5 things Bill Maher Got Wrong In Latest Islam Rant|
Omar Baddar
As a liberal agnostic, I might better enjoy my time critiquing religion with fellow skeptics. But when skeptics single out a particular faith or group for unfair demonization, I do feel compelled to respond.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the dangerous anti-Islamic logic of the war on terror|
t’s been over a week since students at Brandeis compelled their university to refuse Ayaan Hirsi Ali an honorary degree, and the blogosphere is still roiling with grievance. Kirsten Powers laments Islam’s preferential treatment in USA Today.
When Neo-Cons And Liberals Unite: The Case of Anti-Muslim Crusader Ayaan Hirsi Ali|
By Garibaldi
For far too long Liberal and Neo-Con supporters of Ayaan Hirsi Ali have either ignored, evaded, denied or flat out refused to acknowledge the existence of her hateful beliefs and agenda.
Brandeis Withdraws Honor for Ayaan Hirsi Ali|
Brandeis University on Tuesday canceled its plan to award Somali-born author Ayaan Hirsi Ali an honorary degree after campus criticism of the selection of an advocate for Muslim women who has made comments critical of Islam.
Brandeis Awards Islamophobe Ayan Hirsi Ali Honorary Degree|
By Richard Silverstein (Tikkun Olam)
It’s commencement time and universities are proudly announcing who they’ve snagged as honorary degree and commencement speakers.
UK: Islamophobes Manufacture “Gender Segregation” Controversy|
by Ilisha
An Islamic society wants to host a university event where–gasp!–men and women are seated separately. Suddenly this minor event is major news in the UK.
Maajid Nawaz: Bill Maher’s Kind of Muslim|
In a previous article I noted that the so-called “counterjihad” is really a confederacy of covetous and ideologically opposed individuals and groups with inflated egos loosely united by hate for, and an irrational fear of, Islam and Muslims.
Newsweek Publishes Islamophobic ‘Muslim Rage’ Cover In Response To Embassy Attacks|
Anti-Islam rhetoric in the United States has heated up this week in the wake of the violent protests in the Middle East. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough joined in the backlash this morning, saying the entire Muslim world hates the United States “because of their religion.”
Newsweek Goes for Broke with ‘Muslim Rage’|
Thoughtfulness has flown out the window at Newsweek this week, as Tina Brown traded in a little bit of integrity and placed her bets on Islamophobia being a big seller with the magazine’s screaming “Muslim Rage” cover.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Hateful Quote Makes Its Rounds on Facebook|
To back this claim, GSHM linked to a 2007 MSNBC article with the propagandistic title of Some young U.S. Muslims approve suicide hits, which in turn cited a Pew study that found that “[o]ne in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances.”
