Right-Wing Radio Host Says She Won’t Go In A Taxi With A Somali Driver|
Conservative talk show host Lisa Benson warned on Sunday that Somali refugees control the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and insisted that she will not ride in taxis with Somali drivers out of fears for her safety.
FoxNews Gins Up ‘Honor Diaries’ Controversy|
by RICHARD SILVERSTEIN
The University of Michigan-Dearborn initially agreed to screen the Clarion Project‘s new faux-feminist film, Honor Diaries.
FIU’s Muslim Students Say They Found a Listening Device in a Campus Prayer Room|
It was February 9, 2013, and the five members of Florida International University’s Muslim Student Association had finished their evening prayers in the room they used daily at the Graham Center, the student union on the school’s Modesto Maidique Campus.
Muslim groups say ERAU guest spews hatred|
By Annie Martin, The Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH — A professor known for his controversial views about Islam and terrorism will field questions at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this week.
Islamic Center of Bothell Target of Anti-Muslim Messages|
After an escalation of targeted anti-Muslim incidents at the Islamic Center of Bothell (ICOB), located on the second floor of a building on East Riverside Drive, the Bothell Police Department and the FBI have begun an investigation to determine if the events were bias-motivated.
Civil Rights Groups Protest Closures Of Muslims’ Bank Accts.|
By Katie Rucke
A Minneapolis-based bank has been closing the accounts of its customers in the Islamic community for years, but nobody can figure out why.
Anti-Defamation League exploits fear of Muslims to undermine anti-gay bill|
by Alex Kane, Mondoweiss
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) can’t quit pushing anti-Muslim bigotry. The latest instance emerged in a peculiar fashion: in opposition to an anti-gay bill in Arizona pushed by religious conservatives.
US religious freedom rep funded by Islamophobes|
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the US’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, repeated its request to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to investigate one of its own members, this time for being funded by the same group that backs a notorious Islamophobe.
New York Mayor announces academic holidays on Muslim festivals|
NEW YORK: The New York’s Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has announced plans to implement a policy allowing public schools to be closed for holidays on biggest Muslim festivals including Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr.
Manteca Mosque Vandalized with Graffiti, Raw Bacon|
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is asking the FBI to investigate a recent vandalism at a Manteca mosque as a hate crime.
