A radio interviewer asked me the other day if I thought bigotry was the only reason why someone might oppose the Islamic center in Lower Manhattan. No, I don’t. Most of the opponents aren’t bigots but well-meaning worriers — and during earlier waves of intolerance in American history, it was just the same. Screeds against…
Let’s be honest. Much of the controversy surrounding the so-called ground zero mosque is fueled by Islamophobia — a fear and loathing of Islam that is spreading rapidly in the United States. Since 9/11, demonization of Islam has become a cottage industry in America, aided and abetted by some evangelical leaders and a growing number…
Let’s be honest. Much of the controversy surrounding the so-called ground zero mosque is fueled by Islamophobia — a fear and loathing of Islam that is spreading rapidly in the United States. Since 9/11, demonization of Islam has become a cottage industry in America, aided and abetted by some evangelical leaders and a growing number…
Milad Karimi, 31, scholar of philosophy, Islamic studies and languages has launched a publishing house in Freiburg, specialising in Islamic children’s literature. The books are aimed at supporting parents in educating their children about Islam and about the framework of the German society. Basic questions of Who was the prophet? What is the Quran? Why…
The man chosen by the Canadian Conservative government to lead the Rights & Democracy organization has publicly warned about threats posed by Muslim immigration. Gérard Latulippe argued that the concentration of immigrants in Montreal, as well as the “geographic concentration of more and more immigrants from Muslim countries,” undermined “the proper functioning of Quebec society.”…
