Category Archives: Resisting Islamophobia

Muslims, democracy and liberty

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Kelly James Clark, Senior Research Fellow at Grand Valley State University’s Kaufman Interfaith Institute, examines the findings of the Pew Research Center’s recently published survey of Muslims in non-Western countries. He concludes:

“When all of the data on democracy and liberty are added to data collected about American Muslims, one thing rings loud and clear: Muslims around the world are in favor of peace, harmony, liberty, and tolerance. The stereotype of the Muslim terrorist must finally be laid to rest — this is the view of a very small minority. Those in the West should stop judging Islam in the light of this very small minority.”

Huffington Post, 20 May 2013

Police, locals deny claim that part of The Hague is a ‘Sharia triangle’

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Wilders finds Islamofascism in The Hague
Wilders’ tweet in response to Trouw article: ‘Islamofascism is advancing in the Netherlands’

Claims by newspaper Trouw that part of The Hague’s Schilderswijk district is so dominated by orthodox Muslims they are dictating what people should wear and how they should behave, have been denied by both police and local politicians.

Under the headline “Hague district is orthodox Muslim territory”, Trouw said “short skirts and dresses are not accepted on the street”. The paper said the area, with a population of some 5,000, is known by locals as “The Sharia Triangle”. “Very slowly, the rules in the area are beginning to change,” the article said. “The norms of the majority are beginning to take over.”

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EDL to hold protest in Newcastle

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Newcastle Against the EDLThe English Defence League is to hold a demonstration on the streets of the North-east at the weekend.

Although few details have yet been announced, the EDL confirmed it plans to hold a national protest in Newcastle on Saturday (May 25) over proposals to open an Islamic school in the city.

Newcastle City Council has approved a planning application for a new faith school to be opened at Bishop’s Palace in the Benwell area of the city, previously used as the set for the BBC children’s series Byker Grove.

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Taj Hargey jumps on ‘Muslim grooming’ bandwagon

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Taj-HargeyThere’s always been a market for Muslims who are prepared to publicly endorse Islamophobic smears against their co-religionists, and Taj Hargey, the self-appointed imam from Oxford, has always been particularly eager to cater to that demand.

If you’re looking for a self-styled Muslim leader to back a Zionist-inspired Panorama attack on the Muslim Council of Britain, blame British mosques for the 7/7 bombings, accuse university Islamic societies of fuelling terrorism, support the claim that a mosque near the Sandhurst military academy represents a security threat, line up with Christian fundamentalists in denouncing a proposed “mega-mosque” in East London, applaud Sarkozy’s ban on the veil or excuse the Swiss ban on minarets – then Taj Hargey’s your man. (A summary of Hargey’s record on such issues can be found here.)

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Obama is antisemite with ‘Muslim perspective’, claims Virginia Republican politician

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President Obama has “Muslim sensibilities” and uses a “Muslim perspective” to view the world, according to the Virginia Republican nominee for lieutenant governor E.W. Jackson.

In a blog post from 2010, Jackson wrote that Obama has taken an anti-Semitic approach to the White House that he “picked up from the black community.” He said it had jeopardized the security of Israel and the Unites States’s relationship with its Middle East ally.

“Obama clearly has Muslim sensibilities. He sees the world and Israel from a Muslim perspective,” wrote Jackson in his former blog on a website for his political action committee.

The Hill, 19 May 2013

Another flop for the SDL

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SDL protest Dumfries 2013 (2)The Scottish Defence League’s anti-mosque protest in Dumfries yesterday (which had been publicly repudiated by local people) attracted a small turnout – from photographic evidence, fewer than 30 people, though the SDL itself claimed “100 patriots” were in attendance. Despite the low numbers, it still resulted in four arrests.

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More of Nigel Farage’s troops exposed as bigots

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Nigel Farage UKIPNigel Farage’s UKIP party is still riddled with racism… despite his claim of a crackdown.

A Sunday Mirror investigation has discovered sickening rants on the Facebook pages of party officials. Details of their vitriol emerged only days after Eric Kitson quit as a councillor in Stourbridge, Worcs, after we exposed his internet slurs against Muslims and Jews.

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Gene Simmons calls Muslims ‘vile’

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Gene SimmonsLegendary rock legend Gene Simmons sparked outrage in Australia earlier this month when he made anti-Muslim comments on a Melbourne radio station.

“This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it’s willing to just live in the sands of God’s armpit, you’ve got another thing coming,” the Israeli-born musician said on Melbourne’s 3AW radio.

“They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you’re evil. Extremism believes that it’s okay to strap bombs onto your children and send them to paradise and whatever else and to behead people,” he continued.

The Kiss bassist, who was in Australia on tour, continued on his anti-Muslim rant for over a minute stating that dogs were treated better than Muslim women, and insinuating that the West was under threat.

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