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Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism

Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism

Europeans are not threatened by a Muslim minority. It's the other way round.

Jun 14, 2012 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

Fear and Loathing of Islam

Fear and Loathing of Islam Fear and Loathing of Islam

In the US today, the very ordinariness of Muslim-American life has become grounds for suspicion.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth

From Arab bandits to TV terrorists, the history of Islamophobia in US popular culture is long and ugly.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Jack Shaheen

Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims

Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims

Behind nearly every “foiled terror plot” lurks a government informant sent to entrap hapless young Muslim men.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz

Islamophobia and Its Discontents

Islamophobia and Its Discontents Islamophobia and Its Discontents

Assailed by the right as a fiction, anti-Muslim bias is all too real for those who live with it.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Lalami

The True Story of Sharia in American Courts

The True Story of Sharia in American Courts The True Story of Sharia in American Courts

Sharia is as unthreatening to the US legal system as the ideas in the Old Testament. Yet bigoted hysteria is fueling legislation that actually undermines our courts.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Abed Awad

The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program

The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program

Before the War on Terror and Ray Kelly's spies, the War on Crime helped transform the NYPD into a small army.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Ramzi Kassem

The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate

The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate

Philanthropist Nina Rosenwald has used her millions to cement the alliance between the pro-Israel lobby and the Islamophobic fringe.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism

When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism

My dad, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was arrested by the FBI on trumped up charges, sending a chill through the local Muslim community. Yet we found support from unlikely allies.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian

A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering

North Dakota voters soundly reject a proposal to tear down the wall of separation between church and state. In so doing, they confirm popular distaste for the right-wing strategy o...

Jun 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

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