Saturday, 30 January 2016

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Hate Crimes Against Muslims Have Tripled Since Attacks In Paris, San Bernardino

“It’s off the chart -- and I don’t think we’ve seen the end of it.”

CAIR-ALABAMA
KKK fliers were sent out to people in Alabama this month to stop 
"The Spread Of Islam."
Americans may fear the threat of international terrorism, but Muslims in the U.S. are facing terror at home.
Hate crimes against Muslim Americans have tripled since the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, and the terror attack in San Bernardino has exacerbated the problem, The New York Times report found.







NEWS
TheBlaze.com
Fed-Up Parents Hit Public School System With Lawsuit Over Controversial Islam Assignment That ...
The students were required to write out the “Shahada,” an Islamic creed that amounts to a conversion to Islam when recited by non-Muslims, according ...
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The Express Tribune
Documentary on radical Islam raises hackles in France
PARIS: A documentary on radical Islam has struck a nerve in France two-and-a-half months after a devastating terrorist attack in Paris and sparked a ...
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Fox News
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Fukuyama: 'Putinism,' Radical Islam No Alternative To Liberal Democracy
American political scientist Francis Fukuyama suggests that the slow emergence of a middle class in Russia is hampering the establishment of a ...
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Failings of Islam are downplayed - Mercury Mailbox
It is a fact certain brands of Islam discourage association with the non-Islamic. It is a fact body language and eye contact are the predominant forms of ...
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AsiaOne
Islam and Democracy
Of special consternation was its second article, which declared that “Islam is the religion of the state and Arabic its official language. Principles of ...
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Daily Mail
Levi Bellfield has converted to Islam behind bars, calling himself Yusuf Rahim
Triple killer Levi Bellfield has converted to Islam in prison - a move which grants him better meals, more time out of his cell and an excuse to withdraw ...
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www.kingstonregion.com/
Group working to 'Demystify Islam' makes a stop in Kingston
“We are travelling to different towns to educate people about Islam,” explained Imam Imtiaz Ahmed, Imam at Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque. “There are ...
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UpperMichigansSource.com
Islam is the topic of Michigan Tech lecture series
Dr. Ahmed Taha's presentation called Beyond Prayers, Islam: Compass for Life is a part of the association's cultural lecture series. Dr. Taha spoke ...
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The Oklahoma Daily
OU diversity series lecture will delve into Islam's influence on Iran
Students can learn about the relationship between Iranian history and Islamic culture next week during a lecture by the Iranian Studies Program.

NPR
York Daily Record/Sunday News
ABC10
Muslim hate speech written on Sacramento State campus
University President Robert Nelsen said the hate speech was written toward the Muslim community on campus. "I was heartbroken and angered to ...
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News & Observer
Duke Muslim leader encourages new songs
Abdullah Antepli previously served as Duke University's first Muslim chaplain from July 2008 to 2014. In his current work, he engages students, faculty, ...
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PetaPixel (blog)
Muslim Woman Sues Associated Press Over Photo of Her Wearing a Headscarf
A Muslim woman has filed a lawsuit against the Associated Press and AP photographer Mark Lennihan over a photo of her wearing a headscarf while ...
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Deseret News
Morocco summit pushes Muslim clerics to improve the lot of religious minorities
Iman Mohammed Magid, executive director, All Dulles Area Muslim Society, left, and Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough participate ...
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Firstpost
Muslim women want entry into Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai
Mumbai: Muslim women on Thursday staged a protest demanding entry into a restricted area of the Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, a stir that came amid a ...
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The Electronic Intifada
Why did ADL lead town hall on Muslim community safety?
Community members protested the ADL's sponsorship of an Austin, Texas, town hall on “Muslim community safety,” on 24 January. The activists say ...
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Sky News Australia
Muslim groups 'snub' counter-extremist
A prominent British Muslim activist in Australia campaigning against Islamic extremism has been snubbed by 45 Muslim organisations, ...
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Houston Public Media
Muslim Leaders Want Houston Residents To Know Why ISIS Is Not Islamic
Muslim leaders in Houston want the community to know that ISIS does not represent Islam. They're hosting an interfaith dialogue this weekend to give ...

Can a TV sitcom reduce anti-Muslim bigotry?
Research by social psychologists suggests that entertainment media that depicts Muslims in a 'relatable' way can reduce feelings of prejudice.
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NBCNews.com
Michigan Muslim Community Organizations Join Forces to Help Flint Water Crisis
Members of Michigan's Muslim community have been working together and in collaboration with other organizations to help the residents of Flint, ...
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Reason (blog)
FBI to Muslim Immigrants: Snoop for Us or Get Deported
Those who followed the scandal over the New York Police Department secretly snooping on Muslim schools and mosques (not just in New York but ...
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Financial Times
'Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies', by Claire L Adida, David D Laitin and ...
No reasonable person would claim that the integration of Muslims into western societies is without problems. As the team of social scientists behind ...
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Religion News Service
An American Muslim's prayer: Forget love, let's just be civil (COMMENTARY)
(RNS) As an American Muslim, I am acutely aware of the physical attacks, racial slurs, taunting and discrimination faced by my fellow believers.
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Middle East Monitor (blog)
Jerusalem: The missing Muslim historical narrative
The only other mosque in the city's Christian quarter was built in honor of the early Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab – Jerusalem's first Muslim conqueror ...
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ChristianityToday.com
Two Ways Christians Distort Islam (and Two WaysMuslims Distort Christianity)
Editor's Note: Christian. Muslim. Friend. received the 2016 Christianity Book Award in the category of Missions/The Global Church. My wife, Grace, and ...
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Express.co.uk
Views of Muslim leader have no place in Britain
FOR 33 years Muhammad Afzal has been a Birmingham councillor. As theMuslim population of our second city grows rapidly through childbirth, ...
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FOX 4 News
Muslim leaders around the world pledge to protect Christians
Pastor Bob Roberts made the trip from Keller to Morocco for three days of negotiations, calling for Muslims to do more to protect minorities in their ...
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WND.com
Plan to infuse small towns with Muslim migrants meets resistance
Rural folks in Montana are pushing back against plans by urban elites to plant hundreds of Muslims from the Third World into Helena and Missoula.

Richard Dawkins Dropped From Event For Posting Video Mocking Islam, Feminists
Richard Dawkins has targeted yet another "sensitive" group -- this time feminists -- for condemnation. The outspoken professor posted a video on his ...
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DFP Ads Test
Home » DFP Ads Test. ` Nation of Islam. 7351 South Stony Island Ave. Chicago, IL 60649. Sundays | 10am CST 773 324 6000. Quick Links.
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On the Reformation of Islam
Howard Kainz considers the reform proposals for Islam made by Ayaan Hirsi Ali in her book Heretic, which are excellent, although, possibly, ...
WEB
Malaysia's Political System is Breeding Ground For Islamic State
Malaysia is currently in a state of heightened security after the recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia. Najib Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, has ...
Legal Jihad: Marine Dad Sues Md. School District Over Lesson On Islam
A former Marine has sued the Charles County, Md., school district over a world history unit on Islam. Kevin Wood, who served in Iraq and identifies as ...

BC teacher disciplined for repeatedly calling Muslim student 'Taliban'
B.C. teacher disciplined for repeatedly calling Muslim student 'Taliban'. A Vancouver Island high school teacher has been disciplined for referring to a ...