January 16, 2014 The Justice Department will significantly expand its definition of racial profiling to prohibit federal agents from considering religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation in their investigations, a government official said Wednesday. The move addresses a decade of criticism from civil rights groups that say federal authorities have … [Read more...] about U.S. to Expand Rules Limiting Use of Profiling by Federal Agents
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Spying on Muslims
The New York City Police Department’s indefensible program of spying on law-abiding Muslims in their neighborhoods and houses of worship has turned out to be even more aggressive than earlier reports had shown. According to a recent Associated Press report by Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo, the surveillance operation designated at least a dozen mosques as terrorist … [Read more...] about Spying on Muslims
Jets’ Aboushi Faces Aspersions for Being Palestinian
On the night of June 29, two months after he was drafted by the Jets, Oday Aboushi stood before more than 700 people at the El Bireh Society convention in Arlington, Va., and discussed his journey to the N.F.L. Aboushi shared what it was like growing up in Brooklyn and Staten Island as one of 10 children. He spoke about graduating from the University of Virginia in three and … [Read more...] about Jets’ Aboushi Faces Aspersions for Being Palestinian
McDonald’s drops halal food from U.S. menu
DETROIT -- There have been only two McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. that have offered halal food. Both were in east Dearborn, Mich., which has a sizable population of Arab-American Muslims. But after a contentious lawsuit that accused the restaurant chain of selling non-halal items advertised as halal, McDonald's has yanked its Halal Chicken McNuggets and Halal McChicken … [Read more...] about McDonald’s drops halal food from U.S. menu
First VW, Now Coke: Soda Company’s Super Bowl Ad Being Called Racist By Arab-American Groups
Super Bowl advertisers have been releasing their commercials earlier and earlier, mostly in an attempt to build social media buzz before the big game. But as advertisers this year are learning, with this new opportunity comes a great deal of risk. Coca-Cola is running into similar charges of using racial stereotypes from Arab-American groups who are objecting to that … [Read more...] about First VW, Now Coke: Soda Company’s Super Bowl Ad Being Called Racist By Arab-American Groups