FBI Teaches CounterTerrorism Agents that ‘Mainstream’ Muslims Are ‘Violent, Radical’

FBI Teaches CounterTerrorism Agents that ‘Mainstream’ Muslims Are ‘Violent, Radical’

By Saladin on from www.wired.com

The FBI is teaching its counterterrorism agents that “main stream” [sic] American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers; that the Prophet Mohammed was a “cult leader”; and that the Islamic practice of giving charity is no more than a “funding mechanism for combat.”

According to the FBI training, religious Muslims have been and always will be agents of aggression.
Muslims in America optimistic about future, poll finds

Muslims in America optimistic about future, poll finds

By Saladin on from www.washingtonpost.com

Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Muslim Americans are more optimistic than other major faith groups about their future, even as they report greater discrimination and less confidence in the FBI and the U.S. military, a new poll has found.

In the report by Gallup, which measures American Muslims’ political, social and spiritual engagement, almost two in three Muslims said their standard of living is improving, up 18 percentage points from 2008 and higher than any other faith gr
American Muslims 'face growing discrimination'

American Muslims 'face growing discrimination'

By l0gikal on from english.aljazeera.net

Muslim citizens of the United States face growing discrimination in daily life, manifesting itself in violence, vandalism and arson, a US congressional panel has been told.
U.S. Muslims try to counter negative perceptions

U.S. Muslims try to counter negative perceptions

By Saladin on from www.usatoday.com

U.S. Muslims want people to see them as their neighbors, not shadowy radicals.
Testing a New Market: the Muslim-American Consumer

Testing a New Market: the Muslim-American Consumer

By l0gikal on from muslimadnetwork.com

For most retailers, the holidays can be the same. Get shoppers in, entice them with special sales and extended hours, sell big and send happy shoppers home. But Best Buy electronic stores are trying something different.

For the second year in a row, Best Buy is reaching out to the Muslim-American community, wishing them a happy Eid-ul Adha, the largest holiday of the Muslim calendar.
Congressman King’s new McCarthyism

Congressman King’s new McCarthyism

By TheMuslimAgorist on from www.examiner.com

In today’s Newsday OpEd New York Rep. Peter King announced his election by the House Republican Conference to chair the Homeland Security Committee, and his intention to hold hearings on “the radicalization of American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism.” Of course, King’s reputation for anti-Muslim rhetoric has many Muslims concerned that King’s inquiry will be more like this century’s version of the Red Scare era House UnAmerican Activities Committee hearings.
10 Facts about the Muslim Consumer

10 Facts about the Muslim Consumer

By l0gikal on from www.elanthemag.com

10 interesting facts about the Muslim consumer, including their size and purchasing power.
The American Muslim Success Story

The American Muslim Success Story

By l0gikal on from reason.com

One thing that seems to be overlooked in this Manhattan mosque/activity center scuffle and the broader debate over integration and assimilation is just how well Muslim immigrants have done in the U.S.
The 30 Biggest Muslim Capitals in America

The 30 Biggest Muslim Capitals in America

By Saladin on from www.thedailybeast.com

While the Ground Zero mosque generates nationwide debate, America has become a country of thousands of mosques, cultural institutions and halal restaurants.

Which metro areas serve as capitals for the Muslim-American community?
US Muslims worry that Eid ul-Fitr will be around 9/11

US Muslims worry that Eid ul-Fitr will be around 9/11

By Saladin on from www.usatoday.com

Eid al-Fitr, a joyous holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, this year falls around Sept. 11 and Muslim leaders fear that their gatherings for prayer and festivities could be misinterpreted by those unfamiliar with Islam as a celebration of the 2001 terrorist strikes.

The lunar calendar that Muslims follow for religious holidays is creating the potential for misunderstandings or worse in a year when American Muslims are already confronting a spike in assaults on their faith and protests against new mosques.

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