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In a candid conversation on Al Jazeera, Ahmed Bedier underscores Israel's race against time to inflict maximum destruction in Gaza. He calls for an immediate ceasefire and stresses the critical need for justice and accountability, urging international intervention to prevent further loss of life.

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Muslim student called ‘terrorist’ in class plans to sue N.J. district, lawyer says

On November 17, 2021, in Uncategorized, by admin

A civil rights attorney plans to sue a school district in Bergen County after a teacher allegedly referred to an Arab American Muslim student as a “terrorist” during a conversation about homework. The teacher was suspended with pay from Ridgefield Memorial High School after the Oct. 20 incident, according to Aymen Aboushi of New York […]

Nida Allam, North Carolina’s First Muslim Woman Elected, Sets Her Eyes On Congress

On November 9, 2021, in Electoral Politics, by admin

Nida Allam made headlines in March 2020 when she became the first Muslim woman to win elected office in North Carolina. Now, the 27-year-old Democrat and member of the Durham County Board of Commissioners has set her eyes on Washington, D.C., announcing Monday that she will run for Congress. “I hope voters see that I’m […]

After 20 years, it’s time to repeal the Patriot Act and begin to dismantle the surveillance state

On October 16, 2021, in Uncategorized, by admin

Imam Salahuddin Muhammad thought it peculiar when Shahed Hussain appeared at his mosque in Newburgh, New York. Hussain’s expensive cars seemed out of place in the low-income city of about 40,000 people in the Hudson Valley, 60 miles north of Manhattan. “This guy said women should not be heard, not be seen. I thought that […]

Minneapolis mosque bomber now identifies as a woman

On August 26, 2021, in Hate Crimes, Islamophobia, by admin

Emily Claire Hari’s attorney says she was influenced by misinformation and conspiracies published by right-wing blogs like Breitbart, World Net Daily and Jihad Watch, and amplified by unnamed elected officials, according to court documents. “This degrading, anti-Muslim, and Islamophobic rhetoric and misinformation has spread throughout the United States over the past several years through social […]

Man charged in connection with 3 alleged anti-Muslim hate crimes, NYPD says

On July 28, 2021, in Hate Crimes, Islamophobia, by admin

(CNN)The New York City Police Department arrested and charged a man Tuesday in connection with three anti-Muslim incidents in Queens. Naved Durrni, 30, faces charges of assault as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of aggravated harassment, according to the NYPD. It is not clear […]

Canada has an Islamophobia problem — and conservatives are at the root of it

On June 9, 2021, in Islamophobia, by admin

Authorities are still deciding how to characterize the attack in London, Ont., earlier this week that killed four members of the same Muslim family. But for thousands of other Muslim Canadians, there’s only one word that comes to mind: terrorism. And while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that “Islamophobia has no place in any of […]

A Rose By Any Other Name: Biden Ends TVTP By Renaming It CP3

On June 8, 2021, in Civil Rights, by admin

On the campaign trail, Biden promised to end the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Program (TVTP). He did… by recycling the same broken countering violent extremism framework into a new counterterrorism grant program. Under Biden’s DHS, TVTP heads to the acronym graveyard, and federal dollars will instead flow into the newly created Center for Prevention […]

For Jews on the right and left, Reps. Omar and Tlaib are centerstage

On May 15, 2021, in Islamophobia, by admin

It was Rep. Gregory Meeks who led an aborted push to ask the Biden administration Monday to delay a $735 million missile sale to Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Rep. Mark Pocan organized the series of speeches on the House floor condemning Israel. And Rep. Betty McCollum drafted a landmark bill calling on […]

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