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Who’s the moderate? Romney teams up with anti-Muslim speakers, Greater Israel advocates

Mitt Romney will be joined by a slew of anti-Muslim speakers at this year’s CPAC.

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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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The Norway massacre and the nexus of Islamophobia and right-wing Zionism

Details on the culprit behind yesterday’s massacre in Norway, which saw car bombings in Oslo and a mass shooting attack on the island of Utoya that caused the deaths of at least 91 people, have begun to emerge.  While it … Continue reading

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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

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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

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On night before 9/11, New Yorkers voice strong support for Muslim community center

As the the anniversary of 9/11 and the Islamophobic rally led by far-right blogger Pamela Geller converge today, over 1,000 New Yorkers gathered Sept. 10 at Park Place in lower Manhattan for a candlelight vigil in support of the proposed … Continue reading

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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

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