(MPR) Republican Doug Wardlow is leading Democrat Keith Ellison by 7 points in the race for attorney general, according to the latest MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll — a significant reversal from the last round of polling in mid-September. Of 800 likely […]
(Pioneer Press) Keith Ellison and Doug Wardlow spent the better part of an hour Sunday night trying to characterize the other as extreme — and defend himself from the other’s attacks, which ranged from Louis Farrakhan to gay rights. Ellison, a Democratic […]
(Clarion) Clarion Project has learned that the Fatemah Zahra Islamic Center in Norcross, Georgia, is hosting radical Iranian clerics. The list of events and speakers at the Shiite center through November raise concerns about why this ideology is being supported in America. […]
(Atlantic) Rashida Tlaib will become the first Muslim American and Palestinian woman elected to the House of Representatives in November — but she’d rather talk about the heavy-duty trucks that roll through her neighborhood in Detroit. Industrial pollution permeates the air and […]
(St. Cloud Times) Doug Wardlow was optimistic at a campaign stop in St. Cloud Saturday morning. After a short rally in St. Joseph, the GOP candidate for attorney general spoke to a crowd of about 30 at the St. Cloud GOP office. […]
(FrontPage) Since the 2016 election Democrats have centered their activism around opposition to President Trump. This furious enmity may have overshadowed some Democrats’ friendliness toward Islamic terrorists, and for the Democrat running in California’s 50th district it’s a family affair. “Palestinian-Mexican” Ammar […]
(SD Union-Tribune) Congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar has received $17,300 in contributions from board members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — contributions that the candidate says show support from hard-working Americans and his critics on the right wing are portraying as money […]
(Regina Leader-Post) Anne Sureshkumar has been called a racist for calling out shame and honour-based violence, but she says it’s not about race, religion or culture — it’s about a zero-tolerance stance on violence. “In any society or any culture, there is […]
(CBC) The trial of two men charged with defrauding Muslim homeowners got underway in Toronto courtroom this week with the crown accusing the defendants of bilking their clients of millions of dollars. Omar Kalair and co-accused Yusuf Panchbhaya are standing trial in […]
(Hollywood Reporter) On Thursday evening, an industry panel featuring writers, actors and practicing entertainment lawyers discussed ways in which Muslims and the Islamic faith have been represented through film and television as well as offering ideas on how to ensure better and […]
(IPT) As more foreign fighters return from the ISIS battlefields to their home countries and face possible prosecution and imprisonment, the European Union continues to wrestle with how to deal with Islamic radicalization within its prisons. American policymakers need to pay attention […]
(Montreal Gazette) Teachers at Westmount High School took to the street Thursday to protest the incoming Coalition Avenir Québec’s proposed religious neutrality laws, on the day the new government was officially sworn in. The English Montreal School Board, which represents more than […]
(BuzzFeed) Late at night on Dec. 5, 2016, the respected imam of one of the biggest mosques in Texas allegedly invited an 18-year-old to a prepaid room at the Motel 6 in Grand Prairie. The young woman, identified as Jane Doe in […]
(Daily Caller) Facebook reportedly took down Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic video on Thursday after it was reported, despite Twitter’s decision to allow the post to stay up. Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, tweeted a video of himself giving a speech […]
(CBC) Philosopher Charles Taylor says the new CAQ government “doesn’t get the point” of the report he co-authored that’s been frequently cited by the CAQ as justification for its controversial plan to ban the wearing of religious symbols by some civil servants. […]
(Montreal Gazette) Four years after staging protests against the Parti Québécois’s proposed charter of values, teachers at Westmount High School are planning to rally against the Coalition Avenir Québec plan to bar public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols. […]
(MPR) U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s divorce records were unsealed by a court order Wednesday, detailing the ending of a troubled marriage and later disagreements over spousal support. The records involve Ellison’s 2012 divorce from ex-wife Kim Ellison, a Minneapolis School Board member. […]
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(BuzzFeed) Twitter will not suspend controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for a tweet comparing Jews to insects, the company said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. Farrakhan, who has been dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism throughout his career, yesterday tweeted […]
(AP) A Minnesota Democratic candidate for Congress who is poised to become the first Somali-American elected to the U.S. House has denounced claims that she married her brother and committed immigration fraud as “disgusting lies,” and says allegations of campaign finance violations […]
(Breitbart) CNN claimed Tuesday that Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr. (R-CA) is “running an anti-Muslim campaign” against Democrat challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar in California’s 50th congressional district, east and northeast of San Diego. The same claim has been repeated by countless mainstream media outlets […]
(MPR) Kim Ellison, the ex-wife of Minnesota DFL U.S. House Rep. Keith Ellison, made a public plea Tuesday that the couple’s divorce records should remain private. The file is scheduled to be unsealed Wednesday under an order issued last week by Hennepin […]
(Clarion) The Alavi Foundation is an Iranian front group that funds mosques and educational institutions in the U.S. and Canada. In 2009, federal prosecutors charged that the Alavi Foundation was a front group for the Iranian government and violated U.S. law by […]
(Brooklyn Reader) The New York Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation hosted the inaugural V-March on Saturday to call on city agencies to organize a coordinated response to end female genital mutilation (FGM). The V-March, a celebration of women’s “voices, victories and […]
(Bergen Record) A Chatham councilman running for re-election apologized for anti-Muslim statements he made that were condemned Monday by an Islamic organization. Peter Hoffman said that 10 years ago he made a post on the anti-Islam website BarenakedIslam that read, “Islam is a sick, […]
(CBC) Montreal-based Silk Road Institute recently made history when it staged the play The Domestic Crusaders as the inaugural production for its new sub-company the Silk Road Theatre Company. In doing so, it officially became Canada’s first professional theatre company dedicated to celebrating Muslim stories. Supported by […]
(SD Union-Tribune) Three retired generals have issued a letter to voters in Rep. Duncan Hunter’s congressional district claiming that his challenger — Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar — is a national security risk. The claim, circulated by the Hunter campaign, was immediately denied by […]
(Breitbart) Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar referred to his Palestinian terrorist grandfather, Muhammad Yousef al-Najjar, as a “legend” in an Instagram post in 2015 — though he told the media earlier his year he condemns his grandfather’s actions. Muhammad Yousef al-Najjar, also known as Abu […]
(NY Times) In this congressional district just east of San Diego, a Christian Democrat, Ammar Campa-Najjar, has been portrayed by his Republican opponent as an Islamic terrorist sympathizer. The same allegation has been tossed at Democratic candidates in Ohio and New Jersey, […]
(NY Times) When Keith Ellison started his bid to become Minnesota’s next attorney general, he had formidable advantages. An outspoken progressive who had served in Congress for more than a decade, Mr. Ellison was one of the most recognizable politicians in the […]
(Arab American News) With less than a month until the 2018 midterm elections, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) released a “California Voter Guide,” which offers resources to assist California Muslims and allies as they prepare to vote […]
(Hill) Minnesota Democrats are worried that allegations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend of Rep. Keith Ellison (D) could be a drag on his chances of winning the state’s attorney general’s office, a post Democrats have held for almost half […]
(Jewish Journal) Rutgers University canceled a speaking event for Lisa Daftari, a regular Fox News contributor and journalist with expertise in the Middle East, foreign affairs and counterterrorism, after some students accused her of Islamophobia. Daftari, a Rutgers alumna and Iranian Jew, […]
(MPR) A judicial officer ordered Friday that Rep. Keith Ellison’s divorce records be unsealed next week, opening the documents to the public weeks before the election and amid a contentious race for Minnesota attorney general. In an order issued Friday, Hennepin County […]
(Tennessean) Bill Lee, the Republican nominee for governor, reached out to the American Muslim Advisory Council after they criticized reports about the Lee campaign’s attempts to get a photo of Karl Dean at a “Muslim event.” Sabina Mohyuddin, the program manager for the Nashville-based advisory […]
(Breitbart) Democratic congressional candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar spent the early hours of Thursday morning defending his campaign’s 2017 donation to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the contributions he has received from CAIR officials. Campa-Najjar is running in California’s 50th congressional district […]
(Hill) A California Democrat hit back at President Trump’s eldest son on Thursday after Donald Trump Jr. accused the candidate of links to extremist groups through the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights group. Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democrat running […]
(Breitbart) The campaign of Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, who is running against incumbent Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr. (R-CA) in California’s 50th congressional district, donated $650 to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in 2017, public records show. As Breitbart News has noted: […]
(Tennessean) The American Muslim Advisory Council is pushing back against Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee’s campaign for reportedly trying to have his Democratic opponent photographed at a “Muslim event.” The Nashville-based advisory council, a nonprofit focused on building mutual trust and respect in […]
(St. Cloud Times) State Rep. Ilhan Omar said she was tormented in sixth grade after she first moved to Minnesota knowing only the words “hello” and “shut up.” She’d cry to her parents, Omar told a group of about 75 people in St. Cloud […]
(Oregonian) The imam of Portland’s largest mosque and four others argued Tuesday that the government’s no-fly list has stigmatized them as terrorists for more than seven years. Mohamed Sheikh Abdirahman Kariye, the spiritual leader at the Islamic Center of Portland, and the […]
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) Laycie Tobosa spent months convincing drivers’ license officials in Hilo that she was not required to remove her traditional Muslim head scarf — or hijab — to pose for a photo for her new driver’s license, which she eventually received. […]
(Global News) Toronto police say they’re investigating after signs at a Jewish day school were spray-painted with pro-Palestinian slogans, including a message in support of fundamentalist organization Hamas. In a statement from the advocacy organization B’Nai Brith Canada, officials said staff at […]
(CBC) After a week of controversy, Quebec’s incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government is opening the door a crack to compromise on its plan to ban some civil servants from wearing religious symbols. The CAQ said last week it would be prepared to fire teachers who refuse to […]
(WDET) Steve Mustapha Elturk is getting his Master of Arts in Social Justice at Marygrove College, a small Catholic liberal arts school located in Detroit. During a class break, he walks down a hallway to a sparse room with a chalk board […]
(Daily Wire) On Tuesday, New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who is Jewish, condemned New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for associating with anti-Semitic Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour. Last Thursday, Sarsour introduced Gillibrand at a “#CancelKavanaugh” rally. Hikind was furious. He started […]
(MPR) A Hennepin County court official will decide no later than Friday whether records in DFL Rep. Keith Ellison’s 2012 divorce should remain sealed or be opened to the public amid a heated race for Minnesota attorney general. Lawyers for the Star […]
(Canadian Press) Amrit Kaur’s turban never leaves her body, no matter what she does. The 27-year-old student teacher from Vaudreuil-Dorion, west of Montreal, has even figured out a way to shower with it on, by tying it around her waist while she washes her hair. […]
(FrontPage) “In the Hadith, the Day of Judgment will never happen until you fight the Jews,” Hatem Bazian reportedly declared, “until the trees and stones will say, oh Muslim, there is a Jew hiding behind me. Come and kill him!” That was […]
(Canadian Press) Jean Chrétien says Quebec’s political class is “trapped” in a pointless debate over a non-existent problem: how to accommodate religious minorities. And the former prime minister predicts the furor over whether public servants should be banned from wearing religious symbols […]
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