By Guest BloggerImagine opening up your school yearbook and seeing your picture with your first name changed to “Isis.” Or having your teacher call you a “raghead Taliban,” or joking that you have a bomb in your backpack, or even flat out calling you a terrorist. Unfortunately, these aren’t imaginary incidents. Things like this happen every day…
By SaraIn the midst of an election campaign teeming with hateful rhetoric and fear-baiting tactics, a group of US Representatives from both sides of the political spectrum are coming together to ensure the protection of an important American value: Religious freedom. On Wednesday May 11, the bi-partisan group, led by Virginia Rep. Don Beyer, introduced the…
By AZMIAIt’s not just baby’s diaper that may be fully loaded. Last year, even with the Chattanooga shootings, the San Bernardino attack, and an American victim from the Paris attacks, toddlers in the United States shot more people than terrorists claiming to be Muslim. (I say claiming to be Muslim because any Muslim who is committing such…
By AZMIAWhen he’s not dropping bombs on Syria, President Obama can be a pretty funny dude. During a media briefing at the White House, Obama hit Trump with a low blow, warning Trump that the Presidency “is not a reality show.” Obama urged the press and the public to use their brains, and think critically about…
By AZMIAWhite extremists have reared their ugly heads yet again. This past week, residents in Midtown Sacramento woke up to a chilling, not-so-pleasant surprise: Flyers filled with hate speech adorning their cars. The flyers called for the slaughter of all Muslims and Latinos in the U.S., Europe, and Russia, ordering lone wolf extremists to “kidnap, rob, torture…
By Fatima N“Our community generally hasn’t been involved in politics. I guess it’s more a frustration with politics. But Bernie’s campaign really resonated with me,” said Noman Khanani. Noman Khanani is one of the two recently appointed Worcester, MA area Muslim delegates. The other is Homaira Naseem. Both of these delegates will be representing Massachusets, as two of…
By akhalilPhoto credit: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah By now, you’ve probably all heard the recent story about the young man who was detained and questioned by the FBI because he was speaking Arabic on a plane, and said “In shaa Allah” (God willing) before hanging up the phone. Don’t be that guy! To make #FlyingWhileMuslim easier, we…
By akhalilThe Citadel, a military college in Charleston, S.C., is considering allowing a Muslim woman who was admitted to wear the hijab on campus. The college has strict rules on uniforms, and this move would be the first religious accommodation in 175 years with regards to the dress code. I used to live five minutes away…
By Sumaia MasoomSecretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson made an important statement condemning Islamophobia this past week during a symposium sponsored by the International Peace and Security Institute, stating that comments made by Republican Presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, calling for increased surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods and mosque shutdowns, were “overly simplistic.” The symposium, which…
By Sumaia MasoomTexas Senator and Presidential-hopeful Ted Cruz announced on March 17th that his team has selected a team of national security advisors, including Frank Gaffney. Meanwhile, fellow Republican contender Donald Trump also unveiled his foreign policy team last week, which includes Walid Phares. If you feel like you’ve heard the names somewhere before, you probably have –…
By Sumaia MasoomDuke University administrators welcomed members of the Class of 2019 to campus in August. One hit-and-run, one cover-up, and a slew of other racial slurs and instances of discrimination later, they’re now surrounding a campus building with police and threatening to arrest some of these same students. A total of 9 students – senior Amy…
By SaraLet’s imagine a scenario. A middle-aged Muslim man takes to social media to rage about perceived injustices, spewing racism and bigotry. Christianity, in his eyes, is the scourge of humanity, threatening his already crumbling castle in the sand. His unemployment status — no doubt the work of immigrants and refugees keen on robbing his country…
By Fatima NIn the wake of this morning’s horrific attacks in Brussels, the Cruz campaign released this statement: “Today radical Islamic terrorists targeted the men and women of Brussels as they went to work on a spring morning. In a series of coordinated attacks they murdered and maimed dozens of innocent commuters at subway stations and travelers at…
By HalimahBernie Sanders’ campaign announced last Friday that Sanders will not attend AIPAC’s annual policy conference. Pro-Palestine activists celebrated the news that the self-proclaimed socialist will skip the conference organized by the largest Israeli lobby in the United States– which financially energizes Israel’s occupation of Palestine by lobbying US government officials to uphold and implement pro-Israeli…
By RowidaSeconds ticked down in the massive University of Illinois at Chicago Pavillion packed with thousands of people waiting for Donald Trump to emerge onto the stage. UIC Students, faculty, and community members constituted the majority of the crowd, but Trump supporters were still easily spotted waving their blue “Trump” signs that contrasted sharply with the…
