Shelia Musaji: Is Congressional Christian Brotherhood Group Behind GOP Islamophobia?|
It is interesting how many of those in Congress who have an Islamophobia problem are members of the same group CAPITOL MINISTRIES which hosts regular Christian Bible studies for, and ministers to, members of Congress.
Islamophobiapalooza Dispatches: Rep. Peter King’s 5th Hearings on American Muslims and “Homegrown Radicalization”|
This time the exercise in political theater and GOP driven bigotry revolved around the topic of “The American Muslim Response to Hearings on Radicalization in their Community.”
Members of Congress Urge Investigation of FBI Muslim Surveillance|
Any FBI practice of taking information collected during community outreach efforts for the purpose of utilizing it as intelligence threatens to erode crucial trust between federal law enforcement and American communities. It is also contrary to basic constitutional principles of free speech and freedom of religion.
Women in Parliament: Islamists in Tunisia Field More Women as Candidates than the Percentage of Women in the US Congress|
Interestingly, when one analyzes say…the number of women in positions of power in countries across the world, we see the percentages of women in parliament to be higher in many majority Muslim nations than in parts of the West.
Joe Kaufman-O-Meter #5: Dodges Question on Whether He Supports Nuking Iran|
Just when you thought Joe Kaufman couldn’t make more of a fool of himself he proves you wrong! Previously, Kaufman eulogized a dead terrorist and racist by the name of Rabbi Meir Kahane, and we thought “well he can’t top that!”
My Faith: Rep. Keith Ellison, from Catholic to Muslim|
Minneapolis, Minnesota (CNN) –Prior to 2006, few people even knew that then-Minnesota state legislator Keith Ellison was a Muslim. Because of his English name, he said, no one thought to ask.
Anti-Muslims and Politicians Find Common Cause with Iranian Terrorist Organization|
The surreal world of anti-Muslim Islamophobia knows no bounds. Islamophobes and the political class that panders to them have been caught with their pants down–figuratively for once.
Peter King and “Prislam”: Round 2 of Muslim American Radicalization Hearings|
Rep. Peter King held his second round of Homeland Security subcommittee hearings on the radicalization of Muslim Americans.
Detroit Reps. Conyers, Clarke call on federal government to counter anti-Muslim sentiment|
The resolution comes in the wake of complaints from several Metro Detroit Muslim Americans who say they were harassed, searched, groped or jailed without reason when crossing into Michigan from Canada.
Allen West Practicing Taqiyya?|
We have done our fair share of coverage of the loony House representative from Florida, Allen West, but this guy is just amazing sometimes in the nonsense he spits out. West has made some seriously Islamophobic remarks in the past, arguing in point blank statements that Islam is not a religion, but an ideology:
