Islamophobia

US Activists Handcuffed, Threatened and Deported by Israel

teleSUR | August 3, 2016 Five U.S. citizens were denied entry to Israel after 18 hours of being detained and interrogated by Israeli border police regarding their backgrounds, political tendencies and personal relationships, the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation said this week. The incident, which occurred July 17 but was not publicly revealed […]

Je Suis Istanbul

Photo courtesy of Judith Gilles
On October 10, 2015, over 100 Turkish activists were killed by twin explosions at a peace rally in Ankara, the country’s capital. Three months later, 10 were killed in a popular tourist area in Istanbul. Then 28 in a military convoy. Then 37 in a public square. Then 4 in Istanbul. Then 11 in Istanbul. Then 45 in Istanbul.

After Orlando, Democrats and Republicans Clamor for Expanded Police State

By Eric Draitser | Stop Imperialism | June 16, 2016 The horrific massacre in Orlando has once again thrust the specter of domestic terrorism into the limelight, and into the media space. Pundits and politicians alike have taken the incident as yet another opportunity to thump their chests about the need for even more counter-terrorism […]

Layers of Islamophobia: Rep. Ellison Says He’s Unaware of Clinton Having Returned “Muslim Money”

By Sam Husseini | May 24, 2016 At a news conference Tuesday, I asked Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and André Carson (D-Ind.) about Hillary Clinton’s having returned money from Muslims and refusing to meet with Arab and Muslim groups in her 2000 Senate run. Rep. Ellison indicated he didn’t know about the controversy and — […]

Sikh community furious at Texas authorities after detention on false terrorism accusations

RT | April 29, 2016 A Sikh man and a Pakistani-American man were arrested at gunpoint after fellow bus passengers claimed they were discussing a bomb threat in Arabic – even though they were speaking Punjabi. The Sikh Coalition has filed a complaint against the accusers. Daljeet Singh, an asylum-seeker from India, began chatting with […]