Tracking Anti-Muslim Legislation: Governor DeSantis

A Tampa Bay Times investigation found DeSantis authored the bill weeks before going on TV and asking lawmakers to draft legislation to designate groups as terrorists, which he had already given them More

Policy Brief: Why Florida Should Reject the 'Domestic Terrorist' Designation Bills:

Governor and GOP lawmakers want to building a legal machine to brand organizations as domestic terrorists. Our new policy brief explains why these bills are unconstitutional — and who they really target. More

Confronting Genocide in Gaza:

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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United Voices Denounces Israeli War Crimes, Urges Biden to work towards a just and peaceful resolution

On October 11, 2023, in Campaigns, Palestine, Palestine, Press Release, Save Gaza, by admin

United Voices, an organization dedicated to amplifying the voices for disenfranchised communities, strongly condemns Israel’s “self-declared war crimes” and calls on the Biden administration to oppose the ongoing atrocities committed against the civilian population of Gaza. The Israeli government’s recent public statement, wherein Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared a “complete siege” on Gaza, along with […]

Asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries disproportionately imprisoned at Texas border

On August 31, 2023, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Immigration, Uncategorized, by admin

Shams had been snared by a previously unreported federal effort that disproportionately locked up migrants from Muslim-majority countries for the obscure crime of failing to cross the border at a formal checkpoint and report to a customs office. The charge, conceived decades ago to fight drug trafficking, carries a maximum sentence of one year, double […]

Israeli forces attack worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque raid

On April 5, 2023, in Palestine, Palestine, by admin

MEE: Videos show armed Israeli forces brutally beating worshippers inside the mosque, as women and children cry for help Israeli forces brutally assaulted dozens of Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday night and forcibly removed them from the site where they were peacefully observing the holy month of Ramadan. Dozens of heavily armed officers stormed the […]

Payments Denied, Flagged And Scrutinized: The Harrowing Experience Of Banking While Muslim

On March 25, 2023, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Civil Rights, USA, by admin

A new report shows the degree to which American financial institutions discriminate against Muslims, and many are worried about the impact this will have during Ramadan. By Rowaida Abdelaziz for HuffPost A quarter of the American Muslim population has faced hurdles while banking in the United States, according to a report released last week by the Institute […]

Summary – Bulldozer Politics: Modi’s Demolition Drive Fuels Muslims’ Fears in Kashmir

On March 19, 2023, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Hindu Nationalism, India, by admin

Paraphrase summary of the Guardian Article on Modi’s policy in Kashmir In this article, the author discusses the recent demolition drive led by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeting structures in Kashmir allegedly built illegally. The Muslim community in Srinagar has been particularly affected, with many feeling increasingly fearful and insecure as their properties are […]

Should “Islam” matter in US foreign policy?

On March 15, 2023, in Uncategorized, by admin

In the United States, it is difficult to overstate the degree to which Islam has fallen off both the domestic and foreign policy agenda. In many ways, this is a welcome improvement over the near-constant preoccupation with American Muslims and Muslims abroad as objects of concern during the post-9/11 period. With the Trump administration’s “Muslim […]

The symbol of hijab in America’s legal and political world

On March 10, 2023, in Uncategorized, by admin

ACCORDING to some research estimates, up to seven million Muslims live in the United States. Muslim women are the most likely of any faith to wear the visible symbol of faith identity, namely the hijab, which presents them as visibly Muslim in all public settings. Studying the daily life experience of hijab-wearing Muslim women in America can […]

Ron DeSantis Knew All About the Torture Program When He Worked at Guantánamo

On March 9, 2023, in Uncategorized, by admin

As he gears up to run for president, new investigations report that DeSantis witnessed horrific conditions—though Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) served in the Navy as a lawyer, not as a pilot, as he’d like you to think. And as he appears to be gearing up for a presidential run, his record as a Navy lawyer is coming under […]

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