Fla. State Senator: We Need to “Vaccinate” Against Shariah|
As I reported in a piece for the print magazine last summer, Florida has emerged as sort of the Thunderdome of the anti-Shariah movement, with a host of lawmakers at the municipal, state, and federal level working hand-in-hand with a dedicated group of activists to combat the invisble spectre of Islamic law.
MotherJones: The GOP’s Anti-Muslim Wing Is In Retreat|
By Tim Murphy and Adam Serwer (MotherJones)
Over the last four years, a die-hard cadre of activists and their allies in Congress have dragged the Republican Party into a fever swamp of Islamophobia and barely-concealed anti-Muslim bigotry.
Anti-Islam Filmmaker Becomes a Martyr to the Right|
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the Egyptian-born Coptic Christian who appears to be behind the amateurish anti-Islam film that sparked violent protests at Western embassies in Arab and Muslim countries around the world last week, doesn’t exactly have a family-friendly background.
House GOP to Hold Hearings on Its Hearings on Muslim Radicals in the US|
After spending the last year and a half holding hearings on “radicalization” within the American Muslim community, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) is preparing to hold hearings on his hearings.
Meet Larry Smith, Texas’ Wannabe Anti-Shariah Sheriff|
- By Adam Serwer
Muslim religious law isn’t coming to the Lone Star State. But one Republican is on the lookout anyway.
American Muslim Alleges FBI Had a Hand in His Torture|
Last June, while Yonas Fikre was visiting the United Arab Emirates, the Muslim American from Portland, Oregon was suddenly arrested and detained by Emirati security forces. For the next three months, Fikre claims, he was repeatedly interrogated and tortured.
MotherJones: I Was a Terrorist…Seriously!|
—By Tim Murphy
Ex-jihadist Kamal Saleem tells tales of palling around with Arafat, Qaddafi, and Saddam. But his story has some big holes in it.
MotherJones: Pamela Geller: Beware “Stealth Halal” Turkeys This Thanksgiving|
Geller is calling for a boycott of Butterball, accusing the compainy of selling “stealh halal” turkeys prepared in accordance with Muslim dietary laws.
MotherJones: Herman Cain’s Go-To Historian on the Muslim World: Destroy Islam|
By Tim Murphy
Now that Herman Cain is officially a front-runner for the Republican nomination, the vetting process has picked up in a hurry.
MotherJones: Romney to Share Stage with Far-Right, Anti-Muslim Activist|
Since taking the post at the AFA two years ago, Fischer has built a long resume of anti-Muslim, anti-gay, and anti-Native American statements. (He’s also written three separate columns calling for an outright war on grizzly bears).
