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Archives: Muslim-Americans
More US Muslims favor Bernie Sanders than do US Jews
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) published a new opinion poll on America's Muslims and other religious groups this week, which…
The American Muslims Trump doesn’t Know About
Bridge Initiative Team | (Bridge) | - - In an interview with Donald Trump that aired on Wednesday on CNN, Anderson Cooper asked the Republican presidential frontrunner if he thought “Islam is…
Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?
Dena Takruri | (AJ+ ) | - - "Donald Trump openly hates on Muslims, but you might be surprised at who else has used Islamophobia during their presidential campaigns." AJ+: "Who Made…
The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine
TeleSur | - - Researchers say they were shocked to learn that Islam receives more negative coverage than cancer. The New York Times portrays Islam and Muslims more negatively than cancer, cocaine and alcohol,…
Trump’s SC Victory and anti-Muslim Hatred
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Billionaire bigot Donald Trump won the South Carolina primary Saturday with about 32.5 percent of the vote. He was about ten points ahead…
Did Muslim-Americans lose the New Hampshire GOP Primary?
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "This is what the Republican presidential candidates said about Muslims in their most recent debate." AJ+: "The GOP Has A Muslim Problem"
Obama Condemns hatred of Muslim-Americans, Affirms their Importance to Nation
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Obama spoke Wednesday at a Baltimore mosque in an explicit pushback against the hatred for Muslims being promoted by billionaire real estate…
Evangelical Militarism & Islamophobia? Does the Wheaton College Hawkins case signal a Problem?
By Damon F. Lynch | (Informed Comment) | - - Evangelical university Wheaton College has generated global attention by suspending and initiating the firing of Professor Larycia Hawkins. She had asserted that…
Radical Al-Shabab uses Trump in Recruiting Video & Muslim preachers denounce him along with ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The foremost academic expert on Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) and Muslim radical thought, Will McCants at Brookings, tweeted out late Friday: Shabab uses Trump's…
British Muslim Family Not Allowed To Board Plane To Visit Disneyland: Are US visa officials Islamophobes?
AJ+ | (Video Report) | - - "On a family trip to Disneyland, one British Muslim family wasn't allowed to get on the plane. No reason was given. And they're not the…
Islamophobia in 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Hopeful
By the Bridge Initiative Team | - - Looking back at the last twelve months, it can initially appear that Islamophobia was pretty bad in 2015. And indeed it was. Attacks against…
Clinton: Trump chief recruiter for ISIL; Sanders: Take out Daesh First, Assad Later
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The second Saturday-night Democratic debate had a lot of discussion on foreign policy. It is a shame that the Democratic National Convention put…
‘Off the Charts’ Violence against Muslims Ravaging US Communities
By Sarah Lazare, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - New data confirms anecdotes of rising Islamophobic violence reflect nationwide trend. From an attack on a hijab-wearing sixth grader in the Bronx…
Fearmongering against Muslims is a Bipartisan Sport & Hurts us All
By Olivia Alperstein | (Otherwords.org) | - - Representative Loretta Sanchez’s bogus claims about Muslims reflect the kind of prejudice that holds America back. Representative Loretta Sanchez voiced the fears of a…
Nobelist Malala to Trump: Your Islamophobia is creating the grounds for Terrorism
Wochit News | (Video report) | - - "Malala Yousafzai had a few words for Donald Trump and other politicians for attacking the Muslim Religion She stated in an interview directed towards…
No, GOP, you can’t win by Carpet-bombing
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - At the GOP debate Tuesday night, Ted Cruz came out swinging wildly. Blitzer: Senator Cruz, you have said you would, quote, "carpet bomb…
Is Corporate Media Enabling GOP Hate Speech?
By Sarah Lazare, staff writer| (Commondreams.org) | - - Watchdogs say corporate media is stoking racist and fear-mongering rhetoric The moderators of last night's CNN presidential debate provided a two hour platform…
Trump, Daesh/ ISIL, and the Cliché of Civilizations
By By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - A few politicians and intellectuals decry "Islamofascists," but the real target of Islamophobia is the mainstream Islam of mosques, moderate…