20 years on, Biden must close Guantánamo once and for all

On January 11, 2022, in Civil Rights, by admin

At a recent demonstration outside the White House calling for the closure of the US military prison at the Guantánamo Bay naval base on the island of Cuba, a teenager approached a colleague to ask what the protest was all about. He told her he had never heard of the detention facility. It has been […]

I’ve been held at Guantánamo for 20 years without trial. Mr Biden, please set me free

On January 10, 2022, in Civil Rights, by admin

It may surprise you to know that I think America has a very good justice system. But it is only for Americans. In the cases of those like me, justice is not something that interests the US. I wish that people understood how Guantánamo is distinct. In Guantánamo, the torture we are exposed to is […]

Why do elected leaders keep getting a pass on anti-Muslim hate?

On December 8, 2021, in Anti-Muslim Hate, by admin

(RNS) By Sumayyah Waheed — At a Staten Island dinner party in September, Rep. Lauren Boebert looked more like an insult comic than a member of Congress. Speaking to a laughing crowd, Boebert told a made-up story about running into Rep. Ilhan Omar in an elevator and smirking, “Well, looky there, it’s the Jihad Squad,” […]

Dem leaders considering anti-Islamophobia bill to answer Boebert-Omar controversy

On December 8, 2021, in Anti-Muslim Hate, by admin

Under rising pressure from the left, House Democratic leaders are eyeing several options to respond to Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Islamophobic comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar — all of which fall short of progressives’ demands. Referring Boebert to the House Ethics Committee or calling up a measure tackling Islamophobia are among the actions being discussed by […]

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 Anti-Muslim Hate, Hate Crimes, 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 […]

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