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CAIR-Ohio Leader Found to be Spy for anti-Muslim Hate Group

by TMO Staff In news that has disheartened the Muslim community across the country, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)—the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy organization—has fired the head of its Ohio chapter after allegations that he shared confidential information with an anti-Muslim hate organization. According to a news release by CAIR-Ohio, Ohio Chapter Director Romin […]

House Democrats introduce bill condemning anti-Muslim rhetoric

by Rehan Qamar Following the recent anti-Muslim remarks made by Rep. Lauren Boebert toward Rep. Ilhan Omar, more than 400 congressional staff members are calling on House leaders to “categorically reject the incendiary rhetoric” in the workplace. At least 50 Muslim aides signed the letter, which is set to be released Wednesday. The letter comes days […]

Maine elects first Somali American Muslim mayor

by Aysha Qamar These last two years have been historic in terms of political representation. Across the country, Americans elected firsts to local, state, and federal seats. Our country’s leadership is slowly making its way to reflecting the diversity of its population. In another first for America, South Portland’s newest mayor Deqa Dhalac is not only the […]

Op Ed: The Oppression Olympics

Why the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics is the exception that proves a rule. by Abdul El-Sayed This piece was first published on The Incision. The Uyghurs, a Muslim minority community in China’s Xinjiang province, are facing genocide. There’s well-documented evidence of mass concentration camps, forced labor, sterilization campaigns, forced marriages, and more — all […]

Op Ed: Freedom of Expression

by Dr. Basheer Ahmed One of my friend sent a message through “WHATSAPP” “Raise your voice…….” When you attack black people they call it racism. When you attack country, they call it terrorism. When you attack homosexuality, they call it intolerance. When you attack women, they call it gender discrimination. When you attack Jews, they […]

Islamophobic U.S. Congress members

by Dr. Aslam Abdullah  A white racist congresswoman representing Christianity and The Republican Party, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert ®, called representative Ilhan Omar a terrorist “black-hearted” and “evil.” The Christian party leadership is silent, giving rise to apprehension that anti-Islam and Muslim rhetoric are part of an electoral strategy to mobilize evangelical right-wing followers of […]

Ilhan Omar shares threats and hate received after Lauren Boebert’s anti-Muslim attack

by Aysha Qamar In the face of increasing hate and Islamophobia, Democratic U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Andre Carson condemned anti-Muslim remarks made by their colleague, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, during a Tuesday press conference. According to ABC News, they are the only three Muslims in Congress’s House of Representatives. “We may only be three among hundreds […]

Omicron: Emerging answers to the three big questions

by Abdul El-Sayed This piece was first published on The Incision. Just as much of the country was settling into that tryptophan-induced Thanksgiving slumber, news emerged out of South Africa of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern. The World Health Organization has dubbed it omicron. To add to the panic, news of the variant tanked the […]

First female Lieutenant-General Appointed in Pakistan Army

By Mahvish Akhtar  2021 was a historic year for Pakistan. The Pakistan army appointed its first female Lieutenant-General. Speaking on occasion, Pakistan Army’s Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that the appointment of Lt. Gen Johar as the first female army official to have three stars on her uniform is “indeed, a matter […]

Hindu Extremists Burn House of Muslim Ex-Minister

By Yousuf Ali In India, there have been concerns about increasing Islamophobia motivated by Hindu Nationalism. In particular, according to TRT World, the former foreign minister Salman Khurshid had his house attacked by what were likely hindu nationalists. The immediate context was Khurshid writing a book entitled ‘Sunrise over Auodhya’ in which he compared the […]

IAMC Asks Economic Times To Withdraw Defamatory & False Allegations Against IAMC

Press release from Indian American Muslim Council WASHINGTON, D.C., (November 22, 2021) – The Indian American Muslim Council, an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, has asked The Economic Times newspaper to withdraw defamatory and false allegations it has published against the organization. The allegations in “Tripura violence: Police identifies social media conspiracy […]

What’s really on trial in Kenosha and Glynn County?

This article was first published on The Incision. by Abdul El-Sayed Last week, Kyle Rittenhouse pulled a Brett Kavanaugh and ugly cried on the witness stand in a desperate plea for sympathy. His made-for-Twitter hysterics were meant to appeal to an audience that could paint him as “just a boy” … a boy who killed a man in […]

Hundreds of demonstrators across U.S. protest Facebook’s role in Anti-Muslim Hate Speech

The following is a press release issued by India Genocide Watch WASHINGTON, DC (Nov. 14, 2021) – Hundreds of people of different faiths, professions and backgrounds gathered in eight major U.S. cities Saturday and Sunday to protest Facebook allowing hate speech to be freely posted in India, resulting in persecution, physical attacks and killings of members of […]