From the BLOG- Let’s Face it: It’s the Radical Right, not Islam, that is the Greatest Threat to the American Way December 12, 2011 Ahmed Rehab
- Women in Egyptian Elections: Social Voting & Political Rock Stars December 1, 2011 Sahar
- Video: Egyptians Brave Long Lines for First Free Elections – Ever! November 28, 2011 Ryan
- Helen Thomas Outspoken, Defiant in Extensive Interview March 22, 2011 Ahmed Rehab
- Yaser Tabbara Eviscerates Rep Peter King’s Star Witness, Zuhdi Jasser March 22, 2011 Ahmed Rehab
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Tag Archives: Huffington Post
Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Tea Party Reveals Real Reason Behind Mosque Opposition Frenzy
In the public sphere, leaders of the opposition groups to the Not-At-Ground-Zero-Muslim-Center can’t seem to decide on an argument. They have thrown everything and the kitchen sink at us in the way of fabricated reasons. Continue reading
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MSNBC: Ahmed Rehab Discusses Stabbing of Muslim Cab Driver in NYC and Anti-Muslim Propaganda
Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director, discusses the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in NYC whose attacker first asked “are you Muslim?”. Rehab also talks about the danger of anti-Muslim propaganda driven by Islamophobes opposed to Park 51, the proposed … Continue reading
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: More Outrage Over Helen Thomas Comment Than Murder of US Citizen
The knives are out for Helen Thomas. There is more outrage in this country over some bumbling comments she recently made than over the murder of a US citizen and eight others by our ally, Israel, on the high seas. … Continue reading
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: A Tale of Two Terrors: Times Square vs. Jacksonville
Times Square, New York: It is clear that this was a terrorist plot,” said US Attorney General Eric Holder of the recent New York Times Square incident in which a young Pakistani-American attempted but failed to detonate a second grade … Continue reading
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Why Racial Profiling Makes for Dumb Security
This guy seemed to have left every clue short of raise his hand and proclaim, “arrest me, I am a terrorist!”
2010-01-07-umar_farouk.jpg Can someone explain to me how he managed to purchase a one way ticket, pay for it in cash, board the plane with no luggage, have his own father report him as a radicalized threat to a CIA base in Nigeria, be denied a visa to the UK where he previously lived and worked, and on top of that be on an active US terror watch list for two years, yet still not be flagged by the system as a security threat?
And can someone explain to me how after those six glaring red flags were missed – not to mention the explosive material in his underwear – the debate today is not about why and how they were missed, but about whether he could have been flagged for being of a certain skin color, hair texture, place of birth, faith, or namesake?
The racial profiling argument is lazy and unimaginative; most of all it is irresponsible because it evades the real problem starring us in the face: a fatal breakdown in communication between our intelligence units. Ironically, this is a problem so troubling that an entire new department, the National Homeland Security Department, was created with the sole mission to address it.
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Swiss Radicalization: A Sign of Things to Come?
Nestle. The United Nations. Rolex. Secure Banking. Toblerone. Yodeling. William Tell. Cowbells. Neutrality. Rousseau. Alpine Skiing. Heidi.
These are a few of the things — mostly pretty — that come to mind when you say “Switzerland.”
But now thanks to a recent popular vote on a controversial referendum, things like “intolerance,” “paranoia,” and “limitations on freedom of religion” have joined the merry list. Continue reading
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Hijab Case: Why Bigoted Battery Makes For A Hate Crime
Amal Abusumayah, a 28-year-old American mother of four young girls, was going about her usual shopping when she was randomly treated to a dose of derogatory comments about her faith and ethnic heritage; the offending woman, later identified as 54-year-old Valerie Kenney, referenced Fort Hood. Amal tried to ignore the comments and proceeded to check out at the counter when she felt a sharp pull on her hijab — or headscarf.
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: The Islam-Basher and the Librarian Kerfuffle
Spencer postures himself as an “Islamic Scholar.” But unlike most people we tend to call “scholars,” Spencer did not burden himself with the traditional scholarly route that puts an emphasis on objectivity and academic rigor. It never ceases to amaze me how the likes of Robert Spencer and Michael Savage who gleefully spout off anti-Muslim propaganda touting the freedom of speech card, suddenly feel threatened and victimized when Muslims use their own freedom of speech to respond. Spencer has a right to speak, Savage has a right to speak, and so does CAIR. Continue reading
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Huffington Post, Ahmed Rehab: Sarkozy is Not Welcome in a Burka
Mr. Sarkozy’s rationale for the ban is not centered on public security concerns, but on what the burka symbolizes to him. “The burka is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience,” he opined. Is there a real difference between France or Turkey forcing women to remove their veils, and Saudi Arabia or Iran forcing them to keep them on? Well there is one baffling difference: we hypocritically label the former as liberation, and the latter as oppression. That is a double standard that sacrifices the integrity of the principle for the benefit of arbitrary cultural determinism. Continue reading
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Ahmed Rehab is a civil rights activist, columnist, media commentator, and social entrepreneur. 