Tag: Propaganda

Review: 8 Lies From “Islamic Fascism” Book

Kaleef K. Karim This is a short review of the book, “Islamic Fascism” written by Abdel Samad Hamed. Having read some parts of this book, I was shocked to discover the claims he made in there. I must say the words and content of that book is a mirror image of anti-Muslim bigots in America/Europe,… Read More ›

The Propaganda “War on Christmas” Has Caused Harm

DTT: Here we go once again, some people’s willingness to believe anything they read online has caused real harm. Social media propaganda has in this case, caused harm to a poor family. In this case, false “War on Christmas” reports from right-wing media that a Jewish family was responsible for cancelling a Christmas play has led… Read More ›

The “Civilization Jihad” Conspiracy Theory: DEBUNKED

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Presidential candidate Ben Carson has recently peddled a conspiracy theory about a Muslim “civilization jihad” plan to take over America. • Carson gets his ideas from Frank Gaffney, who was also Donald Trump’s dubious source in calling for a Muslim ban. Gaffney says a 1991 memo written by a… Read More ›

Anti-Muslim Bigotry Even Creeps Into The Miss America Pageant

It seems that anti-Muslim bigotry has also creeped into the Miss America pageant with the current Miss Puerto Rico being suspended after posting a series of anti-Muslim bigoted tweets. Posted by Destiny Velez, it prompted a printed apology by the Miss Puerto Rico Organisation, a copy of which is listed below. The following response was… Read More ›

Problematic Or Patriotic? Two Ways To Talk About Muslims

In March of 2011, Representative Peter King, a Republican from New York and the head of the House Homeland Security Committee, held the first of a series of hearings about the Muslim community in the United States. The first hearing, entitled “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That Community’s Response,” was… Read More ›

The Distortion And Death Behind Israel/Palestine Coverage

A crisis in Palestine is again all over the headlines. From stabbings and molotov cocktails, to killing of protesters and anti-Arab lynch mobs–how much of the mass media coverage can we really trust? Abby Martin takes a look at how the so-called “Israel-Palestine conflict” has been covered by the mainstream press during the last crisis… Read More ›