Tag Archives: anti-Muslim

The Other US Homegrown Radicalization

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ahmed Rehab

In a scene reminiscent of the “Goodbye Jews” scene out of Schindler’s List, a confrontational crowd of angry people in Orange County, California dished out hateful remarks at Muslim families as they calmly entered a charity function to help women’s shelters, homelessness, and hunger. Continue reading →

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The Denial of Islamophobia

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Ahmed Rehab

As such Islamophobia is just another form of bigotry – in this case, bigotry against Muslims. And like other forms of bigotry, it requires this defining ingredient for it to be bigotry: negative stereotyping or generalizing about a large group of people. Continue reading →

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FOX News Rewards Juan Williams with $2 Million

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

In the immediate wake of his anti-Muslim comments that saw him fired by NPR, Williams has been offered a $2 million contract with FOX News, leaving no question as to where the network lies when it comes to prejudicial language against Muslims. Continue reading →

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NPR Fires Juan Williams Over Anti-Muslim Comments

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Ahmed Rehab

NPR finally realized that Juan Williams, who moonlights as a FOX News paid polemicist, is an embarrassment to the objective professional journalism NPR aspires to. I think their decision to fire him was justified in that Juan’s comments on the O’Reilly Factor amounted to little more than pure bigotry anyway you look at it. Continue reading →

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