Counter Punch: As several writers have noted — before and after the furor surrounding quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner” — the national anthem is racist. Specifically, the third stanza: No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled
Press TV August 29, 2016 A video has emerged of a Paris restaurant owner chasing two Muslim women out of his premises for wearing headscarves, calling them “terrorists.” The footage, filmed by a customer at the posh Le Cenacle restaurant in the Paris suburb of Tremblay-en-France on Saturday and widely shared on social media, shows the man ranting at the women. “Terrorists are
1TV: Afghan officials said on Sunday they had agreed to return of 50 refugees per week from Germany. Around 250,000 Afghans applied for asylum in Europe last year with Germany as their top destination. EU is seeking to send a large number of the refugees back to their country. Click here to read more (external link). Related
The Guardian (UK): A controversial FBI program targeting Muslim teenagers has drawn criticism from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), claiming it leads to bullying and profiling. The union, which represents 1.6 million teachers in the US, sent an open letter to FBI director James Comey earlier this month to call for an end to the agency’s
Press TV August 26, 2016 The political party of Dutch far-right politician, Geert Wilders, has pledged to close mosques and ban Islam’s holy book of Quran amid growing Islamophobic sentiments in the European country. In a document outlining its electoral program ahead of March 2017 parliamentary elections, the Freedom Party, known by its Dutch acronym
VOA News August 23, 2016 Lisa Bryant PARIS — Since Neslihan Cevik launched M-Line Fashion last December, her on-line company has been growing 20 percent monthly, fed by word of mouth alone. Today, the Turkish founder is looking beyond her stylish tunics and veils, hoping to launch a line of Muslim swimwear by next summer. “It’s
Press TV August 18, 2016 A Muslim family has sued a school in the US state of New York for allegedly forcing their son to sign a false confession claiming he was a terrorist. According to the $25 million lawsuit, Nashwan Uppal, a 12-year-old with severe learning disabilities, was harassed and bullied with Islamaphobic taunts. Attorney
Press TV August 17, 2016 Islamophobia has been deeply infused into the American population’s psyche, says a political commentator. Kevin Barrett, a founding member of the Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance, made the remarks in a Wednesday interview with Press TV, while commenting on the recent murder of a Lebanese-American man, apparently mistaken for a Muslim by his
Press TV August 12, 2016 British women wearing Hijab are facing work discrimination as employers prefer hiring non-veil-wearing employees, a new inquiry finds. UK lawmakers have warned that Muslim women who wear headscarves are routinely being passed over for jobs and that this has now become an “acceptable” form of discrimination, The Telegraph reported on
Press TV August 9, 2016 A US Army veteran has left a hateful voicemail for a mosque in Watauga, Texas, threatening to cut off the heads of “all” Muslim worshipers who go there. “This message is for all Muslims there in that center; I live in Watauga, I’m a US Army veteran,” the caller fumes before launching an