Islamophobia

In the first hour I am joined by my good friend Lizzy to discuss her recent work in Palestine. Lizzy just returned from the town of Beit Sahour where she was teaching music to child refugees. We talk about Her experiences in actually traveling to Palestine from the US and some of the bizarre realities of this process. I also share some of my own personal experience traveling to Palestine and my trouble when leaving Israel. We then move onto the issue of Islamophobia and discuss the realities of it and how it can subconsciously manifest itself.

Guest Post by Sabiha Farhat [ A month ago from yesterday, a teenager called Junaid was lynched and murdered on a train in Haryana. Sabiha Farhat writes in the wake of visiting his house and meeting his family. The news cycles may have moved on to other stories, but we need to keep remembering Junaid, … Continue reading Have Indian Muslims become the new ‘Make in India’ Punching Bag? Sabiha Farhat

Press TV – June 29, 2017 A US court verdict has allowed the American government to seize an office tower in New York City owned largely by an Iranian charity organization, the Alavi Foundation. A jury on Wednesday claimed that the charity was controlled by the Iranian government and the rent generated from the tower […]

  Islamophobia contextually is a global phenomenon, exacerbating an intense dislike or fear of Islam especially as a political force, hostility or prejudice towards Muslims. The term Islamophobia started being used in the early 20th century and emerged as a neologism in the 1970s and reached public policy prominence with the report by the Runnymede Trust‘s Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia (CBMI).[Read More...]

In regard to the Finsbury Park attack on Monday, a lot of talk has resurfaced regarding recurring fears of ‘civil war’ type scenarios in the not-distant future or a ‘race war’ type of situation: one that might not just threaten England, but occur elsewhere too, like in France or the United States. I want to […]

Leftists were blaming President Trump and his supporters for condoning the violent murder of a 17-year old Muslim girl who was bludgeoned to death by a white man. Later, news broke that illegal alien Darwin Martinez Torres of El Salvador was arrested for the murder. [...]

The study concluded that “more representative media coverage could help to bring public perception of terrorism in line with reality.” (Photo: Twitter)

A quick post here on the Finsbury Park attack – because what I actually want to talk about more is the so-called ‘race war’ meme or the widespread predictions/fears of a ‘civil war’ type scenario on the streets of England, as well as France, the US and elsewhere. That, however, is such a big, important […]

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, right, talk to faith leaders at Finsbury Park Mosque in north London, after a man plowed his vehicle into a crowd of worshippers outside a north London mosque early Monday. (Stefan Rousseaul/AP)
LONDON – Locals have told of the chaotic minutes after a van rammed into crowds at Finsbury Park mosque, as they pinned down a suspect shouting “I want to kill all Muslims” and “this is for London Bridge”, while others desperately tried to save the injured.

A small portion of the memorial for two men fatally stabbed on a light rail train in Portland, Ore., last week is shown in Portland, Ore., Wednesday 31, 2017. (AP/Don Ryan)
Muslim groups have raised more than $500,000 for the heroes killed while defending two women who were being harassed by an Islamophobic passenger on a train in Portland last week.
Ricky Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were fatally stabbed, and Micah Fletcher was critically wounded by a man who was shouting bigoted slurs at teenagers who appeared to be Muslim.