Category Archives: Islamaphobia

Deconstructing Sheri Tepper’s 2008 Interview with Strange Horizons

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Mandolin

So, someone asked me what was so offensive about Tepper’s interview. After reading her comments, I’m convinced that it might actually be helpful to some people if I did a deconstruction. I don’t usually fisk things because it’s a format … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Disabled Rights & Issues, Environmental issues, Feminism, sexism, etc, International issues, Islamaphobia, literature, Race, racism and related issues | 64 Comments  

This is Hatred–Shameful, Disgraceful, Unnerving, Frightening, Racist, Xenophobic, Islamophobic Hatred

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Apologies for posting twice in such quick succession, but I saw this video on Facebook and I just had to post it. It speaks for itself, though I especially appreciated the woman who calls out, “One nation under God, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Islamaphobia, Race, racism and related issues | 7 Comments  

Muslims Filed 803 Employment Discrimination Claims in 2009

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

According to an article by Steven Greenhouse in The New York Times, that’s around 25% of the 3,386 religious discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the year ending September 30, 2009–an awful lot considering that … Continue reading →

Posted in Islamaphobia | 19 Comments  

I'm Really Beginning to Think We Need an Islamophobia 101 Post and I Wish I Were the One to Write It

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I have been increasingly frustrated by the direction in which Phil, Sebastian and maybe one or two others are taking the comments in my post on the Dove World Outreach Center’s burn-a-Quran day. Instead of focusing on the obvious Islamophobia … Continue reading →

Posted in Islamaphobia | 58 Comments  

The Controversy Over Park51 (Cordoba House) Was Manufactured by Fox

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Or at least that’s what Frank Rich, citing Salon’s Justin Elliott, wrote in his August 22 op-ed column, “How Fox Betrayed Petraeus.” (You can find links if you click through to the whole column.) We owe thanks to Justin Elliott … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox News, Islamaphobia, Media criticism | 2 Comments  

Church in Florida to Host "International Burn the Quran Day" to Commemorate the September 11 Attacks

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

The poet Kazim Ali posted this to his Facebook page, saying that he thought it “had to be a myth,” and that is what it sounds like at first, but the Dove World Outreach Center is indeed inviting people to … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Islamaphobia | 45 Comments  

It's Good To Remember Our History

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

From an August 11th article by Jonathan D. Sarna published on The Jewish Daily Forward’s website: When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood on Governors Island, in sight of the Statue of Liberty, and forcefully defended the right of Muslims … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Islamaphobia | 12 Comments  

The Anti-Defamation League Should Be Ashamed of Itself

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I first read about the ADL’s statement supporting those who would stop the building of Cordoba House, a Muslim community center modeled on the YM/YWHA’s and CA’s you can find all over New York City over at The Debate Link. … Continue reading →

Posted in Islamaphobia, Jews and Judaism, Race, racism and related issues | 62 Comments