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According to the Huffington Post, “Pamela Geller…has posted a new, large billboard on the Metro-North train platform in Hartsdale. ‘19,250 DEADLY ISLAMIC ATTACKS SINCE 9/11/2001,’ the sign reads. ]IT’S NOT ISLAMOPHOBIA. IT’S ISLAMOREALISM.'” Have you seen this billboard? What’s your response?

A detailed examination of the topic (read it all here) by Salon.com‘s Glenn Greenwald explains just how “common group identity and career interest” is used by a group of “terrorism experts” to sustain “the myth of the Grave Threat of Islamic Terror in order to justify their fear-based careers”. Truthfully, the “menace of Islamic terrorism…is…

“The burqa can be seen as a tool to increase mobility and security, a nuance often missed in the outside world’s image of the garment. Assuming that a burqa-clad woman is not empowered and in need of liberation is a naïve construct.” So says the Lonely Planet guidebook on Afghanistan. Agree? Disagree? Have you ever…

Ramadan is observed in diverse ways in different Islamic countries and Muslim communities around the world. Here’s one author’s round-up. Do you do something differently? How do you observe Ramadan where you live?

According to the Huffington Post, “A former hostess at a Disneyland restaurant is suing Disney for not allowing her to wear her Muslim head scarf, or hijab, at work.” Have you (or do you know someone) who’s had similar problems?

“Mistaken identity” implies that there is a “correct” target, and it further implies that hate violence should rightfully be directed at Muslims. This is absolutely unacceptable. This quotation is from a blog post on The Washington Post site yesterday (August 10, 2012) by Valarie Kaur and Simran Jeet Singh. Well said!

The Washington Post reports [on August 10, 2012], “Muslims in the Tennessee city of Murfreesboro said Friday they hope the opening of their new mosque after more than two years of controversy will be a new beginning for relations with the community, particularly their opponents. You can read the rest of the article here.

On August 8, 2012, former Federal Prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy spoke at the National Press Club in Washington DC on Muslim Brotherhood influence operations in the United States. Read the transcript of his speech.

Joe Walsh (R.-Ill.) said “radical Muslims are ‘trying to kill Americans every week’, and that ‘it’s not a matter of “if” – it’s a matter of “when”’ a 9/11-like attack will happen again”. Want the context? Read it all here.

“The allegation that the Muslim Brotherhood is infiltrating the U.S. government lost further credibility on Wednesday when John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, dismissed it out of hand.” Read more here.
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