14 September 2012 In a statement, the UCIDE (Union of the Islamic Comunnities of Spain) condemned “the insults and provocations, made to Muslims, but also to the other religions” verified in the last days after the release of the film deemed as offensive to Islam. However at the same time, the organization condemn those who…
(CBS/AP) An anti-Islamic advertisement has gone up at several Metro-North Railroad stations in Westchester County. It reads: “It’s not Islamophobia, it’s Islamorealism.” The signs were paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization ran by blogger and political activist Pamela Geller. It associates Islam with 19,250 terrorist attacks carried out by extremists since…
ONTARIO, Calif.—Pig’s legs were thrown on the proposed site of a Southern California mosque, and a Muslim civil rights group is asking federal officials to investigate. Worshippers said two women threw the three legs onto the driveway of the proposed Al-Nur Islamic Center in Ontario shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday and sped away in a…
8 August 2012 A nursery based in Birmingham that hosts one of the biggest Muslim communities in the UK has came under criticism after its decision to ban fathers from entering the premises. The managers of the nursery explained their decision by arguing that they are catering for Asian community and some of the…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Islamist extremists make heavy use of the Qur’an (Islam’s most sacred text) in their strategic communication. This study analyzed the most frequently cited or quoted verses in the Center for Strategic Communication’s database of over 2,000 extremist texts. The texts date from the years 1998 to 2011, and originate primarily from the Middle…
