Making the point that the Tsarnaev brothers’ Muslim faith at the moment bears little relevance to the investigation into the brothers’ decision to attack the Boston Marathon last week, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry observed that Tsarnaevs’ faith is as relevant to the investigation right now as are Ben Affleck movies about violent events in Boston. [...]
Harris-Perry: Bombers’ Muslim Faith as Relevant to Bombing as Violent Movies
April 22, 2013 | Posted by
Don’t Rush to Conclusions in Boston
April 18, 2013 | Posted by
Arsalan Iftikhar, a human rights lawyer, author of the blog, The Muslim Guy, and a senior editor at “The Islamic Monthly,” said when the news broke about the bombings in Boston that he, like millions of Muslims in America, had one overpowering thought: “Oh God…Please don’t let it be a Muslim.” In the “Islamic Monthly,” Iftikhar noted, “The majority [...]
Myth of Obama as Muslim and Foreigner Persists in AP Poll
October 29, 2012 | Posted by
After four years of a Barack Obama presidency, 18 percent of the public polled by the Associated Press still say the president is Muslim, compared to just 28 percent who correctly identify his religion as Protestant. The percentage who said Obama was Muslim actually rose one point, from 17 to 18 percent, since the AP [...]
With Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes on the Rise, Where Is National Outrage?
August 24, 2012 | Posted by
In 1996, a string of arsons at black churches in the South brought a swift investigation to see whether hate crimes were involved. The FBI, the ATF and civil rights organizations quickly responded and news reports questioning whether there was a link between the fires were immediate. Two white men were quickly arrested in February [...]
Only Half of Americans in Poll Say Obama Is Christian
July 26, 2012 | Posted by
Even though President Obama has been the occupant of the White House for four years and he was slammed intensely by the press and Republicans for months in 2008 because of his connection to a black pastor some considered too extreme—Rev. Jeremiah Wright—only half of Americans in a Pew Center poll correctly identified the president [...]
Muslims Around the World Commence Observation of Ramadan
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
Dubai – Millions of Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan. And as the UAE welcomes this special time of year, Gulf News takes a look at the history, meaning and significance of this important event. Ramadan is considered the holiest month of the Islamic calendar as it commemorates Allah sending the Archangel Jibril (Gabriel) [...]
