Law used to detain David Miranda frequently targets Muslims|
BY IMRAN AWAN
As has been reported, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda, was detained at Heathrow airport this weekend, in London under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
“Please don’t let it be a Muslim”|
by Wajahat Ali
The twin bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon, which killed two and injured at least 176, inspired divergent responses to a sudden, senseless tragedy.
Stop trying to split gays and Muslims|
BY CHRIS STEDMAN
Anti-Islam crusader Pam Geller’s effort to foment hate between the two groups is based on lies and doomed to fail. I have an earnest and sincere question for the LGBT community: Do you support Pamela Geller?
Hannity accuses Keith Ellison of “a host of radical connections”|
MediaMatters points out that this is not the first time Hannity has attacked Ellison for reasons related to his religion. In 2006, when Ellison was sworn into office and took his oath on a Quran, Hannity compared it to using “Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf,’ which is the Nazi bible.”
Can “jihad” survive Pam Geller?|
MyJihad.org bus ad featuring two volunteers, an American-Muslim and an Israeli-Jew. (Credit: MyJihad.org)
So you want to rebrand a word. It’s hard to think of a more difficult rebranding project than “jihad.”
Homeland: TV’s most Islamophobic show|
by Laila Al-Arian (Salon.com)
I started watching “Homeland” because I was bored. All of my favorite shows were coming to a (season’s) end, and I needed something new to watch.
Glenn Greenwald: Combating Islamophobic violence|
by Glenn Greenwald (Salon.com)
Shortly after the Islamic Society of Joplin opened a mosque in 2007 in Joplin, a small town in Southwest Missouri, the sign in front was set on fire, an act determined to be arson.
Adam Hasner: Islamophobe for Congress|
BY ALEX SEITZ-WALD
Rep. Michele Bachmann has gotten a lot of attention lately for her witch hunt against Muslims in the U.S. government, but she’s not alone.
Salon.com: Obama Defender Rep. Peter King|
Rep. King has another role: he’s one of President Obama’s most outspoken defenders and supporters when it comes to civil liberties and Terrorism. On CNN this morning, King offered his latest vigorous defense of a signature Obama policy.
Glenn Greenwald: The real definition of Terrorism|
The FBI yesterday announced it has secured an indictment against Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa, a 38-year-old citizen of Iraq currently in Canada, from which the U.S. is seeking his extradition.
