Sunday, 22 February 2015

on Sun. 22 and Sat 21 Feb 15


Over the past decade, headlines from the Middle East have reintroduced Westerners to terms from centuries past. “Heresy,” “blasphemy,” “apostasy” — these are some of the charges that the radical Salafist group known as the Islamic State invokes when it executes its enemies, sometimes by crucifying or burning them alive.

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Source: The New York Times

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NEWS

NPR
New York Times
Muslim Leaders in US Seek to Counteract Extremist Recruiters
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Quartz
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Wonkette (satire) (blog)
Latest Proof Obama's A Muslim: He Openly Possesses An Index Finger
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New York Times
Muslim Scholar, Looking to 'Speak the Truth,' Teaches About Holocaust and Islam
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TheBlaze.com
One Day Before Terrorist Shootings, Copenhagen Muslim Cleric Gave Fiery Speech About Non ...
A Muslim cleric gave a fiery speech in Copenhagen, Denmark, calling all non-Muslims“infidels” and inciting to “war against the Jews” just one day ...
MiamiHerald.com
Muslim gunman is buried in Denmark, media reports say up to 500 attended the ceremony
20, 2015, to a Muslim burial ground in Brondby, west of Copenhagen. He was shot by police Sunday morning outside his home. (AP Photo/Polfoto ...
Muslim Immigration Poses Serious Natonal Security Threat
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The Independent
Islam in Italy: Muslim with traditional clothes and Koran insulted and shouted at in Milan
The comments are indicative of the levels of Islamophobia and racism that Muslims and those from other ethnicities can encounter in Italy.
WH Extremism Summit Opened With Muslim Prayer; No Other Faiths Represented
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The Intercept - First Look Media
Dallas Morning News
Obama: 'We are at war with people who have perverted Islam'
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Columbus Dispatch
Terrorists distort Islam, Muslim scholar tells Hilliard interfaith event
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WBUR
Week In The News: ISIS And RadicalIslam, Immigration Reform Hits Snag
Immigration showdown. ISIS killings. A ceasefire mockery in Ukraine. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. People cheer and hold ...
Reason (blog)
If ISIS Isn't Islamic, Were Crusaders Christian?
Obama presented numerous examples, from theIslamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to Boko Haram, exclusively radical Islamist groups, but was ...
Breitbart News
Vox: Media, President Must End Political Correctness About RadicalIslam
One of Vox's authors who has been at the forefront of the push to denounce critics of radical Islam as “Islamophobes” has dramatically reversed course ...
Newsweek
Aspiring Egyptian Personal Trainer Joins Islamic State
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NewsBusters
RETURN TO REASON
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Breitbart News
Eric Holder Attacks FOX News, Mocks Them For Pressing 'Radical Islam' [Video]
Over the last six months, the world has been exposed to what many have called “Islamicterrorism” executed by those who follow “radical Islam.
Times of India
Lord Shiva first messenger of Islam, Muslim cleric says
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The Tennessean
Muslim advocacy group skeptical of 'no-go zone' bill
There's no mention of Islam or Muslims in a new state proposal that would allow the Tennessee Attorney General to break up "no-go zones.".
wwlp.com
Reuters
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The Copenhagen Post
SILive.com
Members of the Staten Island community discuss impact of threeMuslim college students killed in ...
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Chicago Sun-Times - Breaking News (blog)
Muslim groups work to keep youth safe from ISIS, entrapment
With terrorist organizations like ISIS seeking to recruit Muslim youth online and via social media, Chicago-area Muslim groups are taking steps to keep ...
Bismarck Tribune
Slate Magazine
It's Not President Obama's Job to Interpret Islam
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WLS-TV
Headlines & Global News
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The president was seen using a Muslim hand gesture to secretly signal solidarity to African leaders at last year's U.S.-African Leaders' Summit in ...




BLOGS

Former Islamic Imam Confronts Islam and the Brotherhood
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NY Post Mocks President Obama's Stance On 'MuslimTerrorists'
“Generations of Muslim immigrants came here and went to work as farmers and merchants and factory workers, helped to lay railroads and build up ...


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Mark Levin BLASTS Homeland Security Secy for complaining about Muslim discrimination in ...
Mark Levin said his blood was boiling today when he heard Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson say that the administration must give voice to ...


WEB

CAIR-Kansas to Join Wichita Vigil for Muslim Victims of North Carolina Shootings
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, ...


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(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/18/15) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization ...

Obama: 'Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding'
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US At War With Terrorism, Not WithIslam
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President Obama Rejects 'Notion That the West Is at War With Islam'
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Who's Lying About Islamic Supremacism
Yesterday, President Obama said “it is a lie” when leaders of the IslamicState and al Qaeda describe themselves as “holy warriors in defense ofIslam.

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