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Are Muslims at home in America? And, is America at ease with Muslims? Mucahit Bilici investigates these questions in his new book, Finding Mecca in America: How Islam is Becoming an American Religion (The University of Chicago Press, 2012). Among his conclusions: “If you want to make Islam part of America, you have to make…

According to Fahad Arman, writing for the Daily Kos, “the word exists as a stealth slur. It is exists as a piece of coded language.” Read his entire essay here: ‘Islamist’ As Coded Language. He points out that there is no parallel term for Christians (Christianist?), and posits that Islamist “actually means ‘Jihadi’, ‘Towelhead’, ‘Hajji’.”…

If you’re anywhere in or near Chicago, Illinois, on February 5, 2013, consider scheduling a stop at 5:30 p.m. for a Middle East Forum sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. “Turmoil and Turbulence: Barack Obama and the Middle East 2.0” is the topic for a presentation including Haleh Esfandiari (pictured), Director, Middle East…

“Muslims have refused to abide by rules of justice in this country that apply to all others and have been successful in being awarded special rights,” writes Gary R. Welsh in AdvanceIndiana.blogspot.com. Read the entire article here. What do you think? Are the requests reasonable?

Here’s the notice, courtesy of the Pluralism Project: Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, is seeking a Muslim Chaplain to serve as a member of the College’s Multifaith Religious Life Team. The Muslim Chaplain will also serve as a member of the Division of Student Life staff, a Chaplain to the community and advisor to Muslim students.…

The leader of the Nation of Islam says that Django Unchained is “preparation for a race war.” Check out Louis Farrakhan’s commentary here.

“While [Minnesota Republican] Rep. [Michelle] Bachmann’s Islamophobic fear mongering is a hit in conspiratorial right-wing circles, it’s beneath the level of discourse Americans should expect from members of Congress,” Ben Betz of People for the American Way, said in an email to supporters on Tuesday [8 January 2013]. “And her views are nothing short of…

You have to read this to believe it. How can one of America’s two major political parties get away with this nonsense? It’s got to stop!

“Time Warner Cable left the door open Thursday [3 January 2013] to the possibility of carrying Al Jazeera’s new U.S.-based network, which is set to replace Current TV following Wednesday’s acquisition. “‘We are keeping an open mind and as the service develops, we will evaluate whether it makes sense, for our customers, to launch the…

“With its portraits of Brody and Roya Hammad, ‘Homeland’ warns that Muslims are a hidden danger to fellow Americans,” says the headline on Salon.com. Laila Al-Arian reports, “All the standard stereotypes about Islam and Muslims are reinforced, and it is demonstrated ad nauseam that anyone marked as ‘Muslim’ by race or creed can never be…
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