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Tag Archives: Park 51
Author Deepa Kumar on the imperial roots of anti-Muslim sentiment
As part of our summer fundraiser we are very excited to offer the book “Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire” as a thank you gift. Alex Kane sits down with author Deepa Kumar to discuss “liberal Islamophobia,” Obama’s wars, the anti-mosque movement and the long history of anti-Muslim sentiment.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
Tagged Barack Obama, Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia, John McCain, NYPD, Park 51
166 Comments
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.
Jewish left continues to take on the Simon Wiesenthal Center
A coalition of progressive Jewish organizations on both coasts yesterday slammed the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s honoring of the civil rights-era Freedom Riders while “engaging in anti-Muslim bigotry that is no less destructive than that against which the Freedom Riders protested,” … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East
Tagged Center For Constitutional Rights, Islamic community center, Islamophobia, Jerusalem, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews Against Islamophobia, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Jews Say No, Mamilla cemetery, Park 51, Rebecca Vilkomerson, Simon Wiesenthal Center
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Michael Bloomberg and New York’s Muslims: a lesson in how Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations
Ever since Lawrence Swaim of the California-based Interfaith Freedom Foundation articulated his valuable insight to me that the question of Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations, I’ve been coming across stories that fit into that theme. In general, strong support for … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged al-Samouni, Anti-Defamation League, Debbie Almontaser, Gaza, Gotham Gazette, Hamas, Interfaith Freedom Foundation, Islamic community center, Islamophobia, Jews, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Kiera Feldman, Lawrence Swaim, Michael Bloomberg, Middle East, Muslims, Operation Cast Lead, Park 51, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Zionism
23 Comments
Noah’s arc
Last Friday at NYU, Noah Feldman, the terrifyingly-successful Harvard Law School professor and former Iraq war apparatchik, raised one of the central points in the pro-Israel argument when he said in essence that the Palestinians are not ready for democracy. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Bernard Lewis, Hamas, Islamic Center, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish rise, Judeo-Christianity, Mandate, Mayor Bloomberg, Meritocracy, Mike Kinsley, Noah Feldman, NYU, Park 51, Rhodes Scholars, Zionism
64 Comments
Jewish groups denounce ‘Museum of Tolerance’ builder Simon Wiesenthal Center for support of Islamophobia
A coalition of four Jewish groups, backed by a wide array of peace and justice organizations, held a demonstration Sept. 16 outside the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance in New York, denouncing the organization’s opposition to the Islamic community … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East
Tagged American Jews for a Just Peace, Center For Constitutional Rights, Cordoba House, Debbie Almontaser, Ground Zero, Islamophobia, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Jews Say No, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Mamilla cemetery, Middle East, Museum of Tolerance, Muslim community center, Palestine, Park 51, Simon Wiesenthal Center
12 Comments
The advance of the anti-Muslim movement across America
Shariah: The Threat to America, a report released by the Center for Security Policy in Washington DC on Wednesday, is an attempt to provide a veneer of seriousness in support of the hysterical ravings of people like Pamela Geller. The … Continue reading
House Republicans pal around with anti-Muslim, anti-Black racist David Yerushalmi
It should come as no surprise that elected officials are aiding and abetting anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., especially with mid-term elections nearby. But it was still a little shocking to read Think Progress national security blogger Matt Duss’ post … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons
Tagged Center for Security Policy, Charles Johnson, Cordoba House, David Yerushalmi, Debbie Almontaser, Islamic community center, Islamophobia, Jews, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Little Green Footballs, Matt Duss, Middle East, Park 51, Republicans, Richard Silverstein, Zionism
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Harvard distances itself from Peretz, but event is still on
Benjamin Sarlin follows up on the ongoing Marty Peretz controversy for the Daily Beast. He reports: Robert Paul Wolff, a professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who is being honored at the same event as Peretz, joined in the criticism. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Benjamin Sarlin, Cordoba House, Daily Beast, Harvard, Islamophobia, Marty Peretz, Middle East, Muslims, Park 51, Robert Paul Wolff
8 Comments
On 9/11 anniversary, Park 51 Islamic center sparks rallies, for and against
Thousands rallied in Manhattan’s City Hall Park, near the site of Ground Zero, on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to denounce anti-Muslim bigotry, while blocks away an equal number demonstrated against the proposed Cordoba House Islamic … Continue reading
Anti-Defamation League condemns the very ‘anti-Muslim sentiment’ it contributes to
A month after the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the “nation’s premier civil rights” agency (in their words), came out against building an Islamic community center blocks away from Ground Zero because “building [it] in the shadow of the World Trade Center … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Lobby, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Ahmed Sharif, Anti-Defamation League, Cordoba House, hate crime., Islamophobia, Middle East, Muslims, Park 51
15 Comments
Bigot or colorful activist? Washington Post is neutral on Islamophobes
Yesterday, the Washington Post profiled some of the "conservative writers and bloggers critical of Islam" that have been fueling the national uproar over the proposed Muslim community center that would sit two-and-a-half blocks away from Ground Zero. Michelle Boorstein looks … Continue reading
Posted in Beyondoweiss, Middle East, Neocons
Tagged Cordoba House, Ground Zero, Middle East, Pamela Geller, Park 51, Robert Spencer, Washington Post
37 Comments
