October 31, 2010
By Sofian Abdelaziz Zakkout
Director of AMANA
The American Muslim Association of North America
Dear Fellow Americans:
We are approaching Election Day, 2010 – Tuesday, November 2nd. This is the day that may change the future of our country. This mid-term election could become a pivotal point in changing the history of our country. President Obama has made many promises to the American people; he promised to change many policies which were damaging to the American people, set in place by former President, George W. Bush. It’s important to keep in mind that President Obama inherited these policies from the former administration. Among the numerous crises he inherited, was a severely damaged economy.
Continue reading ‘UNITED WE STAND; DIVIDED WE FALL’
29 October 2010
Representatives Keith Ellison from Minnesota and Andre Carson from Indiana are currently the only Muslim American members of Congress. But they represent a growing segment of the U.S. population that is often in the spotlight as a result of racial profiling and religious intolerance.
Continue reading ‘Muslim Americans Urge Community Members to Vote in Upcoming Election’
Londoners Shocked By News; Attributed To Muslim Immigration
POSTED: 11:14 am EDT October 29, 2010
LONDON — Move over, Oliver, and make room for Mohammed.
There’s a new leader on the list of the most popular names for baby boys in Britain — a reflection of shifting demographics and pride in the Muslim prophet.
Data recently released by the Office of National Statistics shows that Mohammed and variations of that name rank highest among names for British baby boys in 2009. Oliver came in a close second, followed by Jack in third.
Continue reading ‘‘Mohammed’ No. 1 Baby Name In Britain’
by Hillary Busis | 9:49 pm, October 27th, 2010
Conservatives and liberals alike will find their blood boiling when they watch the following video, in which Keith Olbermann delivers what he calls a “Special Comment” on the Tea Party’s midterm election candidates. In this nearly 20 minute-long segment, the Countdown host recites a long list of the movement’s affronts to progressivism before ending with a plea for all liberals, Democrats, disillusioned Republicans, moderates, and political neutrals to vote against the Tea Party next Tuesday.
Continue reading ‘Fired-Up Keith Olbermann Recites Laundry List Of Tea Party Offenses: “This Is The America You Want?”’
Wow. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear just had a Battle of the Bands between Yusuf Islam (also known as Cat Stevens and Ozzy Osbourne. The ‘pro-sanity” part of the rally (lead by Jon Stewart) introduced Mr. Islam who sang “Peace Train,” only to be interrupted by Stephen Colbert (the ‘pro-fear’ part of the rally) who proceeded to introduce a surprisingly lucid Mr. Osbourne who sang “Crazy Train.” The battle was effectively a draw, only to be resolved by a surprise appearance by the O’Jays who sang “Love Train.” And the world began to heal.
The inclusion of Yusuf Islam in the Rally to Restore Sanity is sure to raise a number of eyebrows, given the controversy surrounding his alleged support of the fundamentalist Islamic fatwa against author Salman Rushdie. As Andy Levy tweeted “Rally To Restore Fatwas?” Yusuf has since asserted that he was simply joking and his comments were taken out of context. In the years that has followed, he has repeatedly denied ever calling for the death of Rushdie or supporting the fatwa.
Continue reading ‘Cat Stevens Appearance At Sanity Rally Rankles Right Winger’
Pakistani-born American was arrested Wednesday in an alleged bomb plot
By MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMAN
updated 10/28/2010
WASHINGTON — The tip that led to the FBI’s subway bombing sting came from a source in the Muslim community: A Pakistani-born man from a middle-class suburb was trying to join a terrorist group, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
Continue reading ‘Officials: Muslim source turned in terror suspect’
Tricia L. Nadolny, Tribune reporter
October 27, 2010
If you noticed women throughout the Chicago region donning pink headscarves Wednesday, they weren’t making a fashion statement.
Continue reading ‘Pink Hijab Day a heads up to breast cancer awareness’
By David Edwards
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly is continuing his mission of highlighting what he calls the “Muslim problem.”
On Monday, the Fox News host told guest Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) spokesman Ahmed Rehab that extremism “is a Muslim problem because it’s generated by Muslims almost exclusively, so it is a Muslim problem.”
Continue reading ‘O’Reilly: Extremism is a ‘Muslim problem’’
October 28th, 2010
by Stephen Lendman
Founded by B’nai B’rith in 1913, its stated mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all,” calling itself “the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency, (fighting) anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry….”
Continue reading ‘Anti-Defamation League Demagoguery and Islamophobia’
22 October 2010 by Greeneye
Loons come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and the loons are at it again. We recently reported on the loon comments of one Rabbi Ovadia Yosef that “Non-jews exist only to serve Jews.” Well, Haaretz reports another “leading Rabbi” in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar apparently shares his sentiments. Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira, headmaster of the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva, has distributed fliers to his students encouraging them to use Palestinian civilians as human shields. He came to this conclusion by invoking “Jewish values” and going so far as to say this kind of thing is “obligatory according to the Torah.”
Continue reading ‘Leading rabbi encourages IDF soldiers to use Palestinian human shields; what if he were Muslim?’
Since the beginning of time man’s-inhumanity-to man has created fear amongst neighbors, and enemies amongst friends. In a society that strives on competition, survival of the fittest became the normal way of life, and justice is often lost at the hands of the powerful.
Continue reading ‘Bully and Islam’
By Bob Smietana • THE TENNESSEAN • October 24, 2010
That’s how many dollars Emerson’s for-profit company — Washington-based SAE Productions — collected in 2008 for researching alleged ties between American Muslims and overseas terrorism. The payment came from the Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation, a nonprofit charity Emerson also founded, which solicits money by telling donors they’re in imminent danger from Muslims.
Emerson is a leading member of a multimillion-dollar industry of self-proclaimed experts who spread hate toward Muslims in books and movies, on websites and through speaking appearances.
Contact Bob Smietana
at 615-259-8228 or bsmietana@tennessean.com
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20101024/NEWS01/10240374
Helen Carter guardian.co.uk, Sunday 24 October 2010
Lauren Booth speaks on Press TV, an Iranian associated TV news channel
Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has converted to Islam after having what she describes as a “holy experience” during a visit to Iran.
Continue reading ‘Tony Blair’s sister-in-law converts to Islam’
By Jonathan Petre
Last updated at 1:34 AM on 24th October 2010
historic Church of England diocese where Muslim worshippers outnumber Anglican churchgoers by two to one is set to be scrapped.
According to sources, the Dioceses Commission is drawing up proposals to axe the cash-strapped Diocese of Bradford in Yorkshire and merge it with neighbouring Ripon and Leeds.
Some are pressing for both dioceses to be subsumed into the adjoining Diocese of York, to create a ‘superdiocese’ under Archbishop of York John Sentamu, the Church’s second-most powerful leader.
Continue reading ‘Facing the axe: Diocese that has twice as many Muslim worshippers as Anglicans’
In a video released Saturday, a senior al-Qaida leader calls for Muslims living in metro Detroit to commit jihadist attacks in the U.S. — a call that local Muslim Americans condemned.
Continue reading ‘Al-Qaida message aimed at region – Local Muslims decry call for U.S. attacks’
