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How Islamophobes spread fear, bigotry and misinformation

Another category of Islamophobia finds militant Muslims lurking around every corner and paints them as an existential threat to the U.S. and its allies. The documentary Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West (2006), which has been a mainstay of David Horowitz’s “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week,” (see the sidebar Islamofascism), describes “radical Islam” as a menace comparable to Adolf Hitler that, according to the film’s website, “is threatening, with all the means at its dispos..

Brotherhood from Egypt to Irvine

Houdaiby described a grass roots youth movement that organized strikes via the popular Facebook Causes application. The strikes were in response to the policies of Egyptian President Muhammad Mubarak. While it appeared to garner a number of supporters, Houdaiby was skeptical about the possibility of using Facebook as a means for organizing serious youth activists. ..

Saving Palestine--A Massacre of Children..

In November 2006 a horrible war crime was committed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli army. The operation was not directed to some militants who were heading to fight Israel, but for an extended poor family! A neaby military operation was running by ..

For God And Country

In his response to my article "A Muslim middle way?" (Prospect, August 2008), Ed Husain does not so much rebut my arguments as reassert his own. While Husain ..

Muslim Brotherhood Speaker Appears at UC-Irvine

Prior to the event, the Brotherhood’s website, Ikhwan Web.com, posted an article describing opposition to the appearance. The article linked to a Frontpage.com article. (Al-Houdaiby is a member of the Ikhwan Board.) ..

Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood on Women’s Rights

Prominent Muslim Brotherhood member, Dr. Isam al-Iryan added that, “The Muslim Brotherhood is open for all Muslims, provided that they adhere to its internal rules ..

Financial crisis: Stock market suffers its worst fall in history

The FTSE-100 index of Britain’s biggest companies dropped by 391.06 points - its steepest ever fall - to end the day down 7.9 per cent. ..

American Islamic Congress Hosts Capitol Hill Forum on Democracy and the Future of HR in Egypt

The American Islamic Congress is a civil-rights organization promoting tolerance and the exchange of ideas among Muslims and between other peoples. With the motto "passionate about moderation," the organization leads initiatives around the world and has offices in Washington, Boston, Egypt, and Iraq...

Scores of Women Denied Travelling and Joining their Families

A month following the termination of the summer holidays, sores of women in numerous provinces across Syria remain prohibited from travelling to join their families in neighbouring countries and in the Arabian Gulf. ..

A seminar about the Many Faces of Political Islam

Dr. Mohammed Ayoob will discuss the major themes of his recent book on the diverse manifestations of Islam and its impact on global politics. This seminar will take place on Wednesday, October 22, from 11:30am to 1:00pm in Taubman 401. Lunch will be provided. ..

Islam and Democracy

In the article “Islam and Democracy,” by John Esposito and John O. Voll discuss the complexity of democracy in the contemporary world. In particular, there focus is on the involvement of the multiple groups in the twentieth century political seen. They argue that many of these groups “identify themselves explicitly as Islamic” as a way ..

Islam and Democracy

The relationship between Islam and democracy in the contemporary world is complex. The Muslim world is not ideologically monolithic. It presents a broad spectrum of perspectives ranging from the extremes of those who deny a connection between Islam and democracy to those who argue that Islam requires a democratic system. ..

Manual outlines Muslim radicalization in prisons

PARIS—Security officials from several European countries have developed a manual to help prison authorities prevent their jailhouses from becoming incubators for ..

Muslim brotherhood and blogging

One of the remarkable phenomenon that recently attributed the Muslim brotherhood was blogging. The main question here: how do we understand this phenomenon? ..

Contemporary Islamists in the Middle East

I believe it is very complicated to figure our whether these Islamists are ambiguous or the West thinks of them as ambiguous. I guess these New Islamists have never been given a real chance to prove how they will govern—at least in the case MB of Egypt..

Question for Governor Palin

Would you argue for the holding of democratic elections in Egypt if the CIA told you that the Muslim Brotherhood might be in a position to win such an election? ..

BURN HER

In his blessing, he called upon God to make a campaign donation ("bring finances her way even for the campaign in the name of Jesus... Use her to turn this nation the other way around", to which God said "Fuck, do you think I’m made of money here? Where do you think that $10 billion a week for Iraq is coming from?") and to protect her from "every form of witchcraft." Totally not a plug for himself. Totally. ..

I got a stupid thing in the mail

I don’t really care who’s telling the truth about all that right now, and I’ll make my decision after watchingObsession. I’ll say though, I’m against radicalism, not just a radical form of one religion, and that cross ALL barriers. Ecofreaks with PETA, stupid and opinionated asshats on television, and religious freaks in power, they all operate on the same thought processes: pure and unadulterated bias. And sometimes bias becomes deadly..

Has Your Newspaper Put a Hate DVD On Your Front Porch?

To the great shame of American journalism, over the course of two week-ends in mid September, 28 million copies of Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West DVD were delivered in local newspapers to voters in swing states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Virginia. ..

Counter-Terrorism Article Index

Western diplomatic and media pressure on Islamic scholars in the Moslem world, and in the West, is having a serious impact on the popularity of Islamic terrorists in their own backyard. The reason is simple: the terrorists are using a heretical interpretation of Islam to justify their use of violence. Particularly odious is the b..