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The Quran Burning: Sign of Things to Come?
By Dr. Muqtedar Khan / The Washington Post Books are repositories of histories, of identities, of values. They are the soul of civilization. A society must abandon basic decencies in order to muster the immoral courage to burn books as a celebratory act. Once it starts burning the souls of civilization, human souls will not be left behind.

Categories: al-Qur'an  Religious Bigotry  Anti-Islam  Propaganda  American Muslims  

Added: September 08, 2010

Islamophobia Is On The Rise In The USA
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui /Countercurrents.org As noted by many experts, Islamophobia has become this century's anti-Semitism, and must be stopped by every means available. By refusing to elect the messengers and promoters of hatred and religious intolerance, American voters can start the very process of nailing a deathblow to this mortal enemy of mankind.

Categories: Islamophobia  The US  Europe  Religious Bigotry  American Muslims  

Added: August 24, 2010

On Being Kafir
By Asghar Ali Engineer / Institute of Islamic Studies, Mumbai The term kafir must be applied with great sense of responsibility and not for every non-believer in Islam. Every human being must be treated with dignity whatever way he/she believes in truth.

Categories: Faith  Islam  Pluralism  Religious Bigotry  Hinduism  

Added: August 18, 2010

Opponents fight new mosques in U.S. heartland
By AP / USA TODAY Muslims trying to build houses of worship in the nation's heartland, far from the heated fight in New York over plans for a mosque near the World Trade Center site, are running into opponents even more hostile and aggressive.

Categories: American Muslims  Mosque  Islamophobia  Religious Bigotry  Protests  

Added: August 10, 2010

Church to Burn Copies of Koran to Mark 9/11
By staff writers / News.com.au We will burn Korans because we think it's time for Christians, for churches, for politicians to stand up and say no; Islam and Sharia law is not welcome in the U.S.

Categories: al-Qur'an  Religious Bigotry  American Muslims  9/11  Islamophobia  

Added: August 05, 2010

The Burqa and the Body Electric
By FEISAL G. MOHAMED / NY Times Bigots of all varieties have claimed an entitlement to their views on grounds of tender conscience.

Categories: Burqa  Religious Bigotry  Philosophy  Freedom of Worship  European Muslims  

Added: July 29, 2010

Victims and victimisers
By Rafia Zakaria / altmuslim.com Professor Akbar Ahmed's evocatively written new book Journey into America: The challenge of Islam asks whether Muslims and Muslim Americans belong in the ummah only when it is victimised and not when it victimises.

Categories: Book Review  American Muslims  Religious Bigotry  Racism  Minorities  

Added: July 19, 2010

The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger
By Chris Hedges / TruthDig.com Time is running out. If we do not act, American fascists, clutching Christian crosses, waving American flags and orchestrating mass recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance, will use this rage to snuff us out.

Categories: Fundamental Christians  Extremism  The US  Religious Bigotry  

Added: June 09, 2010

Rosenberg's Book Typifies Christian Jihadist Mindset
By Habib Siddiqui Rosenberg's book is a typical example of such an attempt at disseminating falsehood with Christian evangelical zeal that gave us the Crusades and the Inquisition, and led to the colonization of vast non-Christian territories of Asia, Africa and Latin america.

Categories: Book Review  Extremism  American Muslims  Islam  Religious Bigotry  Christian Evangelical Zeal  

Added: May 17, 2010

Graham's anti-Muslim jabs hurt America
By Eboo Patel / USA TODAY Graham first thrust himself into the spotlight immediately after 9/11 when he called Islam "a very evil and wicked religion." More than eight years later, he hasn't moved an inch

Categories: American Muslims  Islam  Islamophobia  Pluralism  Religious Bigotry  

Added: May 11, 2010