Tag: Right-Wing
Do You Think Islamists Are The Only Religious Terrorists? Meet Some Famous Killers For Christ
David Ferguson – RawStory.com President Barack Obama raised hackles on the Christian right this week during his address to the 2015 National Prayer Breakfast. In the wake of the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris by Islamic extremists and the atrocities committed on video by ISIS, Obama urged Christians not to get… Read More ›
Despite Wingnut Freak-out, Obama Is Right: Christian Violence Is Just as Bad as Muslim Violence?
By Zaid Jilani – Alternet.org This week, President Obama met with Muslim leaders in a private political meeting for the first time in his six-year presidency. The meeting set off predicatable angry reactions from the political right, with Fox News’ Sean Hannity even saying he wished Obama had demanded that the leaders publicly denounce radical Islam…. Read More ›
Anti-Islam – Anti-Muslim Group’s Hateful Bus Ads Covered Up By Signs Featuring Muslim Superhero
By Travis Gettys – Rawstory.com Anti-Muslim bus advertisements in San Francisco are being covered up by anti-bigotry messages featuring a Muslim comic book superhero. The original advertisements, placed on the sides of MUNI buses by blogger Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative, compare Muslims to Nazis and claim the Koran orders followers to hate… Read More ›
“This Guy Is Clearly a Complete Idiot”: How Fox News Became A Joke In Paris
By Bruce Gain – Alternet.org The news channel has been roasted for its erroneous depiction of Muslim-linked no-go zones. While much attention has been paid stateside to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s public threat to sue Fox News this week, less focus has been given to the network’s ridiculous behavior that prompted the call to begin… Read More ›
Muslim-Bashing Is Not a ‘No-Go Zone’ For Bobby Jindal
By Aldo Guerrero – Fair.org Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is still spreading the myth of Muslim “no-go zones” in Europe–and even claiming that they will come to the United States (CNN,1/21/15). Declared Jindal in a London speech: In the West, non-assimilationist Muslims establish enclaves and carry out as much of Sharia law… Read More ›
Nail Bomber David Copeland In Solitary ‘After Brutal Attack On Fellow Prisoner’
Evil nail bomber David Copeland has been locked up in solitary confinement after he allegedly carried out a brutal attack on a fellow prisoner. The victim was savagely beaten last month in a fight at high-security HMP Belmarsh in south-east London. It is the second attack Copeland, 38, has been accused of … Click here… Read More ›
France: Paris Mayor To Sue Fox News
From mediaite.com: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour today she’s planning to sue Fox News over its coverage of her city:(Tweet from Amanpour) BREAKING: Paris is going to sue @FoxNews after image of Paris was “insulted” and “prejudiced,” Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo tells me. 11:44 AM – 20 Jan 2015 Last week, various individuals on… Read More ›
Muslims Smeared As “Enemies” For Trying To Build A Mosque
By Azadeh Shahshahani – Alternet.org Denying people a permit to construct a place of worship because of their faith violates the law. Muslim-Americans in Kennesaw, Georgia who had hoped to use space in a retail shopping center as a prayer center recently had to confront hateful and ignorant comments from some residents, accusing them of being… Read More ›
Four Absurd & Dangerous Lies Fox News Told About Muslims This Week
By Zaid Jilani – AlterNet.org Fox News has reached new depths of paranoia and outright hate in its coverage of the aftermath of the Paris shootings. This week, it was the object of international satire and outrage following a string of lies told about Muslims and Europe. Here are four of the worst, most glaring examples:… Read More ›
Bobby Jindal Believes That Muslims Have Established ‘No-Go Zones’ In Europe
Conservative politicians seem eager to latch on to this new theory that Muslim communities have established “no-go” zones in Europe in which each nation’s laws do not apply and in which non-Muslims cannot go. While it sounds considerably akin to previous deeply prejudiced “theories” about individual groups (Gypsies, Jews, and so forth) and their secret… Read More ›
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