Poll: Most say Muslims are singled out unfairly

Poll: Most say Muslims are singled out unfairly

By uzzie on from www.cbsnews.com

More than three in four Americans say it is likely that Muslims, Arab Americans and immigrants from the Middle East get unfairly singled out in the United States, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll taken in conjunction with the ten-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Twenty-nine percent of Americans - including 35 percent of New Yorkers - said it's very likely that people in those groups are singled out unfairly. Another 49 percent called it somewhat likely. Eigh
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.
Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam's past, author says

Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam's past, author says

By uzzie on from www.reuters.com

Akyol is a journalist in Turkey, and he hopes the Arab Spring shows a different side of Islam: one where there is no conflict between Islam and political freedom.

His new book, "Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty," which is being released in the United States on July 18, aims to tell people that there is a long history of freedom in the Islamic world.
President to Renew Muslim Outreach

President to Renew Muslim Outreach

By uzzie on from online.wsj.com

President Barack Obama is preparing a fresh outreach to the Muslim world in coming days, senior U.S. officials say, one that will ask those in the Middle East and beyond to reject Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death and embrace a new era of relations with the U.S.
It’s Tough Being a Girl

It’s Tough Being a Girl

By SuhaibWebb on from www.suhaibwebb.com

Many of the discussions that exist around gender in the Muslim community, both in the United States and abroad, have not fruitful. In this khutbah, Imam Latif speaks about the need for Muslim women to empower themselves through knowledge and also discusses how Muslims on a whole have failed to treat their women with the [...]
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.
NY senators clash over panel testimony on Muslims

NY senators clash over panel testimony on Muslims

By cricketguru on from online.wsj.com

A legislative hearing on New York's readiness for another terrorist attack degenerated into name-calling and bruised feelings Friday after a state senator solicited testimony from two activists known for their hard line on Islam and opposition to the construction of new mosques in the United States.
America's Founding Fathers and Islam

America's Founding Fathers and Islam

By Saladin on from www.loc.gov

The Founders of America explicitly included Islam in their vision of the future of the republic. Freedom of religion, as they conceived it, encompassed it. Adherents of the faith were, with some exceptions, regarded as men and women who would make law-abiding, productive citizens. Far from fearing Islam, the Founders would have incorporated it into the fabric of American life.
Saudi Arabia urged America to attack Iran over nuclear program

Saudi Arabia urged America to attack Iran over nuclear program

By tabish on from www.guardian.co.uk

According to leaked US diplomatic cables that describe how other Arab allies have secretly agitated for military action against Tehran, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has repeatedly urged the United States to attack Iran to destroy its nuclear program. ,

Other highlights of the Wikileaks top secret leaks:
• Embassy cables show Arab allies want strike against Tehran
• Israel prepared to attack alone to avoid its own 9/11
• Iranian bomb risks 'Middle East proliferation, war or both'

Anti-Islamic Rhetoric On The Rise in America

By Saladin on from www.npr.org

It's happening not just in New York, but all around the country. Protests targeting mosques and Islamic gathering places, similar to those against the proposed Muslim community center near ground zero, are on the rise.

Anti-Islamic rhetoric appears to be increasing on blogs, talk radio and in political campaigns, too.

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