Mainstream Media Still Hyping The Muslim Boogeyman, Hate Crimes Up

The first half of the year saw a 91-percent increase in hate crimes against Muslims on the heels of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. His own Islamophobic comments, coupled with biased media coverage of Muslims, have created an aura of fear around the religion in the U.S.

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
Media Still Hyping The Muslim Boogeyman, Hate Crimes Up

The American boogeyman of terrorist threats, often used to further war and military intervention, comes with domestic consequences. In the United States, Muslim houses of worship have been inundated with threats of bodily harm and property destruction, as well as seen items like pig’s heads and desecrated Qurans left on their

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Finsbury Park: On Whitewashing The ‘White Crusade’

The puritan perception of white-supremacists acknowledges that to sustain Britishness, both Muslims and Islam must be “cleansed” from Britain to keep it “terror-free.”

Diana Alghoul
By Diana Alghoul
A member of the English Defence League far right group has his tattoo displayed during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP/Matt Dunham)

London was struck by another terrorist attack on Monday morning. A white supremacist murdered a man and injured at least eight other people, ramming a van into a group of Muslims leaving the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park after Taraweeh prayers. Witnesses said the attacker was shouting that he wanted to “kill all Muslims”. The attack

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Arab Islamic American Summit 2017 – How The U.S. Made A Fool’s Bargain With Saudi Arabia

Iran’s absence at last month’s Arab Islamic American Summit – a massive gathering of Arab and Muslim countries – was more than coincidence. Host Saudi Arabia and its guest, the U.S., have long conspired against Iran, with the summit’s other attendees held hostage to their vision of the Middle East.

Ziad Hafez
By Ziad Hafez
President Donald Trump waits to deliver a speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)

BEIRUT (Opinion) -- The Arab Islamic American Summit held in Riyadh on May 20 and 21 was an extraordinarily surrealistic event, to say the least. Many factors made the event highly unusual, not the least of which was its timing. The summit was held just after the anniversary of Nakba Day, which marks the loss of Palestine in May 1948. In addition,

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How Trump Should Have Responded To London Attacks, If He Were Normal

Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/ Mar-a-Lago Florida (Golf Course)   Dear Prime Minister May and Mayor Khan: I was devastated to learn that so many people were killed or wounded on London Bridge Saturday night. The special relationship between my country and the United Kingdom is such that your pain is our pain. We […]

Juan Cole
By Juan Cole
President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room at the White House, June 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/ Mar-a-Lago Florida (Golf Course)   Dear Prime Minister May and Mayor Khan: I was devastated to learn that so many people were killed or wounded on London Bridge Saturday night. The special relationship between my country and the United Kingdom is such that your pain is our pain. We stand with

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We Know What Inspired The Manchester Attack, We Just Won’t Admit It

The US and UK governments will look in any direction except Saudi Arabia when seeking the causes of terrorism, lest they risk their lucrative relationship with the Gulf monarchy.

Patrick Cockburn
By Patrick Cockburn
Saudi Arabia Salafist top cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, listens to a speech of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the Consultative Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

In the wake of the massacre in Manchester, people rightly warn against blaming the entire Muslim community in Britain and the world. Certainly one of the aims of those who carry out such atrocities is to provoke the communal punishment of all Muslims, thereby alienating a portion of them who will then become open to recruitment by Isis and al-Qaeda

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Christian Militias Slaughter At Least 30 Civilians In Central African Republic

Civilians are trying to escape ongoing attacks committed by Christian militias that killed at least 30 civilians over the weekend, according to U.N. officials.

Darius Shahtahmasebi
By Darius Shahtahmasebi
Anti-Balaka Christian militiamen stand in the Combatant district of Bangui, Central African Republic, Tuesday Feb. 4, 2014.

Hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge inside a mosque in the Central African Republic (CAR)’s border town of Bangassou, Reuters reports. What may be surprising to the American public is that these civilians are trying to escape ongoing attacks committed by Christian militias that killed at least 30 civilians over the weekend, according to

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