Manufacturing Bigotry: A State-by-State Legislative Effort to Pushback Against 2050 by Targeting Muslims and Other Minorities

Based on review and analysis of laws passed and bills proposed in 6 identified issue areas, some key findings are noted below: i. Red states, or states dominated by Republican lawmakers, have the most restrictive legislative agendas across all six (6) issue areas for both laws passed and bills proposed. ii. However, a relatively small…

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Moderate Muslims Counter ISIS Propaganda With Their Own Media Strategy

  U.S. officials are concerned about the recruiting efforts of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS, as the group has stepped up its online outreach. One team in southwestern Indiana who opposes the radical Islamist group is taking to the Web to reclaim the message of Islam. Dozens of four-minute Web episodes, targeting…

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New threat of “Express Radicalization” amongst moderate youth in Spain

Security forces are concerned about the fascination that is rising among Spanish young Muslims for the Islamic State or Daesh. The concern is even greater in the case of adolescents who are concentrated in the city of Ceuta, where radical Islam has already fished at least five minor children, according to counter-terrorism sources. Experts call…

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Why European Muslims fight in Syria

March 8, 2014   For some westerners who follow the trail of would-be militants in Syria’s conflict, it is a gesture comparable to idealists of the late 1930s volunteering to fight General Franco in the Spanish civil war. Others believe, in defiance of the outspoken condemnation of moderate Muslim leaders and political leaders, they act…

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The First meeting of the Confederation of Young Islamic Italians

November 11, 2013   The first meeting of the Confederation of Young Islamic Italians (GCII) is planned for next Sunday, 17 November, in Rome. The event is promoted by the Lazio section of the newly formed Islamic education of youth. In a statement the president of the Italian Islamic Confederation, Wahid el Fihri, explained “We…

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