A Mosque in Reykjavík “Threatens” Icelandic Culture

10 July 2013   Former mayor of Reykjavík claims a mosque will threaten Iceland’s culture and safety. Ólafur F. Magnússon, who was mayor for little less than 7 months in 2008, is highly pessimistic about plans of a mosque being built in the open space of in the eastern part of Reykjavík. City council approved…

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GOP Asked to Reach Out to Muslim Voters, Reject Anti-Islam Bias

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/5/12) — A coalition of 11 major American Muslim organizations today called on the Republican Party to reach out to Muslim voters by rejecting anti-Islam bias and discriminatory legislation. At a noon news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the coalition announced the publication of a full-page advertisement in the…

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Study Shows Increase in Negative Messages About Muslims in the Media

WASHINGTON, DC, November 29, 2012 — Organizations using fear and anger to spread negative messages about Muslims have moved from the fringes of public discourse into the mainstream media since the Sept. 11 attacks, according to new research by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist.   Titled, “The Fringe Effect: Civil Society…

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Backlash for the anti-Islamic movie grows as Muslim organizations call for blasphemy law

25 September 2012   On the 19th of September 2012, around 100 leading Muslim scholars, spiritual leaders and representatives of major Muslim organizations gathered in Birmingham, “in response to the vilification of Islam by the outrageous film ‘Innocence of Muslims’”. In the gathering, a body called The Muslim Action Forum (MAF) formed to take united…

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UK Muslims react against the provocative movie that insults the Prophet

23 September 2012   As the reactions against the despicable movie the Innocence of Muslims continue around the World, UK Muslims also join the condemnation of the movie. However, their reactions remain diverse; mainstream Muslim organizations such as Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) and Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) have preferred to keep a low…

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