Top Democrat Slams GOP’s Islamophobia After Boston Bombing|
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) smacked down Rep. Peter King’s (R-NY) attempt to link Boston bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Islamic extremists based in the American Muslim community with no evidence, an allegation that emerged as part of a theme among House Republicans on Sunday morning.
L.I. Synagogue Cancels Controversial Pamela Geller Speech|
A Long Island synagogue has canceled a controversial speech by conservative firebrand Pamela Geller. Geller was set to speak Sunday at the Great Neck Synagogue. She had been invited by the men’s club at the synagogue to give a speech on Sharia, the religious and moral code of Islam.
RollingStone: Police Spying on American Muslims Is a Pointless National Shame|
(Via RollingStone.com)
New report details the damaging effects of the NYPD’s Muslim surveillance regime.
Sharia law ban and Muslim wives|
When Kansas State Senator Susan Wagle voted for Senate Bill 79 that would ban Sharia law in Kansas, she said that a vote in favour of the legislation was “a vote to protect women”. “In this great country of ours, and in the state of Kansas,” Wagle said, “women have equal rights.”
Hussein Rashid: Islamophobia is Real, Mr. Mayor—A New York City Muslim Explains|
In Moghul’s article, “What’s Islamophobia, and Do I Have It?”, he expounds on the myths that serve as the bases for Islamophobia. His voice is one of a growing chorus that shows that Islamophobia exists and has a persistent logic of its own, often grounded in anti-Semitic tropes.
Halting anti-Muslim violence|
Many of the recent attacks have taken place shortly after well-publicised anti-Muslim hate speeches, argues author.
There has been a sudden uptick in the number of violent hate crimes where the victims are thought to be Muslim or “Middle Eastern”.
Geller and Spencer OK with passport fraud|
Over at Bartholomew’s Notes on Religion, Richard Bartholomew examines the responses by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer to theconviction of English Defence League leader Stephen Lennon on a charge of passport fraud.
EDL leader Stephen Lennon jailed for 10 months for using false passport to attend Geller’s conference|
The leader of the English Defence League has been jailed for using someone else’s passport to get into the United States. Stephen Lennon, 30, pleaded guilty to possession of a false identity document with improper intention, contrary to the Identity Documents Act 2010, at Southwark Crown Court.
New York’s top court highlights the meaninglessness and menace of the term ‘terrorism’|
Such is the case with a fascinating ruling released last week by the New York Court of Appeals, that state’s highest court, in the criminal case of People v. Edgar Morales. The facts of the case are quite simple, but the implications of the ruling are profound.
Geller’s new anti-Islam ad to debut in New York – with disclaimer|
Her latest ads, shared exclusively with The Observer, will feature a panorama of the sky the moment the World Trade Center burst into flames in 2001, accompanied by a quote from the Quran that reads “Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers.”
