Islamophobia in America: Some finance it, while others fight it

Islamophobia in America: Some finance it, while others fight it

By l0gikal on from www.washingtonpost.com

Last Friday, the Center for American Progress released a report that found a group of writers and activists spent millions over the last decade to spread fear about Islam in America.
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Meet America's Two Muslim Congressmen Elected to Congress: Keith Ellison and Andre Carson

By Saladin on from www.reuters.com

There are two Muslims that have been elected to the United States Congress: Keith Ellison and Andre Carson.
Billboards for 'Why Islam?' Muslim Info Hotline Roll Out Across US

Billboards for 'Why Islam?' Muslim Info Hotline Roll Out Across US

By Saladin on from religion.blogs.cnn.com

Want to learn more about Islam? There’s a hotline for that. And, through the end of the month, lots of roadside billboards to get the word out about it.
What does it mean to an American Muslim?

What does it mean to an American Muslim?

By uzzie on from www.washingtonpost.com

The Fourth of July brings to mind the Muslims who fought in the revolutionary war, such as Yusuf Ben Ali, also known as Joseph (Benenhali) Benhaley. His name appeared in the 1790 census of Sumter County, S.C. Or Bampett Muhamed, who was a corporal in the Revolutionary Army. Or sergeant and fifer Joseph Saba who served with the Continental troops.

Let us not forget that in 1777, Morocco, a Muslim country, was the first to recognize the United States as an independent nation. Independence Day
Is the Veil Now a Symbol of Islamic Feminism?

Is the Veil Now a Symbol of Islamic Feminism?

By uzzie on from www.time.com

For Muslims immigrants in America, the days following 9/11 were a harrowing encounter with fear-fueled American hate. IPod bearing, second-generation techies faced insults in Silicon Valley parking lots; schoolgirls wearing head scarves were attacked; and mosques across the country were vandalized or set ablaze. For many months, it seemed altogether unclear whether America's Muslims — from the cocktail-swilling secular to the mosque-attending pious — would ever live in their communities without
How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden

How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden

By uzzie on from edition.cnn.com

In the dark of night, U.S. helicopters approached a high-walled compound in Pakistan on a mission to capture or kill one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders.

Less than 40 minutes later -- early Monday morning in Pakistan -- Osama bin Laden was dead, along with four others inside the complex, and the U.S. forces departed with the slain al Qaeda leader's body to fulfill a vow that originated shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
U.S. government has no strategy to deal with Muslim Brotherhood

U.S. government has no strategy to deal with Muslim Brotherhood

By uzzie on from www.washingtontimes.com

The federal government has no strategy to counter the Muslim Brotherhood at home or abroad, according to the chairwoman of the House panel that oversees counterintelligence and terrorism.

“The federal government does not have a comprehensive or consistent strategy for dealing with the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliated groups in America,” Rep. Sue Wilkins Myrick said during a hearing Wednesday. “Nor does it have a strategy for dealing with the Brotherhood in Egypt or the greater
Zawahri says Muslims should fight NATO in Libya

Zawahri says Muslims should fight NATO in Libya

By uzzie on from www.reuters.com

Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri has urged Muslims in North Africa to fight NATO and American forces in Libya, the SITE Intelligence Group reported on Friday.
The Kill Team: American Soldiers in Afghanistan

The Kill Team: American Soldiers in Afghanistan

By l0gikal on from www.rollingstone.com

How U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan murdered innocent civilians and mutilated their corpses – and how their officers failed to stop them. Plus: An exclusive look at the war crime photos censored by the Pentagon
US government to fund $20 Million remake of Sesame Street in Urdu for Pakistan

US government to fund $20 Million remake of Sesame Street in Urdu for Pakistan

By l0gikal on from www.bbc.co.uk

In a new effort to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, USAID - the development arm of the US government - is donating $20m (£12m) to the country to create a local Urdu version of the show.

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