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Academics & Education

German expert warns: Islamist and European antisemitism now dangerously intertwined A virtually lone voice in academia, Dr. Matthias Küntzel strives to research, study, and expose the underlying antisemitic discourse sported by Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood.

September 26, 2024   

(Jerusalem Post) “As a German, I wanted to learn how Auschwitz could have happened. This brought me to researching the topic of antisemitism about 30 years ago,” Dr. Matthias Küntzel told the Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview. Küntzel is a German […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Float planned for N.Y.C. India Day Parade is condemned as anti-Muslim The float, slated for inclusion in Sunday’s parade, depicts a Hindu temple in India that was built on the site of a mosque torn down by religious extremists.

August 15, 2024 and   

(NY Times) A float slated to appear in New York City’s India Day Parade this weekend is causing an uproar, with community groups calling it a symbol of anti-Muslim hate, parade organizers defending its inclusion and elected officials scrambling to respond. The […]

Academics & Education

Hamline University settles lawsuit over showing of Prophet Muhammad in art history class Instructor Erika López Prater sued the university for removing her after she upset a Muslim student

July 23, 2024   

(Pioneer Press) Hamline University has agreed to settle the religious discrimination lawsuit brought by an art history instructor who lost her job after showing paintings of the Prophet Muhammad during an October 2022 class. The tentative deal was reached Monday night after […]

Academics & Education

65% of young Muslims ‘have better attitude towards Jews’ after Holocaust education Researchers at University of Kent spoke to 3,000 school pupils before they started the programme, after completing it, and again a year later.

March 20, 2024   

(Jewish News) More than 65 percent of young Muslims feel more positively about Jewish people after taking part in Anne Frank Trust programmes, according to new research. The “Educating Against Prejudice” report by social psychologists at the University of Kent presents data […]

Academics & Education

Judge tosses four of five claims related to art history dispute at Hamline University, keeps case in federal court Erika López Prater, an art history professor, lost her teaching position at Hamline after showing images of the Prophet Muhammad in class. A federal judge will allow her religious discrimination claim to proceed.

September 15, 2023   

(Sahan Journal) A lawsuit against Hamline University by a former art history professor will remain in federal court, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez ruled Friday. But she dismissed four of the professor’s five claims that stemmed from a campus dispute last winter. […]

Academics & Education

Report: Adjunct who showed images of prophet was ‘vilified’ A new American Association of University Professors report says Hamline University administrators 'encouraged and promoted' a 'de facto campaign of vilification.'

May 22, 2023   

(Inside Higher Ed) A new American Association of University Professors report criticizes Hamline University for its treatment of an adjunct professor who showed students images of the prophet Muhammad, saying she was academically justified in displaying them and the institution was wrong […]

Context

Bernie Sanders hosts Rashida Tlaib’s ‘Nakba Day’ after Kevin McCarthy canceled it The anti-Israel event, which was canceled by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was relocated to the Senate side of the Capitol

May 10, 2023   

(Jewish Insider) After being canceled by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), a “Nakba Day” event organized on Wednesday by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was moved to the Senate side of the Capitol complex, to the hearing room of the Senate Health, Education, […]

Government & Politics

McCarthy blocks Rashida Tlaib’s anti-Semitic congressional event 'As long as I’m speaker, we are going to support Israel’s right to self-determination and self-defense'

May 9, 2023   

(Free Beacon) House Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved on Tuesday evening to block Michigan’s Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib from hosting an anti-Semitic congressional event planned for Wednesday, the speaker’s office confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon. McCarthy told the Free Beacon that he […]

Government & Politics

Rashida Tlaib will host congressional event to mourn ‘catastrophe’ of Israel’s founding Anti-Semitic Democrat will cohost event with radical groups that defend terrorists

May 8, 2023   

(Free Beacon) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) will host a congressional event this week to mourn Israel’s founding alongside an array of anti-Israel groups, some of which have defended terrorism. The Wednesday event marks the “Nakba,” a Palestinian term for the creation […]

Academics & Education

Hamline files motion to dismiss lawsuit from professor fired in Prophet Muhammad controversy University attorneys claim Erika López Prater has failed to state claims upon which relief can be granted.

March 10, 2023   

(KARE) Hamline University is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by the former adjunct professor who lost her job and was called “Islamophobic” by school officials after showing her art history class a painting of the Prophet Muhammad considered […]

Academics & Education

Lawsuit concerning Hamline adjunct professor, Prophet Muhammad controversy moved back to federal court Erika López Prater claimed religious discrimination, reprisal, and defamation after Hamline dismissed her amid student complaints about a painting shown in class.

March 9, 2023   

(KARE) After already ping-ponging between state and federal court multiple times, the lawsuit filed by former Hamline University adjunct professor Erika López Prater was moved back to federal court last week. López Prater’s suit alleges religious discrimination, reprisal, and defamation after she […]

Academics & Education

Controversial school board member endorsed curriculum that removes ‘Islamic terror’ from 9/11 history lessons School board member Abrar Omeish has previously been accused of 'cruel' and 'callous' rhetoric relating to 9/11

March 2, 2023   

(Fox) A Fairfax, Virginia, school board member recommended curriculum materials for teachers to use for their lesson plans which opposed using terms such as “radical Islamic terror,” “Islamic terrorists” and “jihadists” when discussing the history of the Sept. 11 attacks. Abrar Omeish […]

Academics & Education

Art history professor moves to dismiss federal lawsuit against Hamline, plans to file new suit A federal judge dismissed the case at the art history professor’s request. The professor’s lawyer told Sahan Journal his client would file a new case in state court.

February 9, 2023   

(Sahan Journal) A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit Erika López Prater filed against Hamline University after the school criticized her for displaying two images of the Prophet Muhammad in her art history class. David Redden, an attorney for López Prater, […]

Academics & Education

Hamline U. faculty call on President Miller to step down over Islamophobia controversy Hamline’s full-time faculty say the dismissal of an adjunct professor has harmed the university’s reputation.

January 24, 2023   

(Pioneer Press) Hamline University’s full-time faculty on Tuesday asked President Fayneese Miller to resign over her administration’s handling of a Muslim student’s complaint about an adjunct professor who showed ancient art in class that depicted the Prophet Muhammad. Various Hamline administrators have […]

Academics & Education

CAIR says Hamline University teacher is not Islamophobic The statement comes after CAIR's Minnesota chapter said the classroom viewing of a painting of the Prophet Muhammad was bigoted and disrespectful.

January 13, 2023   

(Religion News) The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued a statement Friday (Jan. 13), saying an art history instructor at Hamline University did not act with bigoted intent when she showed a 14th-century painting of the Prophet Muhammad in a class last semester. […]

Academics & Education

CAIR MN backs student who says she was hurt by instructor showing image of Muhammad At a press conference held by the Minneapolis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the student said she was shocked and pained by an art history instructor.

January 11, 2023   

(Religion News) Hamline University senior Aram Wedatalla held back tears as she described how hurt she felt when her art history instructor informed the class she would briefly show a painting of the Prophet Muhammad last semester. Speaking at a news conference held […]

Academics & Education

Academic freedom vs. rights of Muslim students An instructor at Hamline U showed an image of Muhammad in an art history class. The president criticized the instructor for doing so. Another professor, who tried to explain the situation with an essay in the student paper, had his piece removed.

January 3, 2023   

(Inside Higher Ed) This fall, an instructor at Hamline University, in Minnesota, was teaching global art history. For one class, the instructor (who has not been named) was discussing Islamic art and included for a brief period (under 10 minutes) a screen […]

Academics & Education

An academic is fired over a medieval painting of the Prophet Muhammad The dismissal of an instructor at Hamline University on baseless charges of 'Islamophobia' raises concerns about freedom on campus

December 22, 2022   

(New Lines) On Nov. 18, Hamline University’s student newspaper, the Oracle, published an article notifying its community members of two recent incidents on its campus in Saint Paul, Minnesota, one indubitably homophobic and the other supposedly Islamophobic. Both occurrences were placed under […]

Government & Politics

Mehmet Oz faces backlash from Pennsylvania’s Armenian community over Turkish ties Would-be Republican senator's refusal to recognise genocide has made him persona non grata for many Armenian voters

October 18, 2022 and   

(National-UAE) For many of the roughly 40,000 Armenian Americans living in Pennsylvania, the Senate race between Democratic candidate John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz is personal and has become focused on a genocide that occurred during the First World War. Oz, a […]

Government & Politics

Pennsylvania Armenians decry Oz’s failure to recognize the Armenian Genocide 'It’s not just genocide denial, it’s the reason why he’s doing it,' said Lorig Baronian, volunteer for the Armenian National Committee of Pennsylvania.

October 14, 2022   

(Philadelphia Inquirer) For Lorig Baronian, the Armenian Genocide is a century-old piece of history that still affects her life today. The descendant of survivors of the genocide, Baronian grew up hearing about the atrocities her ancestors experienced: her great-grandparents meeting in an […]

Clerics & Preachers

Thousands of rabbis slam Tlaib resolution as ‘openly antisemitic,’ ‘an indelible stain on Congress’ Tlaib's resolution commemorates the 'catastrophe' that occurred during the founding of Israel

May 18, 2022   

(Just the News) Thousands of rabbis condemned a resolution Palestinian Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) introduced calling for the commemoration of “the Nakba,” translated from Arabic as “the catastrophe,” which activists say happened with Israel’s founding. Tlaib’s resolution is “openly antisemitic” and “an indelible […]

Government & Politics

US Congress must understand ‘trauma’ of Nakba, Rashida Tlaib says The US legislator, who introduced resolution to recognise Palestinian displacement, tells Al Jazeera ‘Nakba hasn’t stopped.’

May 18, 2022   

(Al-Jazeera) It’s important for United States lawmakers to understand the “trauma and pain” of the Palestinian Nakba, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has said, urging Washington to condition aid to Israel on its rights record. Tlaib introduced a congressional resolution earlier this week to […]

Government & Politics

US Congress: Rashida Tlaib introduces Nakba resolution Congresswoman says measure aims to recognise forced displacement of Palestinians during establishment of Israeli state.

May 16, 2022   

(Al-Jazeera) US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has said she introduced a resolution to recognise the Palestinian Nakba, a term used to describe the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the lead-up to the establishment of the state of Israel in […]

Animals

Top EU official: Religious slaughter bans paint Jews, Muslims as ‘medieval’ Official tasked with fighting anti-Semitism also urges EU countries to properly criminalize Holocaust denial.

January 27, 2022   

(Politico) Belgian bans on the ritual slaughter of animals practiced by Jews and Muslims risk painting these minorities as “medieval” communities with no respect for animal life, the EU’s top official tasked with fighting anti-Semitism across Europe said. Since 2019, citing concerns […]

Government & Politics

Turkish deputy foreign minister visits Greek city with Ottoman roots Yavuz Selim Kiran tours birthplace of Turkish republic founder Ataturk, Ottoman mosques, also meets with Turkish community

May 5, 2021   

(Anadolu) A senior Turkish diplomat on Wednesday visited Thessaloniki, a multiethnic Greek city with deep significance for both Ottoman and Turkish history. Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kiran was met at the city’s airport by Turkey’s Ambassador to Athens Burak Ozugergin and […]

Government & Politics

Turkey issues report on Turkish minority in Greece Parliament elaborates on cultural, religious issues of Turk community living in Western Thrace and Dodecanese Islands

August 18, 2020   

(Anadolu) The Turkish parliament on Tuesday issued a report elaborating on religious and cultural problems faced by the Turkish minority in Greece. The report by the Department of Research Services also examined the difficulties in protecting joint heritage sites in the southeastern […]