Tag Archives: CAIR

Florida law enforcement comes under scrutiny for repeatedly using anti-Islam trainer

Sam Kharoba, who believes that ‘Islam is a highly violent radical religion,’ has taught Florida law enforcement 21 times from 2005-2012.

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Muslim civil rights groups boycott NYPD’s Ramadan conference

Last July, some 400 Muslim New Yorkers gathered at the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) annual “pre-Ramadan conference” at police headquarters. Mohamed Shamsi Ali, the imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, delivered prayers while Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the audience that “New York is a city built on religious tolerance.” This year, the scene was different. In the wake of the New York Police Department’s spy scandal, a coalition of Muslim groups in New York announced a boycott of this morning’s Ramadan conference.

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Jewish Federation branch cancels Pamela Geller event after interfaith outcry

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has canceled an event this afternoon that was set to feature anti-Muslim activist and blogger Pamela Geller.  The event attracted attention last night when an interfaith coalition of activists sent out a press release denouncing … Continue reading

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Al Jazeera exposes 2nd anti-Islam class taught to US military officers

The second anti-Islam class exposed was titled “Understanding the Threat to America,” and claimed that Islamists have infiltrated the US government, media and more.

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Growing chill between Obama and Muslims could prove a headache in November

Obama adviser John Brennan’s recent praise for the NYPD crystallized a sense that the Obama administration is out of touch with the Muslim-American and Arab-American community.

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Group responsible for Muslim grave desecration gives advice on bigotry to the White House

The Simon Wiesenthal Center consults with the Obama administration on issues of anti-Semitism. The center has no business policing discourse on bigotry when its actions and discourse are anti-Muslim.

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Lowe’s faces boycott after pulling ads from ‘TLC’ show on Muslims

Lowe’s has come under criticism for pulling ads from the TLC show “All-American Muslim” after a right-wing Christian group pressured the company

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Why Zionists promote anti-Muslim law enforcement trainings

Following the September 11 attacks, American tax dollars began to flow to local law enforcement agencies around the country in order to enlist law enforcement in the “war on terror.”  The major consequence of this enlistment, as a report on … Continue reading

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ADL concession: JVP and ISM and SJP are affecting the ‘mainstream discussion’

The crisis continues. Recognizing the significance of the movement questioning the policies of Israel inside American and Jewish life now , the Anti-Defamation League has compiled a list of the “top ten anti-Israel groups” in the U.S. It includes many … Continue reading

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