Infidels MC, an “anti-Islamic” biker gang turned militia, now mans Gaza’s aid checkpoints. From Blackwater to the Pentagon, Islamophobia is no aberration, but the blueprint.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York not only upended the political establishment, but it also repudiated the Islamophobia of U.S. politics since 9/11.
Zohran Mamdani’s improbable victory over Andrew Cuomo could have reverberations throughout the U.S. political system.
On December 12, the Biden administration released its National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. But as Biden speaks of “countering hate,” he continues to expedite the shipment of weapons that are being used to kill Palestinians.
The dehumanization of Muslims and Arabs combined with outright misinformation about October 7 is the engine powering the genocide in Gaza.
Watching Mother Emanuel AME congregants shout down pro-Palestine demonstrators showed that Zionism is alive and well in the Black church. It was one of the most despicable and heartbreaking things I’ve ever seen from my own people.
The Biden administration’s “National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia” cannot be taken seriously while the U.S. gives Israel a blank check in Gaza. The U.S. cannot claim to combat Islamophobia at home while attacking Muslim communities abroad.
From college campuses to mosque gatherings, Muslim leaders in North America have displayed a disheartening lack of moral courage to speak out in support of Palestine.
Similar to attacks on LGBTQ books and works of “Critical Race Theory,” the pro-Israel crusade to suppress Palestinian voices is a systematic campaign of political targeting.