that a young woman had been sexually assaulted by a Muslim man, the police said.
At The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston-Area Muslims Reflect On The Quran|
NPR Boston
The Bible has inspired countless works of art: paintings, sculptures and murals that transform the text of Christianity into images.
