Pew Research report: Religious Hostilities Reach Six-Year High
Full report (PDF): http://www.pewforum.org/files/2014/01/RestrictionsV-full-report.pdf
May 23, 2014
‘Black Mass’ at Harvard: Not a black and white issue
When I first heard about the planned “Black Mass” reenactment at Harvard Extension School, scheduled for tonight (Monday), I had mixed feelings. (Update: Organizers have announced they are moving the event to an off-campus site.) I am an atheist and an advocate of free expression. But as a member of the Harvard community, this event troubles me—and it raises concerns about…
Court denies trademark protection to anti-Muslim group
Outspoken anti-Muslim activist Pamela Geller felt the need to protect her brand. Geller, perhaps best known for leading the charge in 2010 against construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York, is the founder of “Stop Islamization of America,” a group that wants to educate Americans about “Islamic domination and expansionism.” It has been labeled…
New Mexico television interview with local Muslim captures passerby’s ‘Taliban’ insult
An Albuquerque Republican hoping to unseat a Democratic incumbent is unsettling many — but not all — potential voters with his anti-Islamic social media posts. KRQE interviewed Khadija Chudnoff, a member of the University of New Mexico’s Muslim Student Association, about Louis Tafoya’s anti-Islamic posts on Facebook. The posts include one titled “Pedophilia & Islam” (picture below) which links…
NYPD’s new spying outrage: Innocent Muslims treated worse than guilty bankers
When “Arabic-sounding” names are automatically suspicious — but financial crimes are ignored — here’s the result Stop your car to help a woman who appears to be lost — and get pressured, while in police custody, to become an informant. That’s what happened to one of the men profiled in a recent New York Times report on…